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270 million Years Old Trilobite fossil, Burgess Shale, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
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On the Cambrian Explosion, Keith Miller’s BioLogos White Paper Falls Short

The theistic evolutionary group BioLogos has compiled a mixed record in analyzing the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
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Image: Studying the Piltdown skull, by John Cooke [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

What the Piltdown Hoax Tells Us, 104 Years Later

A curious anniversary falls this weekend. Read More ›

Why Similarities Do Not Prove the Absence of Design

A future paleontologist would be puzzled by the huge differences between the bicycle and motor vehicle phyla, or between the boat and airplane phyla. Read More ›

Why Fossils Cannot Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution

There are three fundamental problems with all examples of inferring Darwinian evolution on the basis of fossil evidence. Read More ›

On Whale Origins, Evolutionary Biologist Goes After Dentist While Hiding Behind Family Doctor

Why not grapple with a fellow evolutionary biologist, like Richard Sternberg? Read More ›

To Build New Animals, No New Genetic Information Needed? More in Reply in Charles Marshall

To rebut the central argument of Darwin's Doubt, Marshall must deny (or push from view) what we know about what new forms of animal life require as a condition of their existence. Read More ›
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis is an extinct species of the hominid dated to about 7 million years ago
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
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The Fragmented Fossil Record of Early Hominins

Let's examine some of the main early hominin fossils and the debates surrounding them. Read More ›
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Scientist pick up trilobite fossil find from ground
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Alas, Precambrian Microfossils Are Not the Solution to Darwin’s Dilemma

"Ever since Darwin there has been a disturbing void, both paleontological and psychological, at the base of the Phanerozoic eon." Read More ›

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