News to Know

• Hug Evolution, Further Evangelism

  June 12, 2010

  WORLD editor-in-chief Marvin Olasky asks, “Should we hug evolution to further evangelism?”

• Modern Humans with Neanderthal History

  May 8, 2010

  A new genetic study has revealed that many modern humans have Neanderthal ancestry.

• Water Ice Found in Space on Asteroid

  May 1, 2010

  Water ice has been discovered again in space, this time on the surface of the asteroid 24 Themis.

• Stephen Hawking Against Speaking to Aliens

  May 1, 2010

  There’s no evidence that aliens even exist—so why is famous physicist Stephen Hawking so worried we’ll talk to them?

• Evolutionary Researchers Reinforcing Creationist Perspective?

  April 17, 2010

  The evolution of the genetic code remains one of the most speculative, mysterious vignettes in the grand tale of evolution. On that subject, have evolutionary researchers made headway, or do they just reinforce the creationist’s perspective?

• Creationist Wants Book Banned from Local School District

  April 10, 2010

  A creationist in Tennessee wants a book “banned” from use in his local school district. What’s the argument?

• No Oxygen for Jellyfish-Like Creatures

  April 10, 2010

  Oxygen is critical to survival. But for tiny jellyfish-like creatures living on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, oxygen is nothing special.

• Magnets Scramble Ability to Make Moral Judgements

  April 3, 2010

  If a magnet can scramble one’s ability to make sound moral judgments, does that imply morality is all in our minds?

• A New Headline for The Guardian

  March 27, 2010

  Think evolution has anything to do with Charles Darwin? If so, you’re apparently wrong, if the Guardian’s provocative headline is taken literally.

• Creator of “Clergy Letter Project”: Michael Zimmerman

  March 20, 2010

  Some News to Note readers may find the name Michael Zimmerman rings a bell. If so, don’t be surprised; Zimmerman is the creator of the “Clergy Letter Project” and its “Evolution Sunday” event.

• Pitcher Plants Symbiosis

  March 13, 2010

  Creationists often respond to challenges that animals couldn't have been vegetarian before the Fall. Rarely does this turn to carnivorous plants, but a new study may provide support for creationists.

• Homeschool Science Textbooks Too Much for Secularists?

  March 13, 2010

  Many homeschool science textbooks are from Christian authors and are designed for Christian parents and students. Is that too much for secularists to handle?

• Supposed Confirmation of Meteorite Impact that Killed Dinosaurs

  March 13, 2010

  “Confirmation” that a meteorite impact killed the dinosaurs has come in the form of panel consensus at the recent Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

• Big Bang Machine Shutting Down Again

  March 13, 2010

  The once controversial, multi-billion-dollar “big bang machine” beneath Switzerland will be shutting down yet again.

• Shell Bits Display Intelligence of Ancient Humans

  March 6, 2010

  Bits of shell discovered in South Africa display the intelligence of “ancient” humans.

• Dinosaur Ancestors Alive Earlier than Originally Thought

  March 6, 2010

  A new fossil discovery tells evolutionists that some of dinosaurs’ supposed ancestors were on the scene ten million years earlier than was thought. What does the find tell creationists?

• "Missing Link" Cut Short

  March 6, 2010

  Many readers have probably forgotten “Ida,” the fossil primate whose fifteen minutes of media-frenzied fame as a “missing link” was cut short.

• Animal Intelligence

  Feb. 27, 2010

  Several news stories this week examine aspects of various animals’ surprising levels of intelligence.

• Four Dinosaur Skulls Reveal Sauropod Dinosaur

  Feb. 27, 2010

  Four dinosaur skulls recovered from Utah’s Dinosaur National Monument reveal Abydosaurus mcintoshi, a huge sauropod dinosaur thought to have swallowed its meals whole.

• Life on Earth Seeded from Space?

  Feb. 20, 2010

  A meteorite said to be billions of years old contains molecules that include carbon atoms. Is it proof that life on earth could have been seeded from space?

• Creationists and Microbial Resistance to Antibiotics

  Feb. 20, 2010

  New research into how microbial resistance to antibiotics comes about sheds light on the process that is frequently called “evolution.” Will creationists have to change their tune?

• Elephant Intelligence

  Feb. 20, 2010

  In previous editions of News to Note, we’ve frequently reported on the high intelligence of crows. Now, it’s elephants’ turn again.

• News to Note, February 13, 2010

  Feb. 13, 2010

  Bird-to-dinosaur evolution, the name’s Inuk, the disappearing island, and more!

• Would Christianity Survive Discovery of Aliens?

  Feb. 6, 2010

  Would Christianity “survive” the discovery of alien life-forms? Does such a question even make sense?

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