News to Know

Jan. 29, 2011

A major fault line between creationists and evolutionists concerns the appearance of novel genetic information in nature. What does the latest research say?

Don’t Let the Bedbugs Evolve

Jan. 29, 2011

Don’t let the bedbugs bite—or evolve.

Ain't Nobody Home

Jan. 29, 2011

Odd Non-Man Out

Jan. 29, 2011

When considered alongside humans and chimps, the orangutan is the genomic “odd man out.” Is that because it hasn’t evolved as quickly?

Toy T-rex 2.0

Jan. 22, 2011

Is a tiny dinosaur called Eodromaeus the predecessor to big beasts like T. rex?

Predisposition to Religion?

Jan. 22, 2011

Watch as one researcher tries desperately to implicate population biology and genetics in the spread of religion.

Laws of Physics, Jim

Jan. 22, 2011

The laws of physics are fine-tuned for life, exactly what we would expect if the universe were intelligently designed. So what’s the latest atheistic rebuttal?

Cepheid Confusion

Jan. 22, 2011

Is “distant starlight” as distant as we think?

The Little Microbes That Could

Jan. 22, 2011

Geologists have discovered microbes living inside salt crystals. The twist? The microbes are said to be 34,000 years old!

Darwin’s Propagation of Evolution

Jan. 15, 2011

Creationists have pointed out that Darwin wasn’t uniquely responsible for inventing the theory of evolution—not to belittle him, but to encourage a better understanding of the history of the idea.

Scientists Reveal Earth-Sized Exoplanet

Jan. 15, 2011

Scientists presenting at the winter meeting of the American Astronomical Society have revealed the smallest exoplanet discovered so far.

Evolutionary Faith

Jan. 15, 2011

Theoretical biophysicists have built a mathematical model showing how “protocells” could have originated from simple chemical interactions.

Evolutionary Cuckoos

Jan. 15, 2011

Have Australian birds “taken a new evolutionary step”? Or is this another cuckoo example of “evolution” in action?

Now the Fish Are in on It

Jan. 15, 2011

In April 2009 we reported on a study showing that mosquito fish can perform basic math tasks (specifically, counting and comparing numbers of symbols). New research goes a step farther, suggesting that mosquito fish have the numerical skills of college students.

Teeth That Could Change Everything

Jan. 8, 2011

Is Homo sapiens twice as old as was previously believed? Or are evolutionists simply twice as credulous?

Vatican Backs the Big Bang Theory

Jan. 8, 2011

Based on the press reports, the Roman Catholic Church continues to accept the big bang model of universal origins, but the pope makes it clear that believers should still see a divine mind behind the bang.

Meet the Denisovans

Jan. 8, 2011

Neanderthals, move aside; it’s time for us to meet your cousins, the “Denisovans.”

More Misrepresentation of Ark Encounter

Jan. 8, 2011

Is the Ark Encounter—the forthcoming Noah’s Ark-centered “edutainment” theme park—a “boondoggle” and an “embarrassment”? Apparently so, if one is asking the editors of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and several other newspapers that have recently printed anti-Ark editorials.

Replicating the Bombardier Beetle

Jan. 8, 2011

The Bombardier beetle is a favorite of intelligent design advocates, who ask how the insect’s self-defense mechanism could have arisen in stepwise fashion.

News to Note: 2010 in Review

Jan. 1, 2011

Looking back on a year’s worth of news—out in space, here on earth, and in the culture!

Bacteria: Evidence of Evolution?

Nov. 20, 2010

We all have bacteria both on and in our bodies that, among other things, help us to digest food. But is this evidence for evolution?

Did Neanderthal Children Grow Faster?

Nov. 20, 2010

Did Neanderthal children grow up more quickly than the rest of us?

Virgin Birth Possible?

Nov. 6, 2010

If virgin birth is possible, does that mean Jesus was no “miracle baby”?