[68skylark]

Even though I'm highly critical of the Times reporting on matters of politics, the economy and national security, I gotta say that many of their stories on other topics (like science) are just great. There are two sides to my love-hate feelings for the Times!

[Coop]

Hmmm. So Hillary has now been bumped to second place...

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

I used to enjoy their Science, Arts, Sunday Crossword, and the rest, but I cannot, in good conscience, support these lefties by buying their paper. I cancelled my subscription about 15 years ago.

[keithtoo]

[ClearCase_guy]

Because the jaws appear to place the fossil species among lineages of insects that exhibit well-developed wings, the authors expressed confidence that little Rhyniognatha could indeed fly.

Based on the jaw, I'd say this insect could fly.
Excuse me?
Well, you see, many insects with jaws like this, can fly.
And such insects, you maintain, evolve over time?
Most certainly!
The jaws evolve, the ability to fly evolves. I see. Tell me, what makes you think that these jaws indicate that the ability to fly had already evolved in this particular instance? Couldn't the jaws have come first, and flight second? Or not at all?
Well, yes. We said it was shakier. We don't know for sure.
So, you're making a guess? A great leap based on woefully incomplete information? And this is science?
Well, it brings in the grant money!

[LiteKeeper]

YEC INTREP - Dating methods?

[richardtavor]

actually, their facts on scientific matters are as dubious as any of their other news items. The earliest Trilobites are thought to have existed in the Cambrian Period, which would date back to about 543 million years--but what's a few hundred million years among friends?

[fish hawk]

"some ten million to twenty million years". Gee only a small margin of ten million years! These guys really slay me. Evolution my ass.