Easter Blogpost

http://blogs.plos.org/onscienceblogs/2016/03/25/dna-from-neandertals-and-denisovans-in-modern-humans-how-many-matings/
This is a blog entry on PLOS by Tabitha Powell about research on the amount of Neandertal-Denisovan DNA we carry in our genomes.

http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/45668/title/Canada-s-Science-Friendly-Federal-Budget/
From The Scientist, an article about Canada's science budget.

http://www.sciencealert.com/the-gross-truth-about-your-bed-sheets From Science Alert, how often should you wash your bedsheets? (Once a week, I'll save you the trouble of reading the article.)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/03/160328133514.htm From Science Daily, a world map of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestry in modern humans

http://www.wired.com/2016/03/science-education-woefully-uncreative-change/
This is an articled from the Wired website about how science classes, which espouse creativity are themselves very uncreative.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2016/mar/31/intelligent-design-popular-evolution-creationism An article in The Guardian about why people reject evolution.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliesportelli/2016/03/29/13-best-value-stem-colleges-for-women/#6268b0c75245  An article in Forbes about the most important STEM colleges for women.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/science/global-warming-antarctica-ice-sheet-sea-level-rise.html
In a new climate change model reported in the NYT the arctic ice level is supposed to rise 3 feet by the end of the century. (Woody Allen's last movie, "Goodbye, Manhattan.)








http://www.nytimes.com/column/matter
In a column by Carl Zimmer, a report of tapeworms serving a positive function. Marlene Zuk, evolutionary biologist, is quoted in the article.