Life on Europa: The dream never dies, and never grows up either
In “Europa Plus Water Does Not Equal Life” (November 18, 2011), Creation-Evolution Headlines reports on pop science media coverage around NASA’s recent claim that “Europa, the icy moon of Jupiter, may have large lakes of liquid water under its icy shell, closer to the surface than the deep ocean long believed to exist miles down.” CEH’s emphasis here is surely right. The announcement itself is not spectacular. It’s been widely believed for some years now that there is water on Europa. So what’s really interesting to watch is what pop science media does with the story: Every source made the biological connection, some with reckless abandon, some with caution. PhysOrg blazed it in the headline, “Scientists find evidence for ‘great Read More ›