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Cosmology’s Lumpiness Problem Defies Theory

January 12, 2013

A record-breaking structure in the universe "defies theory," the news said, ignoring that theory has been defied for decades since smaller large structures were found (the lumpiness problem).

Dating Methods

Human Genome in Meltdown

January 11, 2013

Most of the deleterious mutations in the human population arose in the last 5,000 to 10,000 years, a survey claims.

Dinosaurs

Stampeding Dinosaur Tracks Made in Water

January 11, 2013

What were these dinosaurs running from? Science Daily reported that dinosaur trackways in Australia, formerly presumed to have been made by a stampeding herd on land, were actually formed in water. “Queensland paleontologists have discovered that the world’s only recorded dinosaur stampede is largely made up of the tracks of swimming rather than running animals,” […]

Dating Methods

Uranium-Lead Dating Fraught With Discordance

January 8, 2013

Behind the confidence of uranium-lead dates hides worry about numbers that don't match up.

Astronomy

A Brain Wouldn't Survive Star Travel

January 6, 2013

Don't take a star trek unless you want to arrive demented.

Darwin and Evolution

Faint Young Sun Paradox Solution Criticized

January 5, 2013

A proposed solution for keeping the Earth warm when the sun was 25% cooler leaves other evolutionists doubtful.

Astronomy

Astronomy Grab Bag

December 29, 2012

For year's end, here's a clean-out of astronomy articles—from planetary science to cosmology—to motivate further inquiry.

Amazing Facts

Titan Is as Titan Does

December 23, 2012

Saturn's giant moon Titan keeps revealing mysterious dynamics in the here and now, leaving interpretation to fallible scientists who sometimes predicted otherwise.

Astronomy

Globular Clusters Look Young and Old: Is This Scientific Explanation?

December 19, 2012

Globular clusters supposedly all formed at the same time long ago, but some look young. How do astronomers rescue the belief that they are ancient groupings of stars?

Biomimetics

Evolution of Flight: A Story Looking for Evidence

December 3, 2012

An evolutionary dogma is that land dinosaurs evolved into flying birds. When the claims are acid-washed with critical analysis, what evidence remains?

Dating Methods

Two Studies May Indicate Problems for Vast Ages

December 1, 2012

Two articles in secular science literature point to possible upsets in long-age assumptions for the earth and mankind.

Dating Methods

New Volley Cast into the Grand Canyon Age Wars

November 29, 2012

Age estimates for the Grand Canyon by secular geologists differ between 100,000 years to 70 million years. Who are you going to believe?

Astronomy

Flaky Cosmic Notion Gets Good Press

November 26, 2012

Does the universe grow like a giant brain? If anyone but a scientist said that, it would be in the cartoons.

Amazing Facts

Proteins Conduct Electricity

November 25, 2012

A remarkable finding at the single-molecule level shows a protein can conduct a large amount of electricity.

Amazing Facts

Even for Quantum Particles, Time Flows One Way

November 19, 2012

Claims of time symmetry at the quantum level have been discounted by a high-reliability experiment by the Department of Energy.

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