The cretaceus extinction did not change evolution

 

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Joel Kontinen

Evolutionists  know that the end-Cretaceous extinction event drove ecological change and species turnover in terrestrial systems,.  But if they believe in evolution, they know less about how this event may have altered marine systems.

“Guinot and Condamine looked at a large database of elasmobranch (sharks, skates, and rays) fossils to test for changes that may have occurred in marine ecosystems at the end of the Cretaceous. They found substantial loss of species, especially those that fed on shelled prey and those on the ocean bottom. Pelagic species and those at higher latitudes had higher survival, showing that differential species survival shaped marine systems across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary,  ”

This research does not take into account what really happened millions of years ago, only that that sharks, skates and rays were numerous in the bygone days.  

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Source: Vignieri , Sacha. 2023. A major marine shift.  Science 24 Febraury.  

Some dinosaurs were big,

 

Kuva; Zoonar/Michael Rosskothen/Zoonar GmbH/Alamy. 

Joel Kontinen

When we look at evolution, many different taxa  have evolved very large body sizes. researchers think that as a general rule, an animal grows in size based on an increase in growth rate. However. Many studies tend to question this outcome. .

 For example,  D’Emic et al have found that when n it comes to dinosaurs, they had an array of body sizes. They also found that  large body sizes have evolved very large body sizes an array of body sizes changes in the duration of growth played a large role.

So not all dinosaurs were big, Some were the size of sheep

Lähde; 

 

Vignieri , Sacha. 2023. . How to get big. Science 23 February.  

Mole rats stay fertile all their lives

 

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Joel Kontinen

Unknown to science, female naked mole rats develop new eggs throughout their entire lives,  Native to East Africa, naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber) live for up to 37 years and form underground colonies with social structures similar to those of bees.

As a  contrast, mice only live approximately four months after their fertility drops. They are then 9 months old.

Unlike other creatures, these tiny rodents hardly age at all. While they will eventually die, they can live well over 30 years in captivity, which is a huge age for rats.

This reminds us of the diversity seen in the animal kingdom.

They remind us of the longevity of the early humans mentioned in Genesis after the Fall. 

 Source:

 Lesté-Lasserre,  Christa, 2023  Naked mole rats reveal biological secrets of lifelong fertility, New Scientist 21 February. 

We may have got early risers Genetic variants from the Neanderthals

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Neanderthal girl. Image courtesy of Christopher P.E. Zollikofer, Anthropological Institute, University of Zurich

Joel Kontinen 

Scientists say that Europeans and Asians inherited 1 – 2 per cent of their genome from Neanderthals.

Or, if you said thatt "freckles, red hair and even narcolepsy are traits that a Neaderthal left in you. They found, “that Icelanders had inherited 3.3% of their archaic DNA from Denisovans and 12.2% from unknown sources. (84.5% came from close relatives of the reference Neanderthals.)”.

Neanderthals. and Denisovans are our cousins, but they lived in the not distant past, just after Noah’s Flood

New Scientist says that Genetic variants that some people have inherited from their Neanderthal and Denisovan ancestors may increase the odds that they are morning rather than evening people.

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 Wong, Carissa. 2023,  Early risers may have inherited faster body clocks from Neanderthals,  New Scientist 15 February. 

Stone tools were used by an ape man in Kenya.

 

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Joel Kontinen

A set of stone tools found in Kenya is the oldest of its kind, and one of the oldest known to have been made by so called ancient hominins. The find adds to the evidence for widespread tool use relatively early in human evolution.

Darwinians claim that the artefacts were found with two teeth belonging to what they call hominins called Paranthropus. They weren’t thought to make tools because their teeth were well-suited to chewing food, but the new find suggests they actually did make and use stone tools.

Evolutionists have found a fossil Paranthropus robustus that shows that males and females were of equal sixe and that P. robustus was a large toothed, small-brained hominin.

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 Marshall, Michael, 2023,  Early hominin Paranthropus may have used sophisticated stone tools, Nëw Scientist, 9 February. 

  

A log pile provides a safe place for animals

 

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Joel Kontinen

As the summer is fading, log piles present a haven for wildlife. When there is no snow, the branches and log piles provide a safe place for small and not so small plants and animals to find a refuge in. 

“As dead wood rots, it becomes a food source or home to thousands of species, including mosses, lichens, fungi, beetles, flies, hoverflies, spiders, moths, wasps and bees. In turn, these will be food for larger animals like birds, lizards, frogs, toads and small mammals “

Source:

Wilson,  Clare. 2023. How a log pile in your garden can be a haven for wildlife,  New Scientist  8 February

Is ‘Oumuamua a space rock or alien technology?

 

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Joel Kontinen

Is   ‘Oumuamua a space rock or alien technology? Some astronomers think that is a space rock whilst others are not sure of its origin. 

Many evolutionists think that it is alien technology, as they suppose that all live was formed by Darwinian ways. ,The  ones who believe in a Genesis account of creation think that all live was formed by God. 

