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Did Music Evolve?

May 19, 2008

Nature is running a nine-part series on music. The most recent entry by Josh McDermott, psychologist at University of Minnesota, asked how music might have evolved.1 The theme, with variations, is that nobody knows. Music is a uniquely human trait. It is ubiquitous across cultures. Bird songs and animal calls, while musical to […]

Health

Beware of Starstuff

May 19, 2008

Stars can be dangerous. They spew out deadly particles, unless you are protected from them in a safety bubble – like Earth has. The Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere only let in the life-giving part of sunlight. Studies of other stars, and our own moon, show that things could be far worse. Record flare: A […]

Bible and Theology

Will Hardcore Scientism Warm Up to Artificial Religion?

May 17, 2008

Live Science reported on a series of papers presented in Washington on the subject of science and religion. One might have expected warfare from the title, “God and Science Collide in Nation’s Capital”; indeed, Robin Lloyd portrayed the usual take-no-prisoners attitude of some scientists: “Scientists hate God. Or find God very disturbing. In fact, modern […]

Astronomy

Star Light, Star Bright, I Wish I Knew Whats Going On

May 16, 2008

Astronomy is fun, if for no other reason than it gives one endless opportunities to be shocked and surprised. Pulsar outside the box: Theory has it all laid out nice and neat. Pulsars form when a red giant drops matter onto a binary companion, making it go boom in a supernova, leaving behind a spinning […]

Birds

Animals Outsmart Scientists

May 15, 2008

In science, long-standing beliefs are often challenged by new evidence. Several recent findings not only show animals to be more remarkable than thought, they pose some new questions for evolutionists. Slothlessness: Sleeping almost all day, the sloth is the epitome of laziness in the animal kingdom. Or is it? The BBC News now tells us […]

Human Body

Hagfishing for Eye Evolution

May 14, 2008

Darwin recognized the vertebrate eye as one of the biggest challenges for his theory. Still in 2008, evolutionists are debating it. Two recent articles, both pro-evolution, reveal almost black-and-white attitudes about the problem. One is cheery and optimistic; the other sober. Eye evolution? No problem. That seems to be the view of Kate […]

Amazing Facts

Cell Electronics Is High-Tech

May 13, 2008

To describe a living cell these days, you have to borrow electronics lingo. Notice how two recent articles described cell specs: Ham radio immunity: What acts like a radio dial, a signal amplifier, and a precision rheostat? Your immune system, according to Science Daily. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital described how the cell […]

Education

Darwinist Intolerance Continues Unabated after Expelled

May 12, 2008

Ben Stein’s documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed has ranked #12 in documentaries after 3 weeks. It could easily rank much higher after the DVD comes out. Has the scientific community shown any signs of remorse over their treatment of individuals and groups who question Darwinism, as illustrated in the film? ICR expelled: On April 24, […]

Origin of Life

Earths Core Values Questioned

May 11, 2008

Geologists have long assumed that iron attracted certain elements toward the earth’s core during its formation. The amounts of them we find today were added by meteorites and comets as a veneer on the surface later. A press release from Florida State University is questioning those core values. New research “calls into question three decades […]

Darwin and Evolution

Update: Cambrian Explosion Damage Control

May 10, 2008

Here’s an update to the “State of the Cambrian Explosion.” Two years ago, our 04/23/2006 entry analyzed a lengthy paper in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences by Dr. Charles R. Marshall, a Harvard professor of biology and geology. Dr. Marshall had taken on the arduous task of explaining, in evolutionary terms, the sudden […]

Genetics

Platypus Genome Surprises Evolutionists

May 9, 2008

Thanks to more efficient sequencing techniques, genomes of more and more animals are coming to light. The latest is from one of the most unusual animals in nature: the duck-billed platypus of Australia. The long and short of it: if evolutionists were confused about the phenotype (outward appearance) of this creature, they are just as […]

Education

Noahs Ark Goes Dutch

May 8, 2008

Noah’s ark has landed in the Netherlands. Johan Huibers, a Dutch contractor built the model to showcase the Biblical story and renew interest in Christianity in a country that has lost its faith. Fox News, USA Today, the BBC News, the Christian Post, CBN and many other news sources carried versions of the Associated Press […]

Genetics

Whence Plague?

May 8, 2008

Where did bubonic plague come from? Science News reported that two mutations turned the bacterium from a docile, innocuous bacterium into a curse. The combination of two mutations disabled the gene for aspartase, an enzyme that breaks down aspartic acid. When the crippled Yersinia pestis enters a host, more aspartic acid is generated […]

Biomimetics

How Useful Is Evolution Theory?

May 7, 2008

Is evolution good for anything? There’s no question it keeps a lot of scientists busy, but has it helped the proverbial man on the street? Here are two perspectives. Michael LePage hit the sales beat for evolution on New Scientist this week: Evolution is a beautiful theory. It explains everything from why some […]

Cell Biology

Fitting Data to Darwinism Takes Creativity and Spin

May 6, 2008

Fairly regularly, papers appear in journals under the heading of Evolution. The ones dealing with genetics tend to be hard to follow. They are filled with jargon, correlation scores, charts and network diagrams. They employ algorithms and databases unfamiliar to the lay reader. Overall, though, they claim to find support for Darwin’s tree of life […]

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