Debate - Are these tiny dinosaurs the origin of flight in birds?    In 2003, six four-winged dinosaurs were unearthed in Liaoning China with fully formed flight feathers clearly attached to both their hind and front limbs. Are they the first to display flight amongst these creatures? What impact does it have on impact on the origin of flight in birds?

Debate - Are we alone in this universe?    Various factors have contributed to the existence of human beings in this world. To mention a few, water from comets, perfect distance from the sun, protection by Jupiter against asteroids headed towards the earth. Do these factors make Earth unique in the universe where life is possible? Opposition can argue that the discovery of water in objects such as Europa or the presence of billions of galaxies should lead us to life outside Earth. Proposer should argue that we are unique, while opposition should argue we are not. Please adhere to standard debate procedures, with lots of scientific arguments.

Intellifive - Kuiper Belt    Kuiper belt refers to the disc-shaped region beyond Neptune, named for astronomer Gerard Kuiper. It is presumed to be remnants from the formation of the solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.The Kuiper Belt extends from about 30 to 55 AU (One astronomical unit, or AU, is the mean distance of Earth from the Sun: about 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles.) and is probably populated with hundreds of thousands of icy bodies larger than 100 kilometers (62 miles) across and an estimated trillion or more comets. Because KBOs are so distant, their sizes are difficult to measure. The calculated diameter of a KBO depends on assumptions about how brightness relates to size. With infrared observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope, most of the largest KBOs have known sizes.

Intellifive - MEDUSA- The Dark Mistress of Tragedy    One of the prominent figures of Greek mythology, who is still discussed till date as the innocent woman who once lost her charm and alluring beauty to attain the façade of a hideous and fearsome figure under the hands of power, has been a symbol of several wide ideas, perceptions, beliefs and questions revolving around social, psychological and mythological sphere. Commonly, Medusa is known as the mortal Goddess whose home lay at the entrance to the underworld. Also, she was worshipped as the serpent Goddess by the Libyan Amazons. According to the Greek Mythology, Medusa was the daughter of Phorkys and Keto, the children of Gaia (Earth) and Okeanos (Ocean). She and her two sisters (Sthenno and Euryale) were known as the Gorgons, out of which Medusa was the only mortal. Her beauty was enthralling, which was further intensified by her long luscious hair, which created no dearth of suitors for her. Her beauty in fact rivaled that of Aphrodite’s.