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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 9, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, intelligent design, marine invertebrates, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, saltation, species, vertebrates}

Fossil Friday: Chronospecies, a Sinking Ship

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February 9, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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The concept of chronospecies in paleontology was introduced by George (1956) for the naming of successive species in a single evolving lineage. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 7, 2024

Categories
Arts
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, archeology, baboons, beavers, Darwinian theory, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, hominins, human origins, humans, Neanderthals, paleontologists, primates, rocks}

Human Origins and the Beginning of Art

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 7, 2024

Arts, Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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There is now evidence of something like artwork among several ancient human types, not just Neanderthals. Thus, an academic controversy has arisen. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 6, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Linguistics
Paleontology
Tagged
, burial, death, Emory University, Europe, genetic admixture, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, invertebrates, life, life after death, Neanderthals, octopuses, Psychology Today, religion}

Were Neanderthals Religious?

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 6, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Linguistics, Paleontology

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We can’t poll long-dead Neanderthals on life, death, and the hereafter but the evidence we’ve dug up suggests they were thinking about that kind of thing. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 2, 2024

Categories
Anatomy
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, antibiotics, behavior, cave art, Fossil Friday (series), gene pool, genetic admixture, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human nature, human uniqueness, jewelry, Neanderthals, ochre, seafood, Svante Pääbo, Thomas Huxley, University of Toronto}

Fossil Friday: New Evidence for the Human Nature of Neanderthals

_{Günter Bechly
February 2, 2024

Anatomy, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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What is at stake is not just some esoteric species problem in the ivory tower, but the very question of human nature and human uniqueness. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 26, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, common descent, Darwinian evolution, entomology, Evolution News, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, insects, morphology, Neo-Darwinism, Paleocene, paleoentomology, paleontology, phylogeny, stem group, stratigraphy, systematics, Tree of Life}

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Insectivore Mammals

_{Günter Bechly
January 26, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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We can conclude that Eulipotyphla appeared abruptly in the Paleocene about 66-61.7 million years ago. Read More ›

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Author
Titus Kennedy

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Faith & Science
Paleontology
Tagged
, artifacts, Bible, Christianity, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, events, history, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, New Testament}

Dallas Conference: Archaeology and the Life of Jesus

_{Titus Kennedy
January 19, 2024

Archaeology, Faith & Science, Paleontology

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My presentation will explore archaeological discoveries illuminating a major event in the life of Jesus — his trial in Jerusalem. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 19, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Australopithecines, Australopithecus, brain, East Africa, empirical evidence, Fossil Friday (series), Homo erectus, Homo habilis, human brain, humans, Journal of Human Evolution, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, morphology, neuroanatomy, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania}

Fossil Friday: New Research Questions the Human Nature of Homo habilis

_{Günter Bechly
January 19, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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A consensus is scientifically worthless when it is driven by worldview bias and peer pressure rather than by an unbiased inference to the best explanation. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 18, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Metascience
Paleontology
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, abortions, data integrity, Discovery Institute, disinformation, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), evolutionary biologists, fertility, Harvard University, mental health, Mind Matters, peer review, perverse incentives, pregnancy, pro-life, Retraction Crisis, Robert J. Marks II, Walter Bradley Center}

Peer Review May Be Beyond Reform

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 18, 2024

Bioethics, Metascience, Paleontology, Scientific Trustworthiness

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Harvard is going to have quite a job convincing the world that it is still serious about reality-based thinking, never mind peer review. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, bioRxiv, Bryozoa, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, Metazoa, ontogeny, paleontology, Porifera, sponges, Stephen Meyer}

Fossil Friday: Update on Cambrian Bryozoans

_{Günter Bechly
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The authors emphasize that “the origin of the bryozoans remains a mystery” but explicitly confirm the reality of the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 8, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, adults, cave art, charcoal, children, footprints, human development, human mind, human origins, human technology, Ice Age, Italy, Russia, Stone Age, stone tools}

Childhood in the Ice Age — What Was It Like?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 8, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Having reached a point now known as the “Sala dei Misteri,” they left signatures of their time there. Read More ›