http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=DINOSAURS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:07:07 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=DINOSAURS Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:20:51 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d9c_1371344852 bdw1000 A tapestry of footage tracing the cosmic and biological origins of our species, set to original music. This video was created by Melodysheep. Check out his channel for more amazing videos! http://www.youtube.com/user/melodysheep/videos?flow=grid&amp;view=0&amp;sort=p You can also buy this song on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/our-story-single/id587283450 Inspired by: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrqqD_Tsy4Q Video sources: Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking Do We Really Need the Moon? BBC How Planet Earth Was Made David Attenborough's First Life Life Dinosaurs Alive http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d9c_1371344852 bdw1000 Our Story in 1 Minute cosmos, abiogenesis, evolution, world war, bible, quran, atheist, atheism, science, history, debate Mon, 27 May 2013 10:29:37 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=88b_1369663821 bdw1000 Professor Jerry Coyne explains 'Why Evolution is True' in this talk sponsored by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. The introduction has been edited out to save time, but the full presentation is here. His book "Why Evolution is True" - http://www.amazon.com/Why-Evolution-True-Jerry-Coyne/dp/0143116649/ Frequently asked questions about evolution: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/faq/index.html Evolution: Fact and Theory: http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/lenski.html Evidence of Common Descent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence_of_common_descent Evidence for Macroevolution: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/ Human Evolution: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/human-origins/modern-human-evolution/index.html Human Evolution Database: http://exposingreligionblog.tumblr.com/post/29779540482 Evolution 101: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_01 8 examples of evolution in action: http://listverse.com/2011/11/19/8-examples-of-evolution-in-action/ 15 Evolutionary Gems: http://www.nature.com/nature/newspdf/evolutiongems.pdf Vestigial Structures: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section2.html Human vestiges: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_vestigiality Atavisms (evolutionary remnants) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atavism Evolution teaching resources: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/index.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/grand/index.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=88b_1369663821 bdw1000 Why Evolution is True evolution, science, dinosaurs, atheist, atheism, genetics, dna, debate Wed, 05 Jun 2013 01:03:25 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=990_1370407859 bdw1000 Article: http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/03/05/dinosaur-chicken.html Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He's found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he's taking living descendants of the dinosaur (chickens) and genetically engineering them to reactivate ancestral traits - including teeth, tails, and even hands - to make a "Chickenosaurus". Hatching Dinosaurs, One Egg at a Time: http://www.wired.com/business/2011/03/hatching-a-dinosaur/all/ Why we're creating a 'chickenosaurus': http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/06/12/horner.dinosaur.chicken/index.html?&amp;hpt=hp_c2 Chickens have genes for making teeth: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5230538 http://animal.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060220/chicken.html Feathered Dinosaurs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feathered_dinosaur Origin of Birds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_birds TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on http://www.TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=990_1370407859 bdw1000 Building a dinosaur from a chicken (TED Talks) dinosaur, dna, evolution Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:28:50 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7a5_1364228823 th1sf8te Updated March 22 at 5:36 p.m. ET The rocky object that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago may have been a comet, rather than an asteroid, scientists say. The 112-mile (180 kilometers) Chicxulub crater in Mexico was made by the impact that caused the extinction of dinosaurs and about 70 percent of all species on Earth, many scientists believe. A new study suggests the crater was probably blasted out by a faster, smaller object than previously thought, according to research presented this week at the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. Evidence of the space rock's impact comes from a worldwide layer of sediments containing high levels of the element iridium, dubbed the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary, which could not have occurred on Earth naturally. The new research suggests the often-cited iridium values are incorrect, however. The scientists compared these values with levels of osmium, another element delivered by the impact. Their calculations suggested the space rock generated less debris than previously thought, implying the space rock was a smaller object. In order for the smaller rock to have created the giant Chicxulub crater , it had to have been going exceedingly fast, the researchers concluded. "How do we get something that has enough energy to generate that size of crater, but has much less rocky material? That brings us to comets," study author Jason Moore, a paleoecologist at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, told BBC News . Meteor Crater: Experience an Ancient Impact ] Comets are balls of ice, dust and rocky particles that are distinguished from asteroids by their highly eccentric orbits and thin, fuzzy atmospheres, called