Slaughter of the Dissidents: The Shocking Truth about Killing the Careers of Darwin Doubters
by Dr. Jerry Bergman
(Leafcutter Press, 2008, 477 pages)

Bonobos are chimpanzee-like primates, native to areas south of the Congo River, that have traditionally been regarded as more peaceful than chimpanzees. Chimps hunt and maim other arboreal monkeys, and it was assumed that bonobos did not. After following a family of bonobos for five years, however, a team of researchers observed behaviors that had not previously been witnessed.

Scientists are hoping to revive a 50-year-old failed experiment that tried to discover how biological life could have originated from non-living chemical processes.

Certain intestinal bacteria can spur an imbalance in immune system cells, leading to an inflammation of the digestive tract, according to a new study out of New York University.

Duck-billed dinosaurs have puzzled paleontologists for years, particularly because certain chambers in some of their skulls did not seem to have a clear purpose. But CT-scanning, originally designed for medical use, seems to support scientific speculation that the chambers played some role in communication between the animals.