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Loeb,  Avi. 2023,, Space rock or flashy alien technology? We're going to find out,  New Scientist 10 February 

Cocatoos know how to use a toolkit

Joel Kontinen 

Previous research has shown that cockatoos are better tool makers than chimps.

And there’s more. A recent paper on 18 palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) published in the journal Science Advances looks at the birds’ ability to make their own drumsticks and produce a rhythmic beat.

In contrast, chimps (that evolutionists hail as our cousins) can’t make music instruments.

Even crows beat chimps in intelligence and innovation, defying Darwinian expectations. By 

And Cockatoos can understand that they need to bring a two-piece “toolkit” to retrieve a cashew nut treat. 

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Wilson , Clare, 2023.   Cockatoos understand when a job requires a toolkit,  New Scientist 10 February, 

Mercury has a weird cloud of dust following it

Image courtesy of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith.

Joel Kontinen

Mercury has secrets.  It appears to share its orbit with a huge ring of dust millions of kilometres thick, and scientists aren’t sure how it got there.

The solar system is created, and we would not catch anything like it anywhere,

Researchers can not explain why the  sun’s gravity almost did not immediately pull in the debris.  

Source: 

Crane,  Leah, 2023.Weird dust ring orbits the sun alongside Mercury and we don't know why New Scietist. 8 February 

The dwarf planet Quaoar has a weird system of debris around it

 

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Joel Kontinen 

The universe of full of surprises. The dwarf planet planet Quaoar which is beyond Neptune in our solar system, appears to have a ring of debris around it that is much further out than was thought possible.

Now, every ring or orbiting moon observed has obeyed a limit put forward by astronomer Édouard Roche in 1848 The universe that relates to its distance from a parent body.  

If an object is below the Roche limit, Its parent body’s gravity rips apart the orbiting object into a collection of smaller chunks which eventually form a ring, like those seen around Saturn. Outside that limit, dust and debris should coalesce to form larger objects, such as moon.

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Wilkins , Alex, 2023. Dwarf planet Quaoar has a weirdly big ring of debris encircling it, New  Scientist. 8 February.  

Finding aliens in a cosmic that stays quiet

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Joel Kontinen

Researchers have found 8 possible alien 'technosignatures' detected around distant stars.  They have used a new machine-learning algorithm, and scientists have picked up eight extraterrestrial signals that seem to bear the hallmarks of technology. 

The research does not indicate that they have found proof of intelligent aliens,

If our world was made by Darwinian ways, who do not the vast universe also teem with life?

But they have not responded to Earth´s calls. "Maybe aliens are waiting for the exact right moment,  Aliens may be waiting until a cosmic version of "high noon" to send out all but two of the signals were determined to be due to interference.

Telescope to search for radio signals from 12 exoplanets whose transits were observable during a brief window in March 2018. In a new study, researchers hunted for technological signs of E.T. during the moments when exoplanets pass directly in front of their suns, from Earth's point of view. These exact moments could be the perfect chance for an alien world to beam out a signal to Earthlings in an attempt to make contact their signals to us, scientists have suggested.  

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Pappas, Stephanie. 2023.  8 possible alien 'technosignatures' detected around distant stars in new AI study. Live Science 2 February. 

How to have a healthy gut

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Joel Kontinen 

Our gut plays a major role in nutrition, so we should always have a healthy gut. 

The 5 ways you can improve the immune system through your diet by plants - obviously 30 species, eat rainbow trout and things like yoghourt and  and cheese, try to sleep at least 12-14 hours without eating and stay away from ultra- processed foods.

 Source:

 Spector, Tim. 2023.The food and drink that really can boost your immune system,  New Scientist 31 January

Blind fish spotted in China

 Image courtesy of Xu et al. 2023. 

Joel Kontinen 

Reserches  have found a blind fish in the dark waters of Chinese caves.  The fish is said to be some  10.5 to 14.6 centimetres long  or  4.1 and 5.7 inches. 

It was named Sinocyclocheilus longico.  They have lost ther eyesight in a process called regressive evolution, 

in which evolution goes backwards.  

Source:  

Baker , Harry, 2023, Unicorn-like blind fish discovered in dark waters deep in Chinese cave.  Live Science 8 January

The milky way is exceptional

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Joel Kontinen 

The Milky Way is exceptional. It was not formed by Darwinian processes.

 “Astronomers have known for several decades that the Milky Way is not a typical galaxy.” In a study in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society says that the “Milky Way is more massive than most galaxies imbedded in cold (low velocity dispersion) “walls” similar to ours. . , Over the last 40 years, surveys of the “nearby” universe have revealed that galaxies are not arranged randomly in space. Rather, they are mostly arranged in a foam-like structure with mostly empty “voids” outlined by “filaments” and “walls” or “sheets.” “

 

Source :

Gonzalez, Guillermo, 2023,  New Study: The Milky Way Is Exceptional.   Evolution News and Science Today 30 January