comas or tails. The Chicxulub impact is more compatible with a long-period comet, the results indicated, which can take hundreds, thousands or sometimes millions of years to orbit the sun once. It is possible that a rapidly moving asteroid could have caused the Chicxulub impact crater, the researchers said, but the fastest-moving objects that have been observed are mostly comets. "I think it's some very interesting work," physicist Brandon Johnson of Purdue University, who was not involved in the research, told LiveScience. If the impact were in fact a comet, "it could change things quite a bit," he said - a comet would have rained down a lot more material than an asteroid. But the findings are debatable: "There's a possibility that a lot of the impacted material could have been ejected at escape velocity, so we couldn't find it on Earth," Johnson said. This means the remnants of the impact could be just a fraction of the mass of the space rock , suggesting it could still have been an asteroid. Geologist Gareth Collins of Imperial College London, U.K., agreed. "Geochemistry tells you - quite accurately - only the mass of meteoritic material that is distributed globally, not the total mass of the impactor," Collins told BBC News, adding, "To estimate the latter, one needs to know what fraction of the impactor was distributed globally, as opposed to being ejected to space or landing close to the crater." The researchers suggest that 75 percent of the space rock's mass was distributed on Earth, Collins said, but he contends that it could have been less than 20 percent - an amount that could have come from a larger and slower asteroid. In response, the researchers point to studies that suggest the object lost an amount of mass consistent with their findings. But geophysicist Jay Melosh, also of Purdue University, remains skeptical. "The evidence that they have for a high velocity impact is marginally positive. However, the probability that that high velocity impact is a comet is very low," he said, adding that it's much more likely to be a faster-than-usual asteroid. http://www.livescience.com/28127-dinosaur-extinction-caused-by-comet.html?cmpid=520531 http://www.universetoday.com/33006/what-is-the-difference-between-asteroids-and-comets/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7a5_1364228823 th1sf8te Comet, Not Asteroid, Killed <span class="highlight">Dinosaurs</span>, Study Suggests COMET KILLED DINOSAURS NOT ASTEROID Sat, 11 May 2013 23:29:50 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=52f_1368329247 marypoppinsonheroin May be a repost. But still funny the 2nd time around! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=52f_1368329247 marypoppinsonheroin Edde Izzard Talks About <span class="highlight">Dinosaurs</span> And Jesus edde izzard, dinosaurs, jesus Mon, 13 May 2013 04:37:35 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ac_1368433280 iriko To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the dinosaurs from whence they came. We see early incarnations of feathers on dinosaur fossils, and remnants of dinosaurs in a bird's wish bone. Carl Zimmer explores the stages of evolution and how even the reasons for feathers have evolved over millions of years. View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-fea... Lesson by Carl Zimmer, animation by Armella Leung need more evidence? visit: OnlyTruthMatters.tumblr.com http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8ac_1368433280 iriko How Did Feathers Evolve? Carl Zimmer, Armella Leung, Evolution, Dinosaurs, Fossils, TED, Feathers, How, atheist, atheism Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:15:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b9_1363954048 djorbitek Martian Alien Grave Yard M.A.G.Y Watch my other videos on you tube for more detailed observations of the fossilised evidence scattered all over the surface of Mars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXTg6gYNxZo Mars was and still is terra formal. I.e, Mars did have water and still does have water. NASA have confirmed microbial life already. Evolution happens throughout the university and with evolution comes life. I believe that Planet Mars could of looked like Earth when we had dinosaurs walking around. Something catastrophic happened to Mars like it did to Earth millions of years ago which wiped out a lot of life on Mars. The remaining life has died over time due to the harsh environment that Mars has. Perhaps there still is life on Mars that has evolved and adapted to the environment. All images are direct from the NASA website. Only modifications have been; zoom, hue, contrast, brightness. I am not saying that this is confirmed fossils on Planet Mars. The word evidence means exactly what it means. The word evidence does not mean confirmed. Until either Man can walk on Mars or until they can bring back the evidence then it will never be 100% confirmed. You are all individuals capable of making your own mind up, I am only showing you what I see in these NASA images. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5b9_1363954048 djorbitek Boneyard on Planet Mars. Fossilised Evidence. M.A.G.Y Martian alien graveyard, MAGY, djorbitek, fossils on mars, mars curiosity, NASA, aliens on mars, dinosaurs on mars Tue, 14 May 2013 20:11:29 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=324_1368576624 DarthFail If this is how soccer really was I would probably watch it more often. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=324_1368576624 DarthFail Special Effects Done Right Sports, Soccer, Special Effects, Lasers, Explosions, Fire, Dinosaurs Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:26:25 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62a_1366568571 dcmfox Unbelievable http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=62a_1366568571 dcmfox 4th Grade Test 4th, grade, test, dinosaurs, people, god Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:59:02 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=323_1366688298 Porkfield There seems to be no limit in size when it comes to these modern day dinosaurs. Length: 11 foot 8 inches and weighing just over 1000 pounds. