Link roundup

1. io9:

The Isle Royale wolf population was founded in the late 1940s, and it's been under close scientific observation ever since. Researchers had assumed that the wolves were completely cut off from their relatives on the mainland, but in 1997 one wolf crossed over to the island using an ice bridge, and his arrival may go a long way to keep the population genetically viable.

2. And also from io9:

About 9,000 years ago, the Fuzhou Basin in southeastern China fell victim to rising sea levels, pushing underwater the marshy lands needed for rice farming. The marooned people there became seafarers, which eventually led to the colonization of Taiwan.

3. An ARG at Valve.

Link roundup

1. The adorable Google Android mascot bears more than a passing resemblance to an old character from Gauntlet. Via.

2. Time to throw up your hands in despair:

Exercising your brain can keep you sharp longer into old age, confirmed a new study. But here's the twist: When symptoms of dementia finally settle in, the decline happens faster in those whose brains have been busiest.

3. Some skinks lay eggs, and some give live birth - - apparently they're evolving right before our eyes. Via.

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Wolverine Evolution t-shirt

Today's $9 plus shipping Tee Fury t-shirt starring Wolverine is by James Lillis.

*Previously: Evolution Chuck Norris style.

*Buy Wolverine toys at eBay.

Wolverine Evolution t-shirt

Today's $9 plus shipping Tee Fury t-shirt starring Wolverine is by James Lillis.

*Previously: Evolution Chuck Norris style.

*Buy Wolverine toys at eBay.

Lego Swarm Racer link roundup)

Because podracers are too slow, Lego Swarm Racer by Matt. His gallery is full of Starcraft Lego creations.

And a few more links:

1. Shockingly vibrant Rei Ayanami from Evangelion cosplay.

2. A clever way to display your Mechtorian - - under glass like a real specimen.

3. Illustration shows the evolution of Michael Jackson.

4. Ghost ship.

*Previously: Imperial Podracer.

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Missing Link Astronaut

Not quite human astronaut by Michael Kutsche.


Coming Home by *michaelkutsche on deviantART

Via.

*Previously: Astronaut Barbie lands on moon and dances.

*Buy spaceships at eBay.

Missing Link Astronaut

Not quite human astronaut by Michael Kutsche.


Coming Home by *michaelkutsche on deviantART

Via.

*Previously: Astronaut Barbie lands on moon and dances.

*Buy spaceships at eBay.

Evolving Darwin action figure playset

The Evolving Darwin action figure playset is $10 at Entertainment Earth.

*Previously: Darwin fish joke.

*Buy "The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form" at Amazon.

Vatican sponsors conference on evolution, excludes creationists, plus two other articles on religion

1. The Vatican is sponsoring a conference on evolution to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s "The Origin of Species." Proponents of creationism and intelligent design were not invited to speak because organizers "wanted to create a conference that was strictly scientific." Link. Via.

Here's the website for the Pontifical Council for Culture, which is organizing the conference to be held in Rome.

(Darwin's Gym t-shirt previously posted here.)


2. An adviser to the Chinese Central Committee contends that Christianity and the ethical system based upon its teachings are the reason that Western countries dominate the global economy. Link. Via.



3. Forget Sarah Palin, here's real censorship occurring right now. Via.

*Previously: The Unicorn Museum.

*Buy Dan Simmons' excellent sci-fi series about the Catholic Church.

A positive story about Ryan Leaf and other news of the day

1. As show in the video above, Ryan Leaf's NFL career was a disaster of historic proportions. But he's finished his college degree, lives modestly and has saved most of the millions he made during his NFL days, is a coach on a Division II football team that's doing terrific, and also coaches the golf team, driving the team bus himself. You can read a bit more here. Via.


2. "Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain." Link. Via.


3. Newspapers are actually a status symbol...in developing countries. Via.


4. Best Buy's Geek Squad technicians make only $23,000 a year. Mac Geniuses make significantly more. Via.


5. Drilling for oil in Alaska won't lower the price of oil BUT it will raise $921 billion dollars. Via.

*See previous news links here.

*Buy The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution at Amazon.

Threadless T-Shirt Design: Evolution?

Threadless t-shirt design by Edwin Santamaria. You can vote for or against it by clicking on this voting widget:



*See more evolution parodies here.

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Darwin fish comic

Via these sites.

*Previously: Learn about evolution at the unicorn museum.

Scientists bringing retroviruses back to life

It'd take me an absurd amount of time to do a decent job writing a summary, and I don't like cut and pasting lots of text. But this is an awfully interesting story about retroviruses, how they've blended with our DNA since man's beginning, and how scientists are isolating their broken parts and reanimating them. If you like Michael Crichton novels, this article's for you. Via.

Evolution, Lego style

T-shirt on sale here.

*12 t-shirts for $12 each at

Threadless T-Shirt Design: Lomo Sapiens

Threadless T-Shirt Design: Evolution

Threadless T-Shirt Design: Evolution

Vatican to celebrate 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species

Honest. Via.

Vatican to celebrate 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of the Species

Honest. Via.

Science vs. Religion poster by Jude Landry

Just one of many terrific posters on display here. Via.

Buy posters at AllPosters.com.