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Science Problem of the Week

The Science Problem of the Week will be kept on line for not less than 1 week. After 12 problems have been posted, the person with the most correct answers will win a fabulous prize!

Last Round's Winners: CJ Lues and Gavin Donley

The 28th round of the Science Question of the Week Competition was won by CJ Lues and Gavin Donley, who correctly answered 11 out of 12 questions! Congratulations, CJ and Gavin!

Please note that this is the same pair who won the last round. In the history of the Science Problem of the Week contest, this is the first time the same two people won back-to-back rounds!

Now, on to the current competition. The prize for this round is the winner's choice of the following:

Ecosphere - Self-sustaining ecosystem Khet - The Laser Deflection Game Radio Controlled Airplane LiveWire - Bendable wire of light


Please note that you are allowed to do research to find the answer to this question, but you CANNOT post the question in a public forum in order to get the answer. A student reported two such instances recently. If this continues, we will stop doing the Science Question of the Week.

This is the SEVENTH problem that goes towards this prize.

A beekeeper is working with his honeybees, and one of them gets under his protective gear. The bee starts stinging him over and over again. He finally gets the bee out and returns it to the hive, knowing that it will be just fine.

Question:
What type of honeybee got under his protective gear?

This question will be replaced on or about November 30th.




If you can answer this question, please use the reply form below. Once again, the Science Question of the Week is for students of age 13 - 18 years. Your E-MAIL address must be supplied in the reply form below, or your answer will not count!

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Last Week's Question:
Recently, scientists reported finding soft muscle tissue in the remains of a salamander that was found in what were identified as lower Miocene rocks. According to the report, the soft tissue includes circulatory vessels that contain blood.

Question:
This finding is of particular importance to young-earth creationists. Why?

Answer:
This is of interest to young-earth creationists because lower Miocene rocks are supposed to be somewhere between 16 and 26 million years old. The salamander fossil is estimated to be 18 million years old. However, there is no known mechanism that would allow soft tissue to stay preserved so long in such a fossil. Instead, it indicates the fossil is probably significantly younger.

This find also helps bolster the claims of the group that found soft tissue in a Tyrannosaurus rex bone that was supposedly 65 million years old. That find was attacked by many who believe in an ancient earth because of its similar implications. This salamander soft tissue discovery shows that the Tyrannosaurus rex soft tissue discovery is most likely genuine. In fact, the abstract of the paper that details the salamander find says, “Our results provide unequivocal evidence that high-fidelity organic preservation of extremely labile tissues is not only feasible, but likely to be common.” [Maria McNamara, Patrick J. Orr, Stuart L. Kearns, Luis Alcalá,Pere Anadón, Enrique Peñalver-Molla, Organic preservation of fossil musculature with ultracellular detail, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, March 14, 2009 doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1378]

Last week's question was answered correctly by:
Lauren Muncher, Naila Avila, Timothy Daudelin, Brian Ellison, Mark, Judah Kreinbrook, Evangeline Han, Rachel Bicha, Caleb Wright, Joseph Updike, Patrick McCracken, Winter Broadhurst, Andrew, Brittany, Jon Mark Heinrich, Steven McCracken, Elisha Kossove, Marcus Hochstetler, Luke Warta, Jackson Gordon, Elizabeth Compere, David, Philip Dreste, Christina M, OIivia Elliott, Gavin Donley, Seth Berry, Tim Sleeper, Trisha Mallett, CJ Lues, Ryan Lavender, Keren Kanter, Jamie Tucker, Scott Mokris, Benjamin Koenig, Michael Koenig, and Ethan Tan.

Congratulations to all of you!