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All biological organisms compete for limited resources. The successful ones reproduce, and their species survive to another generation. And when species are in direct competition, the one that wins is the one that reproduces fastest -- according to the traditional rules of population genetics. But recent research indicates that rapid reproduction may not always be the winning evolutionary ticket. When mutation rates are low, says Chris Adami of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the standard rule applies. But when mutation rates are high, a different principle applies, which Adami and his colleagues call "survival of the flattest." Adami hasn't...

INS won't screen Arabs from Canada New tracking system ignores neighbor's 200,000 immigrants from Middle East Posted: October 2, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Paul Sperry © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com WASHINGTON – Middle-Eastern immigrants in Canada who visit the U.S. will not be subject to registration under the new anti-terror tracking system, which goes into full effect this month, according to a more than 30-page federal document obtained by WorldNetDaily. New immigration guidelines do not authorize border agents to fingerprint, photograph and monitor Canadians born in eight Mideast countries targeted for such special registration under the Justice Department's new National Security...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 September 22 Two Hours Before Neptune Credit: Voyager 2, NASA Explanation: Two hours before closest approach to Neptune in 1989, the Voyager 2 robot spacecraft snapped this picture. Clearly visible for the first time were long light-colored cirrus-type clouds floating high in Neptune's atmosphere. Shadows of these clouds can even be seen on lower cloud decks. Most of Neptune's atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium, which...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 September 21 Moonset, Planet Earth Credit: STS-35 Crew, NASA Explanation: During the Astro-1 astronomy mission of December, 1990, Space Shuttle astronauts photographed this stunning view of the setting full moon poised above the Earth's limb. In the foreground, towering clouds of condensing water vapor mark the extent of the troposphere, the lowest layer of the planet's life-sustaining atmosphere. Strongly scattering blue sunlight, the upper atmospheric layer, the...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 September 1 The Hubble Deep Field Credit: R. Williams, The HDF Team (STScI), NASA Explanation: Galaxies like colorful pieces of candy fill the Hubble Deep Field - one of humanity's most distant optical views of the Universe. The dimmest, some as faint as 30th magnitude (about four billion times fainter than stars visible to the unaided eye), are very distant galaxies and represent what the Universe looked...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 August 17 Asteroid 2002 NY40 Credit: K. Zwintz (Univ. Viena), H. Tirado and A. Gomez (CTIO, NOAO) Explanation: Asteroid 2002 NY40 will fly by planet Earth early in the morning August 18 Universal Time (late in the evening August 17 Eastern Daylight Time). Approaching to within about 530,000 kilometers or 1.3 times the Earth-Moon distance 2002 NY40 will definitely not be close enough to pose any danger...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 August 15 Meteors and Northern Lights Credit & Copyright: Wade B. Clark Jr. Explanation: Skygazers report that the annual Perseid meteor shower went pretty much as predicted, producing a meteor every few minutes during the dark early morning hours of August 12 and 13. And as the constellation Perseus rose above the horizon on the night of August 11, astrophotographer Wade Clark was anticipating recording images of...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 August 13 Contemplating the Sky Credit & Copyright: Sebastien Gauthier (Astrolab du Parc du Mont-Megantic) Explanation: Have you contemplated your sky recently? Last night was a good one for midnight meditators at many northerly locations as meteors from the Perseid meteor shower frequently streaked through. The Perseid meteor shower has slowly been building to a crescendo but should continue to be rewarding tonight and into the week....

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 August 11 A Perseid Meteor Credit & Copyright: S. Kohle & B. Koch, Bonn University Explanation: The ongoing Perseid Meteor Shower should be at its strongest on August 12 and 13. The best time to watch will be between 2:00 AM and dawn on Monday morning (so plan on setting your alarm tonight!) and then again on Tuesday. In dark, moonless, predawn skies you may see dozens...

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 August 1 Sunspots and Solar Active Regions Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (courtesy of www.MrEclipse.com) Explanation: July was a good month for sunspots ... really big sunspots. In fact, the full disk and inset pictures above show three large groups of spots, photographed only a few days ago on July 28. Together the sunspots span a region about thirty times the diameter of planet Earth. Now rotating...

