Posted on September 26, 2009 by Michele Arduengo
The Second Law of Thermodynamics (the Principle of Entropy) says that any system left to itself becomes increasingly chaotic and disorganized. In other words, any system that does not get energy from an external source decays.
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Posted on August 12, 2009 by Michele Arduengo
For quite some time biologists have debated whether or not any natural selective forces could act on modern humans to influence the makeup of the human genome. The argument against modern humans, at least those in developed countries, being subject to natural selection says that because of the technologies and medicines that we have developed [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by Michele Arduengo
Recently I had the opportunity to write about the positive ID of remains at two grave sites in the Ural region of Russia as those of Czar Nicholas II and his entire family, putting to rest any questions about the fate of his daughter, Anastasia. You can read the article at “The Play is Over” [...]
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