Radiometric dating in peril?; Darwin was wrong . . . ; black-and-white evidence for evolution?; and more!
Last year we mentioned research that showed a relationship between earth’s distance from the sun and the rate at which certain elements undergo radioactive decay—an eyebrow-raising linkage.
Bugs wearing glasses? Not quite, but research into the larvae of the sunburst diving beetle has revealed an amazing ocular design.
A team led by University of Cincinnati biologist Annette Stowasser studied the twelve-eyed larvae of Thermonectus marmoratus, the sunburst diving beetle. At least four of the larva’s twelve eyes feature bifocal lenses, and the research marks the first time bifocal lenses have been discovered in nature.
As in the case of human eyeglasses, the bug bifocals are used to switch the larva’s focus from close up to far away, effectively giving them “two eyes in one” and helping them better snatch prey. The larva lose the bifocals once they morph into adults, however.
The discovery is another look at God’s clever designs—created thousands of years before humans invented similar technology. And while many scientists “can’t believe their eyes” at how evolution could generate such complexity, creationists see the master Designer at work.
Was Charles Darwin wrong? A few headlines this week have made the claim, but the news isn’t anything that will thrill creationists.
Are feather lice—like peppered moths—a black-and-white example of evolution in action?
Are controversies over religion, origins, and the like merely academic? Of course not; new research reminds us of the powerful connection between values and actions.
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