News to Note, September 22, 2007

A weekly feature examining news from the biblical viewpoint

on September 22, 2007

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A pregnancy test for Mars, another trove of fossils, crossbreeding salamanders, and a loquacious bird comprise this issue of News to Note

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1. New Life Test for Mars

A new test to check for life on Mars has just had its initial components launched into space.

2. Review of New Fossils Found in Georgia

A team reporting this week in the journal Nature announces the discovery of the remains of four individuals found at the site of a medieval castle at Dmanisi in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

3. New Hybrid: Salamanders

Joining the ranks of such hybrid animals as ligers and wholphins, is a new hybrid salamander breed of the California tiger salamander and barred salamanders.

4. Evolutionists Won't Hear This Bird's Argument

An obituary for a grey parrot named Alex reminds us that evolutionists’ ideas about human origins don’t always—or should we say don’t often?—line up with reality.

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