Posted on 05/24/2009 1:48:11 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts
News to Note, May 23, 2009: A weekly feature examining news from the biblical viewpoint
(READ THE FOLLOWING STORIES AND MUCH MORE BY CLICKING THE EXCERPT LINK AT BOTTOM)
1. ICR: “‘Missing Link’ Ida Is Just Media Hype”
The news media has been awash this week in hype over an alleged missing link fossil nicknamed Ida. As it turns out, the fossil wasn’t fraudulent, but the hype definitely was.
2. The Telegraph: “New ‘Super Rats’ Evolve Resistance to Poison”
Is this “super rat” an example of evolution in action, or the result of an information-reducing mutation?
3. Gallup: “More Americans ‘Pro-Life’ than ‘Pro-Choice’ for First Time”
For the first time in Gallup polling history, more Americans identify themselves as “pro-life” than “pro-choice.”
4. ScienceDaily: “Insight into Evolution of First Flowers”
It’s what Charles Darwin called an “abominable mystery” and what ScienceDaily says “scientists have yet to solve”: the origin of flowering plants.
5. SPACE.com: “Astronaut Looks at Earth: ‘It’s Too Beautiful’”
An astronaut testifies to the dramatic beauty of our planet—and, indirectly, to the unique habitability our planet offers.
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