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Shrinking Brains Prove Human Evolution
February 6, 2011
Ever since Darwin, brain size has been the measure of human nature (e.g., 03/27/2007, 05/27/2009). Except for some anomalies with Neanderthal and Cro-magnon skull sizes, the iconic march of human evolution showed growing upright posture accompanied by increasing brain size (example on Daily Mail), and brain size was used to discriminate between races on the […]
Intelligence as a Cosmic Reality
February 6, 2011
The “I” in SETI takes “Intelligence” seriously. It requires that intelligence is a recognizable, quantifiable property of nature. The origin of intelligence is a question that separates theists from materialists – whether it is a fundamental or emergent property. Before engaging that question, it might be instructive to see how scientists who are not necessarily […]
Fossils by Faith
February 4, 2011
Fossils are real artifacts you can hold in your hand. The stories behind them are not. How does science connect the one with the other? Sometimes, it requires faith in incredible stories. Stay, sis: Darwin portrayed a world in flux, with natural selection continually sifting and amplifying minute changes over time. Why, then did Science […]
Martian Chronicles
February 3, 2011
Recent news stories about Mars can be categorized into past, present, and future. Mars past: How Mars formed is a convoluted story. That is evident from a report on PhysOrg that might suggest Mars modelers are drinking too much to relieve stress: “‘Marstinis’ could help explain why the red planet is so small.” Mars seems […]
Planets a-Plenty, but Are They Lively?
February 2, 2011
The Kepler spacecraft has found over 1,235 planets so far (Space.com), 54 in their star’s habitable zone, and some Earth-size or smaller. Science media are having a field day reporting the discoveries, portraying them with artist imaginations, licking their chops at the possibility of life in outer space. What does this mean? Space.com […]
Metaphors of Evolution
February 1, 2011
If Will Rogers never met a man he didn’t like, science never metaphor it didn’t force. The history of science is replete with examples of metaphors not only trying to explain phenomena, but actually driving scientific research. Many times thoughtless metaphors have said more about current social values than science. So argued Mary […]
Evolutionary Magic
January 31, 2011
What do evolutionists do when data bring surprises to their claims? They find new ways for evolution to work magic. See if these stories illustrate that or not. Plant-animal partnership: One could hardly find two groups of organisms more disparate than plants and animals, but an article on PhysOrg claims that both groups hit on […]
Dinosaur Bones Crack Open Surprises: Original Tissue
January 30, 2011
Nature is kind. That’s nice to know; but what was the context of the statement in New Scientist? “Occasionally, though, nature is kind and fossilisation preserves details of an animal’s soft tissue.” But has nature been kind for tens of millions of years? In an article called “Soft-centred fossils reveal dinosaurs’ true colours,” Jeff Hecht […]
Fishy Just-So Stories
January 29, 2011
“How the Seahorse Might Have Got Its Shape” (italics added) is a backpedal on the Just-So Story formula (e.g., “How the Zebra Got Its Stripes,” Kipling). Was the evolutionist hedging his bets this time? PhysOrg continued the possibility thinking with its subtitle, “The shape of the seahorse has long baffled marine scientists, but new research […]
Darwinists Alarmed at Teachers Caution Over Evolution
January 29, 2011
“Creationism” refuses to die in American high schools. Two researchers at the University of Pennsylvania sounded the alarm in Science,1 with suggestions for what to do about it. The only suggestion off the table was to have debates about the evidence; no, that was completely out of the question: the report was focused on “Defeating […]
Rescuing Theories from the Evidence
January 28, 2011
If you believed what scientists were saying 5, 10, or 20 years ago about the march of evolution through time, be prepared to reset your clocks or think outside the box. Things didn’t happen that way, some recent stories claim. Documentaries based on the old stories may need to be scrapped. But since we trusted […]
Hikers Stay Healthy, Happy, Sharp-minded
January 27, 2011
A study at the University of Toronto reinforces the growing body of evidence that being active outdoors is good for you. PhysOrg printed an interview with Guy Faulkner, in the Physical Education faculty at U of Toronto, who shared that exercise not only provides physical benefits; it beats depression and appears to slow the onset […]
Evolutionists Admit Its About Mistakes
January 26, 2011
“Evolution by Mistake” is the headline of an article about evolution on Science Daily. Can the protagonists get mistakes to create eyes, wings, and brains? The rest of the headline reads: “Major Driving Force Comes from How Organisms Cope With Errors at Cellular Level.” Right off the bat, a tension seems set up […]
Amazing Mammals
January 25, 2011
As the Superbowl approaches, millions of spectators will enjoy the feats of our own sports heroes. But what if animals put on games with their capabilities? Human athletes would find it hard to compete. Swimming: A polar bear performed a phenomenal feat of endurance swimming, reported the BBC News. According to a zoologist who observed […]
Update: Maple-Copter Evolves by Design
January 25, 2011
The rotating helicopter resembling a maple seed, reported on 10/21/2009, has undergone numerous rounds of guided evolution (if that is not an oxymoron). The clever inventors have been trying numerous successive variations on their design, reported PhysOrg. The article includes two video clips showing the young engineers, Evan Ulrich, Darryll Pines, and Sean Humbert from the University of Maryland, testing their product.
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David Coppedge, B.S. Education, B.S. Physics, founded Creation-Evolution Headlines in late 2000 as a way to share science news he was encountering at NASA. It has grown into a highly-trusted source of news and commentary critical of the pro-Darwin consensus, providing analysis of breaking news of interest to creationists and evolutionists, without the Darwin spin. He has authored over 7,000 entries at CEH since its inception.
