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Squid Eye Beats Zeiss
January 29, 2007
A squid whose scientific name means “vampire from hell” wears specs with excellent specs (that’s lenses with excellent specifications, for the pun-challenged). Elisabeth Pennisi in Science reported on a talk given at an Arizona science conference about the vampire squid, whose “lenses are designed for seeing details, even in virtual darkness.” Researchers studying cephalopod eyes […]
Muscles Use Gears, Automatic Transmission
January 28, 2007
Analogies may not be perfect representations of reality, but it must pique the interest of all of us the way Elisabeth Pennisi in Science1 compared muscle to cars and bicycles: One look at a ballerina as she pirouettes and poses drives home the remarkable ability of our muscles to adapt to diverse biomechanical demands. Manny […]
Cell Membrane Has Ticket-Operated Turnstiles
January 27, 2007
Cells are like castles surrounded by walls. A wall without gates, however, would prevent commerce and trap the inhabitants inside. The cell has ingenious gates that control the flow of goods and services through its outer membrane under tight surveillance and quality control. This controlled flow, as opposed to passive diffusion or osmosis, is termed […]
Moon Origins Not Set in Stone
January 26, 2007
The leading theory for the origin of the moon has been for some time now that a massive object hit the Earth, and the debris formed the moon. New Scientist reported one astronomer who doesn’t buy it. “The collision has to be implausibly gentle,” said Peter Noerdlinger to the American Astronomical Society. “You practically need […]
Robot Legs Cant Keep Up With Animals
January 25, 2007
Robot designers are envious of animals. Insects, crabs and lizards leave them in the dust. Alison Abbott in Nature (Jan 18) described the latest attempts to get the bugs out of insect-imitating “biological robots.”1 “Programming a robot to think like an insect is tough,” the subtitle reads, “but it could help breed machines as manoeuvrable […]
Your Body Knows Its Allies at Gut Level
January 24, 2007
How come your body doesn’t fight its good bacteria? It sounds like a question only a scientist or a kid would ask, but think about it. Your body jumps to arms to fight off pathogens, but lets millions of bacteria live in the intestines. These bacteria help you digest your food, but are not “you.” […]
SETI Head Discusses Criteria for Failure
January 24, 2007
When does the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project decide enough is enough, and close up shop? Seth Shostak, director of the SETI Institute, took up that question on Space.com. He thinks people should realize that this is a much bolder expedition than the classic voyages of discovery by James Cook and Ferdinand Magellan. He […]
Tiny Fish Smell for Miles
January 24, 2007
Fish hatchlings no more than a few millimeters in size are able to find their way home by smell, scientists from James Cook University found. After hatching from a reef, baby fish are often swept out to sea for miles. The scientists were curious how they are able to get back to the particular spot […]
Stardate: Destruction Estimate Was 0.1% Correct
January 23, 2007
According to a press release from JPL’s Spitzer Space Telescope team, the famous Eagle Nebula “Pillars of Creation” are eroding fast. A supernova that was possibly witnessed by humans 1,000 to 2,000 years ago is sending a blast wave at the structures. An earlier supernova that may have occurred 6,000 years ago has probably already […]
Whats On ETV Tonight?
January 22, 2007
SETI researchers are building radio telescopes that might be able to catch leaking airwaves from the aliens, reports National Geographic and Space.com. Some 1,000 stars within 30 light-years may be within the reach of an array of new radio telescopes in Australia. SETI researchers can piggyback on this astrophysics facility to listen in on frequencies […]
Skeptics Society Apology Illustrates Christian Virtue
January 21, 2007
Some evolutionists leaped onto a press release from a group named PEER last December that claimed national park rangers at Grand Canyon were obeying some new policy under pressure from the Bush administration that did not allow them to claim the canyon was millions of years old (see 01/11/2007, bullet 2). This was supposedly related […]
This Bug Is Whiter than White, Brighter than Bright
January 19, 2007
Detergent manufacturers should get a load of this beetle. Cyphochilus, a resident of southeast Asia, is clothed in one of the brightest white surfaces (per unit thickness) known. British scientists reporting in Science1 were intrigued how the bug accomplishes this shining performance. Most bright-white surfaces, such as paint and paper, need a hundred times the […]
No Evolutionary Tree for Galaxies
January 18, 2007
Edwin Hubble was famous for many important discoveries, including the confirmation of external galaxies and the expansion of the universe (no, he did not build the Hubble Space Telescope; he died in 1953). One of his theories, though, a kind of evolutionary story of galaxies, has not fared so well. Sidney van den Bergh discussed […]
The Evolution of Electrical Engineering: An Imaginary Tale
January 17, 2007
Nerves carry electrical impulses. Ipso facto, they are subject to laws of physics concerning conductance, capacitance, and resistance. Getting a signal from one end of an animal to the other in time can be a matter of life and death. In order to maintain optimum levels of electrical conductivity to meet their lifestyle requirements, animals […]
Dinosaur Fight or Common Fate?
January 17, 2007
A fossil discovery by amateurs in Montana, reported by the Great Falls Tribune, shows “a meat-eater and a plant-eater – with their tails crossed like swords.” The fossils show “remarkable detail, right down to tendons and teeth.” The three amateur discoverers had been scouting on private property in Garfield County. Finding bone fragments on a […]
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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.
