Blog Profile / Pterosauria
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| Filed Under: | Biology / Paleontology | |
| Posts on Regator: | 152 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.2 | |
| Archived Since: | November 17, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Is Evil The Absence of God?
A well-used argument by atheists is that if God exists, why would mass genocide, murder, rape and, in general, evil, be required for his great plan? Why did God create evil? Some suggest that evil was not created by God but is instead the absence of God. An urban legend even goes like this: The [...]
New Fossil Tells Of A Terrestrial Origin For Snakes
Snakes are a group of lizards most closely related to monitors (such as the Komodo dragon) and prehistoric mosasaurs. But their origins are difficult to trace due to a lack of fossil remains. In fact, paleontologists are not even sure if snakes were originally terrestrial or aquatic animals. One of the first snakes to evolve [...]
What Would Happen If Nessie Was Discovered?
The Loch Ness Monster has received a lot of press recently, due to a bill in Louisiana which gives students state voucher money to attend private schools; of which some have an irrational curriculum (called Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE) stating that Nessie disproves evolution (and so do living dinosaurs, the second law of thermodynamics, [...]
I’m Sick Of This
Our country has faced a tragedy. Twelve people were shot dead by James Holmes in a movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado at 12:38 a.m. on Friday, July 20 while watching The Dark Knight Rises. This is simply a tragedy but, yet, people are playing the blame game. On Friday morning’s Good Morning America, correspondent Brian [...]
New Megalosauroid Dinosaur Named… With Feathers!
So far, all discovered feathered dinosaurs have been coelurosaurs (Concavenator is controversial). Recently named from Germany is the Late Jurassic (150 million years ago or so) megalosauroid Sciurumimus albersdoerferi. There is a twist;...Show More Summary
No, Brave Doesn’t Have A Lesbian Heroine
Mild spoilers ahead. The new Pixar movie Brave tells the tale of a maiden named Merida who is the first-born daughter of King Fergus and Queen Elinor of Clan DunBroch in tenth century Scotland. She defies an age-old custom where the first-born son of each allied clan of DunBroch compete in the Highland Games for [...]
Meet Bicentenaria argentina, A New Coelurosaur That Celebrates Argentina’s Two Hundredth Birthday
Image from here. In May of 1810, stories of King Ferdinand VII being deposed by Napoleon Bonaparte hit Buenos Aires. Since we all know that Napoleon was a bitter and tyrannical ruler, his brother–Joseph Bonaparte–declared a new ruling council for the city, since nobody wanted to be under his rule. This new council was what [...]
95% Chance That Yeti Exists?
Does Yeti exist? According to scientists and Yeti enthusiasts whom have recently found supposed evidence of such a beast–yes. The evidence is impartial and quite ridiculous, though. Hairs found on a track may belong to a Yeti. Additionally, footprints were found, as well as a bed and other items. Somehow, they were able to calculate [...]
Thirty-Year-Old Murder Mystery Solved
In August of 1980, two-month-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from her tent with her family at Uluru, central Australia. A coroner has recently ruled that a dingo dragged off and killed infant Azaria. The mother — Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton — and father — Michael Chamberlain — were blamed for the death of their baby but maintained early [...]
Villagers Kill Bushbaby Thinking It Is An Evil Spirit
The Tikoloshe is a troubling spirit of Zulu mythology known for raping women, causing illness, scaring children and biting off people’s toes. It seems that this legend went a little too far, though. A strange, human-like creature was on top of the roof of one family’s home in South Africa on Monday, June 4. One [...]
The Day of Jesus’ Crucifixion Discovered?
As if the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth is even worth mention in any scientific journal, let alone one on the subject of geology, it somehow got into one. A new paper published in the journal International Geology Review says that Jesus was most likely killed on Friday, April 3, 33 C.E. The researchers focused [...]
Eyes of Five-Year-Old Boy Are Gouged Out
In Mexico City on Thursday, May 24, mother and relatives of an unidentified five-year-old boy were arrested for gouging out his eyes in an apparent drug-fueled ritual. Eight people were detained, including the mother, whom officials say probably gouged out his eyes using her fingernails. The mother and her relatives ritual has no connection with [...]
Further Proof That a Meteorite Was Responsible for the Tunguska Event
The Tunguska event was an explosion on an enormous scale that occurred in Russia, near Siberia, in 1908. As to what caused it remains a mystery. Some theories say that an alien spacecraft exploded, possibly to protect humankind, others say a small black hole tried to go through the Earth. The most logical explanation, though, [...]
Testimony Begins Against Faith-Healing Mother
On Wednesday, May 23, testimony began in the trial against Tulsa woman Susan Grady, a faith-healer whom had a nine-year-old son–Aaron Grady–whom died of diabetes-related complications. Instead of taking her son to a hospital, she prayed upon him. Susan Grady is a member of the Church of the Firstborn. She is a single mother with [...]
Psychiatrist Whom Championed Conversion Therapy Now Says It’s Wrong
Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Spitzer has recently apologized for his survey in 2001 claiming that homosexuality is a mental illness that is to be treated with conversion or reparative therapy. He wrote, in a letter, to editor of the Journal of Sexual Behavior Kenneth J. Zucker: Several months ago I told you that because of my [...]
Faith-Healing Parents Acquitted for Murder After Teenage Son Dies
Long time no see! Tragic faith-healing news: In March of 2009, seventeen-year-old Zachery Swezey fell ill. His parents, Greg and JaLea, were faith-healers of the Church of the Firstborn and, instead of calling a doctor, called church elders. Zachery had appendicitis, something that only one in five hundred thousand people die from (1/20000 of a [...]
Should America’s Public Education Be Secular?
I have posted a persuasive article on the issue of America’s religiosity and non-secularism. Filed under: Creationism/Religion, Politics Tagged: Religion in Politics, Separation of church and state
Happy Weed Day 2012
Happy Weed Day 2012 – 4/20. Isn’t it ironic how tomorrow is supposedly National Surprise Drug Test Day? Filed under: Other Tagged: Marijuana
Largest Feathered Dino Found in Northeastern China
Up until this point, no feathered animal has been discovered larger than the recently extinct giant moa bird, Dinornis, which could easily have reached twelve feet tall and weighed about six hundred pounds. The largest feathered non-avian dinosaur is the therizinosaur Beipiaosaurus, which was about five feet tall and seven feet long and weighed less [...]
Medical Cannabis Banned at Arizona College Campuses
Medical marijuana is a well-known treatment for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, glaucoma patients, wasting syndrome, those with depression, stress disorders, HIV, migraines, seizures, insomnia, arthritis, asthma and about two hundred fifty other medical illnesses. Show More Summary