Tag: Africa

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 14, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, __featured1, Africa, bones, Brunhes chron, Brunhes–Matuyama reversal, China, David Hills, Facebook, femoral shaft, fossil record, fossils, hominins, Homo sapiens, human origins, Jaramillo chron, Jerry Coyne, Joao Zilhão, John Hawks, mandible, media, Morocco, New York Times, paleontology, teeth, tooth morphology, University of Lisbon, vertebrae, Why Evolution Is True}

Teeth, Jawbones, and Vertebrae Fuel Overblown Media Claims of a “Missing Link”

_{Casey Luskin
January 14, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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So we’re talking about fossils that are very humanlike, if not essentially completely human. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, bipedalism, bones, Clément Zanolli, competition, Djurab (desert), femur, fossil record, fossils, France, Franck Guy, Guillaume Daver, human origins, Jean-Jacques Jaeger, Jerry Coyne, Journal of Human Evolution, Michael Brunet, Nature (journal), New York University, paleoanthropology, Politics, Roberto Macchiarelli, Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Science Advances, Scott Williams, skull, The Guardian, Toumaï, University of Poitiers, War and Peace, Washington Post, Why Evolution Is True}

“Competition and Politics” Complicate Debate Over Sahelanthropus tchadensis

_{Casey Luskin
January 13, 2026

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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It seemed like lots of people wanted to forget about the femur, because years went by and nothing was published about the bone. Read More ›

A group of monkeys on a raft in a river, carrying bunches of bananas.

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Africa, Atlantic Ocean, biogeography, biological information, biology, Brandon McGuire, cosmic fine-tuning, Daily Dose of Wisdom, Denyse O’Leary, designing mind, evolution, fossils, information, materialist paradigm, materialists, mind, monkeys, multiverse, near-death experiences, New World, Old World, origin of life, origin of the universe, punctuated equilibrium, quantum fluctuation, South America, species, universe}

In Evolution, Explaining vs. Explaining Away: Rafting Monkeys and More

_{David Klinghoffer
November 13, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Says Casey Luskin, "If you're an evolutionist, you have a serious problem. Where do South American monkeys come from?" Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 11, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Africa, animals, atheists, cellular operations, Christie’s, codes, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, digital code, DNA, double helix, evolution, faith, Francis Crick, genes, genetic isolation, genetics, history, Human Zoos, humans beings, information, intelligence, intelligent design, intelligent designer, James D. Watson, John West, language, Maurice Wilkins, nihilism, Nobel Prize, Plato's Revenge, race, Racism, religion, Richard Dawkins, Richard Sternberg, sequence hypothesis, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, The Information Enigma, theism}

For Good or Evil: The Contradictory Legacy of James D. Watson

_{David Klinghoffer
November 11, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Let’s hope that whoever writes the future history of science will, like the bidder for that Nobel medal, be merciful to him. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
July 9, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Africa, Baylor University, Brian Thomas, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, faith and science, For a Greater Purpose, George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life, James Tour, Justice and Mercy Energy Services, NASA, Rice University, Robert J. Marks II, Texas A&M University, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, William A. Dembski, William Lane Craig}

Walter Bradley’s Wonderful Life — Scientist, Humanitarian, ID Proponent

_{John G. West
July 9, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Bradley changed many, many lives, and the world is a much better place because of him. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Africa, apes, Charles Darwin, common ancestry, East India Company, Erasmus Darwin, evolutionary theory, females, human races, humans, Java, Lord Monboddo, monkeys, orangutans, race science, racial disparities, Racism, special creation, species, speech, tails, The Descent of Man, travelers, women}

Monkey Men: The Fables That Inspired Evolutionary Theory

_{Daniel Witt
June 19, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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“For, that there are men with tails,” wrote Lord Monboddo, “…is a fact so well attested that I think it cannot be doubted.” Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 31, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Paleontology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, Africa, animal behavior, anthropology, antiquity, BBC News, Bronze Age, chimpanzees, Côte D’Ivoire, dehumanization, England, Homo sapiens, human mind, humans, Ice Age, Merlin, monkeys, polar bears, Stone Age, stone tools, Stonehenge, tools, vultures}

Science Writing Tries to Smash Human Exceptionalism

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 31, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Paleontology, Science Reporting

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Stone tool use among animals versus the Stone Age provides a useful illustration of the tendency. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 6, 2024

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Africa, apes, Bronx Zoo, conscience, Darwinian theory, Darwinism, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Eric Metaxas, Ernst Haeckel, evolution, evolutionary biology, Final Solution, human evolution, Human Zoos, John West, Judeo-Christian tradition, racists, Scandinavia, scientific racism, St. Louis World's Fair, The Descent of Man}

West, Metaxas: Face It, Darwinian Theory Is Itself Racist

_{David Klinghoffer
August 6, 2024

Bioethics, Evolution

4}

This malign record is no mere inexplicable aberration from an otherwise innocent scientific theory. The legacy is not a mistake. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 24, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Africa, biogeography, dinosaurs, Eurasia, Fossil Friday (series), Late Cretaceous, New World monkeys, North America, paleontology, Pangaea, rafting animals, seafaring, swimming, terrestrial animals}

Fossil Friday: Did Giant Dinosaurs Swim Across Oceans?

_{Günter Bechly
May 24, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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More rafting animals! Who cares about probability or empirical evidence, when a simple just-so-story can do the job? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 12, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Evolutionary Psychology
Faith & Science
Geophysics
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, Africa, ancestors, Ann Gauger, atmosphere, aurora, aurora borealis, beauty, Brian Miller, carbon, earth, electrons, Emily Sandico, evolutionary biology, geophysics, helium, hydrogen, iPhone, iron, Joe Biden, Judeo-Christian tradition, junk DNA, magnesium, magnetic field, magnetosphere, materialists, nitrogen, northern lights, oxygen, paleomagnetism, PhD, radiation, Seattle, solar system, South Africa, vortex, Wikipedia}

In Aurora Borealis, Scientific and Aesthetic Design Arguments Meet

_{Casey Luskin
May 12, 2024

Astronomy, Evolutionary Psychology, Faith & Science, Geophysics, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth

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You appreciate the aurora borealis or aurora australis because you were not created by strictly material evolutionary processes. Read More ›