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# The Bacteria That Changed The Earth. (BBC) Australian scientists have pin-
pointed the time an Earth-changing form of life appeared - the bacteria
which gave us the oxygen we breathe. A team from the Australian Geological
Survey have identified chemical fossils of cyanobacteria in ancient rocks.
It demonstrates that 2.5 billion years ago they were already changing the
face of our planet. http://www.sightings.com/earthchanges/thebac.htm
# The Mother of All Plants. (BBC) Scientists have discovered that every
plant species alive on land today shares a single common ancestor, at
least 450 million years old, and that "plants" and animals are related
in totally unexpected ways. The researchers think the impact of their
findings could parallel the discovery centuries ago that the Sun is
merely one star in the whole universe. They say their findings could
shatter preconceptions about life on Earth by showing that all the
familiar biodiversity (including human life) represents only one small
twig on the tree of life. http://www.sightings.com/politics4/mother.htm
# World's Bioversity Rivaling Past Extinction Levels. ST. LOUIS, MO - A
compilation of the latest data on extinction rates of plant and animal
life around the world reports that humanity's impact on the earth has
increased extinction rates to levels rivaling the five mass extinctions of
past geologic history. A world leader in plant conservation predicts that
between one-third and two-thirds of all plant and animal species, most in
the tropics, will be lost during the second half of the next century.
"Human efforts have been notable for their lack of attention to the living
world that supports us all": http://www.sightings.com/politics4/bioex.htm
# Nearly Half Of Earth's Land Transformed By Humans - 50 'Dead Zones' Found
In Oceans. ST. LOUIS, MO - Humans have gravely altered the chemistry, bio-
logy and physical structure of the Earth's land and water, according to
the latest findings on the "human footprint on Earth." The data showed
that nearly half of the land surface of Earth has been changed, and some
50 'dead zones' (areas with little or no oxygen) have developed in the
Earth's coastal waters. http://www.sightings.com/earthchanges/deadzns.htm
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SkeptiLinks:
Astrophysics: Cosmic Expansion: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr085.htm
Astrophysics: Evolution of Galaxies: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr039.htm
Astrophysics: Extrasolar Planets: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr021.htm
Astrophysics: Gamma Ray Bursts: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr012.htm
Astrophysics: Origin of the Solar System: http://scienceweek.com/swfr063.htm
Astrophysics: Quasars: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr056.htm
Chaos Theory: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr036.htm
Cloning & Genetic Engineering: Policy: http://scienceweek.com/swfr016.htm
Cosmology: Anti-Gravity: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr090.htm
Cosmology: Dark Matter: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr010.htm
Cosmology: Models and Extrapolations: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr020.htm
Evolution: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr032.htm
Evolution: Meteor Hits & Mass Extinction: http://scienceweek.com/swfr046.htm
Evolution: The Dinosaur-Bird Linkage: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr019.htm
Gene Patents: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr084.htm
Genes and Behavior: Social Insects: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr081.htm
Genetic Engineering: Transgenic Animals: http://scienceweek.com/swfr080.htm
Neurobiology: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr026.htm
Neurobiology: Brain Plasticity & Memory: http://scienceweek.com/swfr026.htm
Neurobiology: Ion Channels: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr066.htm
Neurobio: Melatonin & Circadian Rhythms: http://scienceweek.com/swfr057.htm
Neurobiology: Neurotransmitter Release: http://scienceweek.com/swfr051.htm
Neurobio: Substrates of Consciousness: http://scienceweek.com/swfr077.htm
Nicotine and the Tobacco Industry: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr047.htm
Origin of Life (1): http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr009.htm
Origin of Life (2): http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr040.htm
Particle Physics: Exchange on Relevance: http://scienceweek.com/swfr049.htm
Particle Physics: Gluons and Glueballs: http://scienceweek.com/swfr053.htm
Quantum Dots and Quantum Computing: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr042.htm
Quantum Mechanics: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr015.htm
Quantum Mechanics: Quantum Non-Demolition: www.scienceweek.com/swfr093.htm
Quantum Technology: Magnetoelectronics: http://scienceweek.com/swfr079.htm
Solar System: Water on Jovian Moons: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr048.htm
Theoretical Physics: String Theory: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr035.htm
The Birth of Galaxies and Stars: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr007.htm
The Death of Stars: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr002.htm
The Neuron: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr006.htm
Viruses: http://www.scienceweek.com/swfr008.htm
# GM Test Scientists Being Paid By Leading GM Food Company!
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/gmtst.htm
# AIDS - 'Low-risk' Homosexual Activity May Be Driving HIV Spread:
http://www.sightings.com/health3/lowrisk.htm
# Annual Bohemian Grove Fete Draws Bushes, Kissinger, Powell, Gingrich:
http://www.mt.net/~watcher/bohemiangrove.html
# Major Concern Over WWWIII Threat In Kosovo:
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/ww3kosovo.htm
# Confirmed - Flying Economy Causes Blood Clots:
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/ww3kosovo.htm
# Sunscreen Said To Increase Cancer Risk:
http://www.sightings.com/health3/sunscreen.htm
# Germany Refuses To Lift UK Beef Ban:
http://www.sightings.com/health3/sunscreen.htm
# Saudis Allegedly 'Trying To Buy Nuclear Weapons':
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/saudis.htm
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