Trump Administration to Enlighten Americans and the World
Although it won't be done in any traditional sense.
"Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant" - Justice Louis D. Brandies
And this is precisely...
IHEU appoints new Director of Advocacy
Elizabeth O’Casey has been appointed Director of Advocacy at the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU). Chief Executive of the IHEU, Carl Blackburn, said, “International advocacy is a key area of work for IHEU. Elizabeth will be working to create a higher profile for humanists at international institutions and campaigning for progressive policy changes.” Elizabeth [...]
Gene That Allowed Life To Evolve Beyond Bacterial Slime Identified
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An ancestral gene coding for the synthesis of enzymes called kinases played a vital role in the evolution of all complex life...
Study Suggests Getting Circumcised Doesn’t Make Your Wiener Less Sensitive After All
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Circumcision is a topic that often splits opinions. andrey_l/Shutterstock
Getting the snip is a touchy subject, but a new study into the tactile receptiveness of pruned peckers has...
Nothing New in the Ladies’ Room
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Long before the discussion concerning laws that allow transgenders into the women's restrooms, wearing their dresses and...
Scientists Discover Extraordinary Jurassic Fossil Bed In Argentina
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The Patagonian landscape as it exists today.
Palaeontologists in southern Argentina have uncovered an enormous network of fossils dating back to the Jurassic...
Oldest Known Pine Tree Fossil Discovered
Photo credit: Falcon-Lang et al. 2016
The tiny fossil, on the left, measures just half a centimeter long.
When triceratops and velociraptors stalked the forests of the...
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Europe stands with Bangladeshi atheists at Solidarity Book Fair in The Hague
Secular bloggers who fled Bangladesh in fear for their lives, and two survivors of machete attacks, joined human rights organizations at the Bangladesh Solidarity Book Fair...
Roy’s Final Speech as an IHEU Delegate
As a delegate of the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU) at the United Nations over a 12 year period, former Head of Delegation, Roy Brown,...