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pandas
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Does the Panda Argument Hurt the Case for Evolution?

Gould cannot have it both ways: either theology-laden arguments are legitimate within scientific discourse or not. Read More ›
Morganucodon
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Visitor’s Guide: At Nation’s Natural History Museum, Misinformation on Human Origins, and More

Mammalian fossil exhibits at the Smithsonian claim that humans and all mammals descended from the “first mammal," perhaps Morganucodon. Read More ›
rhino
Photo: Ceratotherium simum, by Byrdyak, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

What Do We Know about the Origin of Rhinos?

Although they are not the handsomest or most graceful creatures in the animal kingdom, the Rhinocerotoidea (superfamily) are a fascinating group for research. Read More ›
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Fossils

The abruptness seen in the Cambrian explosion can also be seen on smaller scales throughout the fossil record. Read More ›
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Peer-Reviewed Paper Cites Stephen Meyer to Critique Darwinian Evolution

"Many life forms with essentially new body types appeared quickly and without precursors in the Burgess Shale in Kicking Horse Valley in British Columbia." Read More ›
fairies
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Can Materialistic Models Accommodate the Scientific Data?

Would you believe someone who claimed that fairies and leprechauns were caught on video, but they are too small or too fast to be seen? Read More ›
Stephen Jay Gould
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Lukas Ruegger: Three Problems with Punctuated Equilibrium

By the time of his death, Stephen Jay Gould had come full circle, in effect, returning to traditional Darwinism. Read More ›
trilobite
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Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Fossils

The abruptness seen in the Cambrian explosion can also be seen on smaller scales throughout the fossil record. Read More ›
Taking Leave of Darwin
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Neil Thomas: Darwin, Aquinas, and the Origin of Life

Thomas and radio host Hank Hanegraaff discuss the fossil record’s challenge to Darwinism, Gould and Eldredge’s rescue attempt, and more. Read More ›
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human origins
Photo: Skull fragment, Homo erectus, by Commie cretan (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Eugenie Scott Gets Intelligent Design Backwards 

This punctuated, even saltational increase in hominid skull sizes over time continues to be recognized in the literature. Read More ›

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