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=323_1366688298 Porkfield An absolute monster of a Sturgeon caught on the Fraser river BC, Canada huge, sturgeon, canada Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:00:37 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b5d_1366642542 swade55 Dinosaur fossils unearthed in Madagascar are of a new species that roamed the Earth about 90 million years ago, say US researchers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22210435 The remains date back to a time when India and Madagascar were one landmass cut off from the rest of the world. Revealing the discovery in the journal PLOS ONE , scientists say the dinosaur was a bi-pedal meat-eater about the size of a large cow. It has been named Dahalokely tokana, which means "lonely small bandit". Madagascar is a treasure trove for palaeontologists, yielding thousands of well-preserved fossils. Continue reading the main story"Start QuoteThis just reinforces the importance of exploring new areas around the world where undiscovered dinosaur species are still waiting" Joe SertichDenver Museum of Nature and ScienceBut the latest discovery is the first new dinosaur species unearthed on the island in almost a decade. Its Malagasy name refers to its carnivorous diet and isolation on a landmass in the middle of the ocean. The discovery fills a gap in the fossil record and raises intriguing questions about the evolution of animals on both Madagascar and India, which separated at about the time this newly identified creature walked the Earth. Andrew Farke of the Raymond M Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, California, says it belongs to a group called the Abelisauridae, which were common to the southern continents. He told BBC News: "The most intriguing thing for me is that it fills a major gap in what we know about the history of dinosaurs in Madagascar. "It shortens it by about 20 million years. It would have been a meat-eater, walking on two legs about the size of a large cow, with a tail." Joe Sertich, curator of dinosaurs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, who discovered the dinosaur, said it was closely related to well-known dinosaurs from southern continents. "This just reinforces the importance of exploring new areas around the world where undiscovered dinosaur species are still waiting." http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b5d_1366642542 swade55 Dinosaur 'fills fossil record gap' - Take that creationists !! dinosaur, creationist Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:13:05 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8cb_1366236485 jackal452 By Tia Ghose, LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com The genome of a primitive fish that was once thought to have died when the dinosaurs did has now been sequenced by scientists - and when put into mice, some of the fish DNA caused mice to sprout limbs. The new analysis, described today (April 17) in the journal Nature, could help to reveal how primitive fish swapped their fins for limbs when they moved from land to sea. The fish, called a coelacanth , seems to carry snippets of DNA that can turn on genes that code for forelimbs and hind limbs in mice. The new discovery could shed light on how four-legged creatures, called tetrapods, evolved. Image Gallery: The Freakiest Fish ] "It really is a cornerstone from which we can view tetrapod evolution ," said study co-author Chris Amemiya, a geneticist at the Benaroya Research Institute in Seattle, Wash. Living fossil The coelacanth was once thought to have gone extinct about 70 million years ago, roughly around the time dinosaurs vanished. But in 1938, a fish trawler brought a bluish-purple, 3.3-foot-long (1 meter) fish with fleshy fins to the South African naturalist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer. It turned out to be an African coelacanth. Over the next several decades, scientists unearthed a few hundred of the elusive creatures living around the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, as well as off parts of Indonesia. The coelacanth intrigued scientists because it was a kind of "living fossil": It had changed so little over the last 400 million years that it might reveal how fish first grew limbs and walked on land. Deepening the mystery, other research showed that fish, mice and other animals carry many of the same genes. But in fish, those genes code for fins, whereas in land-based animals, they create limbs. Mysterious genes Because the fish were so endangered, it was difficult to study their body plan in detail. But Amemiya and his colleagues managed to get tissue samples from a coelacanth from the Comoros Islands. Using that tissue, the team sequenced the primitive fish's genome and analyzed it. They found a small snippet of DNA called an enhancer that was present in both coelacanths and four-legged creatures, but missing in other fish. The enhancer was part of the "dark matter" of the genome - the large fraction of the genome that doesn't code for proteins, but somehow turns genes on and off. When they put the DNA snippet into mice, it seemed to turn on the genes to make the forelimbs and hind limbs in mice, Amemiya told LiveScience. Limb beginnings The coelacanth's genome may harbor many more secrets to the evolution of limbs , said Nancy Manley, a developmental geneticist at the University of Georgia, who was not involved in the study. "The genome really sets a path forward for the next 10 or 20 years," said Scott Edwards, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University, who was not involved in the study. But coelacanths aren't the only primitive fish that could shed light on limb evolution. Another bizarre fish called the lungfish may actually be more closely related to four-legged creatures, "so that's going to be an important species to look at," Edwards told LiveScience. Follow Tia Ghose on Twitter @tiaghose . Follow LiveScience @livescience , Facebook &amp; Google+ . Original article on LiveScience.com . http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8cb_1366236485 jackal452 Fish DNA Makes Limbs Sprout in Mice coelacanth, fish, mice, legs, science, genes, evolution