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Ahlberg footprints
Crete
Photo: Trachilos footprints, by Andrzej Boczarowski, via Uppsala University.

Fossil Footprints from Crete Deepen Controversy on Human Origins

It looks like 2017 could become some kind of genuine annus horribilis for the established scientific consensus on human evolution. Read More ›
Ardipithecus ramidus
Photo: Ardipithecus ramidus, by Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

On Human Origins, the Need for Theory Evaluation

There are conflicting evidences, a lack of details, opposing hypotheses held with great confidence, and a wide range of explanatory mechanisms that are routinely used as needed. Read More ›
Australopithecus
Photo: Australopithecus afarensis, model, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, by Tim Evanson via Flickr.

The Human-Ape “Missing Link” — Still Missing

Research into human origins, we mean the entire field, is a mess. Read More ›
Fire use
fire
Photo source: Discovery Institute.

On Human Fire Use, Anthropologists Miss the Point

You'd likely predict: This will largely be about the timing of our primordial fire use. There will be comparisons with chimps. Read More ›
Jebel Irhoud
human origins
Photo: Jebel Irhoud, © Shannon McPherron, MPI EVA Leipzig (License: CC-BY-SA 2.0).

Another Day, Another “Rewrite” on Human Origins

Given evolutionary presuppositions, the direction of research and learning is not from lesser to greater clarity, but just the opposite. Read More ›
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Watch as Jonathan Wells Presents Zombie Science at National Book Launch

In his new book, Jonathan Wells asks a simple question: If the icons of evolution were just innocent textbook errors, why do so many of them still persist? Read More ›
Graecopithecus freybergi
Photo: Lower jaw, Graecopithecus freybergi, by Wolfgang Gerber, University of Tübingen, via Science Daily.

Latest Gallup Polling on Evolution Fails to Enlighten

Trifling evidence and momentous conclusions. That is evolution in a nutshell. Read More ›
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Jonathan Wells, Author of Zombie Science: Fossil Finds Only Confuse Human Origins

The day’s science headlines include a sensational announcement that our ancestors separated from apes not in Africa as previously thought, but in Eastern Europe. Read More ›
Homo_naledi_tibia (1)
Photo credit: Lee Roger Berger research team (http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09560) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Latest Homo naledi Bones Are Younger than Expected

In 1982, paleontologists Niles Eldredge and Ian Tattersall noted that it is a “myth that the evolutionary histories of living beings are essentially a matter of discovery.” Read More ›
Homo naledi foot
Homo naledi
Photo: Foot, Homo naledi, by Lee Roger Berger research team (http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09560) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Disappointment! Homo naledi Is Younger than Previously Thought

Some scientists hoped that H. naledi would prove to be the fossil to bridge an evolutionary gap. Read More ›

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