Create! Evolute?: May 2008

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Early Mars 'too salty' for life

So there's less and less chance of life on Mars. But Phoenix is on its way. Is it going there to do any science? No, its going there on a religious pilgrimage; it "will land near the planet's north pole, and aim to dig under the frozen surface in search of signs of microbial life, past or present." No longer are we interested in knowledge, instead we search for meaning.

NY Times : Secrets of the Camouflage Masters

BBC NEWS : Americas : Machines 'to match man by 2029'

Mind you, we still don't know how the mind works ...

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : First stars 'may have been dark'

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : 'Frog from hell' fossil unearthed

ScienceNOW Daily News : 19 February 2008

The Florida Board of Education today approved new science standards that bestow the state's blessing upon the teaching of evolution for the first time in Florida's history.

Plastic (Not) Fantastic: Food Containers Leach a Potentially Harmful Chemical: Scientific American

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Self-healing rubber bounces back

MIT to lead development of new telescopes on moon - MIT News Office

NASA - NASA Sponsors Studies of Next Generation Astronomy Missions

Giant ropes of dark matter found in new sky survey - space - 21 February 2008 - New Scientist Space

DNA Confirms We're Out of Africa

Galaxies Caught Mangling Starlight

Lone Star vs creationism : Article : Nature

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Sea reptile is biggest on record

Neanderthal Cannibalism

Mystery of 'Maya blue' dye tied to human sacrifice - being-human - 27 February 2008 - New Scientist

Interesting comments at the end of the article.

Could meteorite discovery weaken dark energy's case? - space - 28 February 2008 - New Scientist Space

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Crocodile feeding frenzy filmed

As fish do not have "the breath of life" (nephesh), and as such are not 'alive' in that sense, could crocodiles feeding on them occur pre-Fall?

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Spain dig yields ancient European

Homo Antecessor!

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : 'Biggest UK space impact found'

"The crater was rapidly buried by sandstone which helped to preserve the evidence."

Mantis Shrimp Vision Reveals New Way That Animals Can See

Squid Beak

Enceladus Hints at the 'L' Word -- Berardelli 2008 (326): 1 -- ScienceNOW

Cassini-Huygens: News-Features-Enceladus: A Perspective on Life on Enceladus: A World of Possibilities

The Miller/Urey conjecture raises its ugly head again.

Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: Darwinists set to endorse religious affiliations

April Fools Day joke

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Secret 'dino bugs' revealed

Indian baby born with two faces doing well, say parents - Yahoo! News

Evolution in action?

Scientists Find A Fingerprint Of Evolution Across The Human Genome

"while most DNA does not code for proteins, much of it is nonetheless biologically important"

Grand Canyon

'God particle' expected to be found soon - Yahoo! News

Defining 'natural' : Article : Nature

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed--Scientific American's Take: Scientific American

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed--Ben Stein Launches a Science-free Attack on Darwin: Scientific American

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Ancient serpent shows its leg

A Bang, a Whimper, and Another Bang? -- Berardelli 2008 (409): 1 -- ScienceNOW

"Astronomers have found quasarlike centers ... -in some relatively nearby galaxies, which should be far too old to generate such energies."

These recordings come from RZIM and discuss various issues in Apologetics. They apply, I believe, to our situation as well.

Conversational Apologetics (part 1 of 4) by Michael Ramsden

Are Christians "pushy" when sharing their faith? Calm, collected, thoughtful conversation allows people to process their journey. Would you like to be more effective in your outreach? Tune in this week as Ravi’s associate Michael Ramsden helps us reach out with conversational evangelism.

Conversational Apologetics (part 2 of 4) by Michael Ramsden

In I Peter 3:15-16, we find two commands. "In your heart set apart Christ as Lord," and "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the reason for the hope that you have." Join Ravi’s associate Michael Ramsden today as he explores these verses.

Conversational Apologetics (part 3 of 4) by Michael Ramsden

What does it mean to "have an apologetic--a ready answer of your faith?" Michael Ramsden shares valuable insights as he continues his teaching series today.

Conversational Apologetics (part 4 of 4) by Michael Ramsden

Some questions are not worth answering, even in your evangelistic conversations with non-Christians. Michael Ramsden shares some good advice — and some great humor — in his conclusion of this week’s teaching series.

Did Dinosaurs Gawk at the Grand Canyon? -- Berardelli 2008 (411): 1 -- ScienceNOW

The Colorado River dug the Grand Canyon a longer time ago, according to a new dating method

Fly Is At Home On A Crab, With New Evolutionary Neighbors

"It is intriguing that two species in the same lineage evolved the same odd choice of breeding substrate,"

Coldest Dwarf Star

Dark matter particle discovered?: Scientific American

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : Elephant 'had aquatic ancestor'

Case Closed for Free Will? -- Youngsteadt 2008 (414): 3 -- ScienceNOW

Ancient Global Cooling

Sexually transmitted bug is the strongest organism - life - 14 April 2008 - New Scientist

"the bacteria can pull with a force equivalent to 100,000 times its bodyweight ..."

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : ET contact odds 'extremely low'

Even lower than that

Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study

"The placenta is this amazing, complex structure and it's unique to mammals, but we've had no idea what its evolutionary origins are,"

BBC NEWS : UK : England : Cambridgeshire : Darwin's first draft goes online

Broken promises : Article : Nature

"Efforts to boost science in the Islamic world need financial commitment from the nations themselves."

Greenland Waterfall

The power of water

Plankton Hold Surprise for Climate Research

"how did God [reduce CO2 levels] after the flood and what can we learn from him" - Evan Jamieson

BBC NEWS : Europe : Swedes find 'world's oldest tree'

BBC NEWS : Science/Nature : More doubt on cosmic climate link

Baby Stars