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Miocene ape Oreopithecus bambolii
Photo: Miocene ape Oreopithecus bambolii, by Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Scientists Conclude: Human Origins Research Is a Big Mess

Considering the number of fossils attributed to the human lineage, an absence of such fossils for the great African ape lineages raises an obvious suspicion. 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.

Study: Hands of “Ardi” Indicate a Chimp-like Tree-Dweller and Knuckle-Walker

Initially, Ardi was widely called the “oldest human ancestor,” due to its supposed skeletal traits that indicated an early bipedal (upright walking) species. Read More ›
Toumaï
Photo: Toumaï skull, by Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Newly Published Analysis Refutes Claims that Sahelanthropus tchadensis Was Human Ancestor

What happened to the femur? Did the original discoverers hold on to the bones to stonewall an analysis with a conclusion they didn’t like? Read More ›
homo erectus
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Photo: Skull fragment, Homo erectus, by Commie cretan (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Misconceptions about Misconceptions: Examining a Citation of My Work

The citation is to one of my earliest writings on the topic of human origins, an article I published in an old ID journal. Read More ›
Earthrise
Photo: Earthrise, by Bill Anders, Apollo 8, via NASA.

Sewell: Top Five Evidences for Intelligent Design

Mathematician Granville Sewell describes how atheists often argue that scientists cannot appeal to design since they cannot explain the origin of the designer. Read More ›
Valley_of_Desolation_-_South_Africa_(2417725127)
Photo: Valley of Desolation, by South African Tourism from South Africa, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Casey Luskin Tells All About His South African Adventures

Dr. Luskin discusses game parks, museums, fossil sites, and his PhD, including evidence that parts of Africa and Western Australia used to be connected. Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin, by Brian Gage.

Revealed: The Mystery Scientist Who Will Speak at Our Dallas Conference, February 20

If you’re like me, you’re not good with patience — so I can finally deliver some relief. Read More ›
Dallas-Conference
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Torment: Mystery Scientist at the Dallas Conference — I’ll Tell You Later

You’ll just have to learn to be patient and find out when I’m ready to tell you. I think it will be worth the wait. Read More ›
Piltdown Man
Image: Examining Piltdown Man, by John Cooke, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

As Science Frauds Go, Haeckel Beats Piltdown Man

Piltdown Man is a historical curiosity. Haeckel continues to resound in our minds today. Read More ›
bonobo
bonobo
A bonobo at the San Diego Zoo, by Mike Richey / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/).

Using Bonobos to Bash Human Exceptionalism

As podcaster Scott Adams would say, there is simply no “payday” for these people in recognizing what makes us, as humans, unique. Read More ›

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