NEWS HEADLINES
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Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, Russia says
A major oil refinery was also hit as Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the "unprecedented attack". read more
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Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversy
The singer spoke about Israel and Gaza after Macklemore was dropped from his tour for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. read more
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German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz
The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his party struggles in Sunday's polls. read more
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Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles
A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, as Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile aimed at the capital. read more
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Nato welcomes Greenland deal as Trump says it will give US 'permanent security control'
Denmark and the US have reached an agreement after months of threats from Donald Trump to annex the territory. read more
ONTOGENY AND PHYLOGENY
STEPHEN JAY GOLD
BIOGRAPHY
Stephen Jay Gould was born and raised in the community of Bayside, a neighborhood of the northeastern section of Queens in New York City. His father Leonard was a court stenographer, and his mother Eleanor was an artist whose parents were Jewish immigrants living and working in the city’s Garment District.[6] When Gould was five years old his father took him to the Hall of Dinosaurs in the American Museum of Natural History, where he first encountered Tyrannosaurus rex. “I had no idea there were such things—I was awestruck,” Gould once recalled.[7] It was in that moment that he decided to become a paleontologist.
Raised in a secular Jewish home, Gould did not formally practice religion and preferred to be called an agnostic. Biologist Jerry Coyne, who had Gould on his thesis committee, described him as a “diehard atheist if there ever was one.