Michael Kelly So, it's a war, after all http://www.NewsAndOpinion.com | "The FBI is now telling the American people, 'You no longer have to do anything unlawful to get that knock on the door. You can be doing a perfectly legal activity like worshiping or talking in a chat room and they can spy on you anyway.' " -- Laura Murphy, of the American Civil Liberties Union, as quoted in The Post May 30. Murphy was referring specifically to new rules promulgated by the FBI that will give federal investigators far greater latitude than in the past to monitor -- oh,...

<p>WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Capitol Police know the federal government is looking for a few good men to marshal the skies, but the force doesn’t want to give up its own to get the job done.</p> <p>The Transportation Security Administration has wooed away at least 46 veteran officers from the police force, offering them better pay and pension benefits. The result is a depleted Capitol Police force working at the furthest limits of its resources.</p>

Sen. Leahy's bizarre world Posted: May 15, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com Vermont's Patrick Leahy took the floor in the United States Senate on May 9. It was the 1-year anniversary of President Bush's first round of judicial nominations, and Leahy had been under attack for refusing to even hold hearings for these nominees. Leahy's blockade is unprecedented in the annals of the Senate, so the chairman of the Judiciary Committee came up with a novel defense of his obstructionism: He reworked history. "If anyone will take the time to read a history book," began Leahy in his...

I just had a fantastic morning listening to Star Parker, one of the most dangerous weapons for spreading conservatism whom I am aware of, much less having had time to address!!!She is from a broken home, had a terrible adolescence in the worst sort of inner city life you can imagine! She bootstrapped herself into running her own telemarketing company which was BURNED TO THE GROUND in the LA RIOTS. She is a TRIPLE THREAT to the BLACK CAUCUS, THE RAINBOW COALITION, and the LIBERAL PRESS. She is BLACK, she is BEAUTIFUL!!! and she is a total advocate of Conservative...

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WASHINGTON (April 18, 2002 5:09 p.m. EDT) - President Bush said Thursday a lack of respect for basic freedoms in Venezuela contributed to the political upheaval that nearly derailed the country's 43-year-old democracy. Bush urged President Hugo Chavez to respect democratic values and accused him of taking steps to "shut the press down" last week during a mass demonstration against his rule. Bush spoke hours before the Organization of American States was to open a special session on Venezuela and make recommendations on how to avoid future crises. Bush dismissed suggestions the United States welcomed the attempt to remove Chavez...

Al-Qaeda suspect wrestled from court ALLAN HALL In Frankfurt UPROAR broke out in a Frankfurt court yesterday at the start of the world’s first trial of al-Qaeda terror suspects after the 11 September atrocities in the US. One of the suspects swore at the judge and called the court "Jewish" as he was wrestled to the cells by police officers. The five men appearing before the court have been accused of plotting a bloodbath for the French city of Strasbourg from safe houses in Britain. The timing of the trial is significant. Hours before the disturbance, German police said they...

NEW YORK (April 9, 2002 12:23 p.m. EDT) - Ousted by PBS after 32 years, financial journalist Louis Rukeyser will return to the air on CNBC next week in a manner seemingly designed to make things difficult for his old show. The new program, "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street," debuts at 8:30 p.m. ET on April 19 on the cable news financial network. That's the same Friday time slot that Rukeyser occupied on PBS, and he will directly compete with the revamped "Wall $treet Week" that fired him last month. CNBC is also making Rukeyser's new show available to any PBS...

Iraq's military has launched plans to attack Israel in cooperation with the Palestinian Authority. U.S. officials said Saddam appears to be coordinating with PA Chairman Yasser Arafat in efforts to stage anti-Israeli and anti-U.S. attacks in the Middle East. The Palestinians are said to have provided Iraq with intelligence information on Israeli targets. Western intelligence sources said Iraq has 450,000 soldiers and 2,700 tanks organized in 30 divisions. The Republican Guard has nine divisions; elite units that protect Saddam amount to three divisions. The sources said Iraq is believed to be spending nearly $2 billion a year on the military....

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Department's elite team of undercover airport-security inspectors has been "grounded," a team member told WorldNetDaily. Instead of testing checkpoints for security failures, undercover agents have been tasked with administrative chores such as answering congressional mail, says Red Team member Bogdan Dzakovic, a Federal Aviation Administration special agent for the past 14 years. "We have been completely grounded," Dzakovic said. "We're basically doing idiot work." He says they spend much of their time answering letters forwarded to the department by members of Congress. The letters are from constituents asking about air-travel issues. Before Sept. 11, the department's...