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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.
Atheist Morality Theory Under Fire
January 24, 2011
Theists would naturally take issue with an atheist’s natural explanation for morals, but when evolutionists take issue in leading secular journals, it’s worth finding out why. Both Science and Nature reviewed Sam Harris’s new book on the evolution of morality and had some concerns with his philosophy and logic. Both reviewers recognized David […]
Selling Evolution with Video Games and Stories
January 23, 2011
Two recent articles cast doubt on the claim that evolutionists rely on factual information to teach students their theory. When computers are programmed to make evolution happen on a screen, does it convey to what really happens in the wild? Cloudy computing: PhysOrg reported that educators at the University of Buffalo are using “cloud computing” […]
Has Biomimetics Surpassed Biology?
January 21, 2011
An article on Science Daily announced an invention that is “Better Than the Human Eye: Tiny Camera With Adjustable Zoom Could Aid Endoscopic Imaging, Robotics, Night Vision.” While true that human eyes do not have zoom lenses, how does the comparison hold up? The invention both imitates and surpasses human vision in some […]
Molecules as Traffic Cops
January 19, 2011
One of the cutting-edge developments in cell biology and genetics is the realization that there are networks of molecules that are regulated by other molecules. Some molecules stimulate growth while others repress it. The dynamic interplay between signals, hormones, repressors and other processes somehow leads to “homeostasis” – a dynamic balance that is responsive to […]
Encouraging News About Iraqs Marshes
January 18, 2011
Over seven years ago (05/01/2003), we reported on the devastation of Iraq’s ancient southern marshes by Saddam Hussein. Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi who fled Hussein’s regime, had organized “Eden Again,” a project to try to restore the marshes after Hussein’s diversion of the rivers turned the lush ecosystem into a desert. The extent of this […]
Earthquakes Dont Kill: Corrupt Leaders Do
January 17, 2011
“A new assessment of global earthquake fatalities over the past three decades indicates that 83 percent of all deaths caused by the collapse of buildings during earthquakes occurred in countries considered to be unusually corrupt.” That’s the opening statement of an entry in Science Daily. Of course, no one can predict where a […]
Astrobiologists Cant Figure Out What They Are Looking For
January 16, 2011
To look for life in space, it’s obvious one must first understand what life is. Science Daily promised “New Answers to an Age-Old Question in Astrobiology” i.e., but delivered only suggestions, four contradictory opinions, and more questions. According to the article, most of the latest issue of the journal Astrobiology1 is devoted to […]
The Brain as the Computer Robots Need
January 15, 2011
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, especially once you realize how incredibly powerful it is. In some ways it’s like a computer that needs maintenance; in other ways, it is too powerful to describe in machine language. Here are a few mind matters to mind because it matters: Reboot to clear the ringing: […]
Cute Dinosaur Forced to Support Evolution
January 14, 2011
Knee-high to a human, little Eodromaeus looks like a pet, but its discoverers are making the claim that it represents an early stage in dinosaur evolution. Do the facts support this claim? National Geographic announced a “nasty little predator from dinosaur dawn found.” The BBC News said that Eodromaeus, whose name means “dawn […]
Long Life in Death Valley Claimed
January 13, 2011
“34,000-Year-Old Organisms Found Buried Alive!” blares a headline at Live Science. Reporter Andrea Mustain admitted “It’s a tale that has all the trappings of a cult 1960s sci-if movie,” but assures us this one is scientific. Brian Schubert (U of Hawaii) dug up salt crystals in the floor of Death Valley and found […]
Scientists Debunk Scientists
January 12, 2011
What do you know? We look to science to tell us about reality, but how confident can we be when they keep changing the tune? Undermining cosmology: Science Daily tells us today that “Cosmology Standard Candle Not So Standard After All.” Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope show that Cepheid variables shrink as they age, […]
SETIs Monsters Under the Head
January 11, 2011
No one has ever proven the existence of life beyond the earth, but some people have the earth’s international response all worked out. They know how we should react whether the aliens are friendly or hostile. Mike Wall at Space.com published the idea that if we are not alone, we should fear the aliens. But […]
Left-Handed Amino Acids Explained Naturally?
January 10, 2011
The problem of left-handed amino acids in life’s proteins has remained an evolutionary conundrum for decades (see online book and earlier entries). Another team has tried to tackle it, and boasted great things for their small returns. Science Daily said, What is the origin of such asymmetry in biological material? There are two competing hypotheses. […]
Insect Wings Are Rainbows of Color
January 9, 2011
Scientists in Sweden have found that a feature of transparent insect wings – their shimmering colors – may have a purpose. They are not just accidental patterns like the rainbow colors of oil on water, but are stable structures genetically determined for insect recognition and mating. They call them “wing interference patterns” (WIP) but their […]
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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.
