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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, archaeologists, Associated Press, Australia, bioRxiv, burial, cave art, chimpanzees, fire use, Germany, Griffith University, hominids, Homo naledi, human origins, intelligence, Kenya, Lee Berger, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, New York Times, Newsweek, paleontology, Phys.org, Rising Star Cave, Science News, skeletons, Spain, The Conversation, Wall Street Journal}

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023

Archaeology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 2, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Austria, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Gabon, Metazoa, multicellular organisms, paleontology, rocks, taxonomy, University of Poitiers}

Fossil Friday: How an Austrian Scientist Concocted a New Domain of Life called Gabonionta

_{Günter Bechly
June 2, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Is there any other evidence that this sensational discovery was nothing but hype? Sure there is. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 26, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, amber, amniotes, biological novelty, birds, Encyclopedia Britannica, evolution, feathers, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Francis Collins, Germany, homology, intelligent design, Karl Giberson, ontogeny, paleontology, scales, Stuttgart Natural History Museum, The Language of Science and Faith, theropod, theropod dinosaurs}

Fossil Friday: A Dinosaur Feather and an Overhyped New Study on the Origin of Feathers

_{Günter Bechly
May 26, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Feathers, which are the most complex integumental structures known in the animal kingdom, without doubt required coordinated changes in numerous genes. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 19, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran fauna, evolution, Evolution News, fossil record, genetic information, Graham Budd, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Nick Matzke, oxygen, paleobiology, paleontology, Precambrian, Professor Dave, scientific literature, Stephen Meyer}

FAQ: The Cambrian Explosion Is Real, and It Is a Problem for Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
May 19, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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An email correspondent who is friendly to intelligent design (ID) recently wrote us asking how to respond to common objections to ID arguments about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
May 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinism, explosions, Fossil Friday (series), history of life, nutrients, oxygen, paleobiology, paleontology, revolutions, saltations, Scotland, sharks, swimming, textbooks, Yale University}

Fossil Friday: The Devonian Nekton Revolution

_{Günter Bechly
May 12, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Such explosions and revolutions dominate the history of life, which was rather a series of abrupt saltations than the gradual change predicted by Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
May 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Charles Darwin, DNA, evolution, fossil record, geological time, Henry Gee, Niles Eldredge, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, phyla, punctuated equilibria, skeletons, Stephen Jay Gould, Top Scientific Problems with Evolution (series)}

When Catholics Argue for Intelligent Design

_{Ann Gauger
April 19, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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The evidence from science is clear, but with the discussion of philosophical questions, the necessity of a Creator becomes overwhelming. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
April 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Cosmology
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Aristotle, beauty, Bible, Christianity, consciousness, evolution, faith and science, God's Grandeur, human origins, intelligent design, intelligibility, paleontology, philosophers, randomness, scholars, soul, teleology, theistic evolutionists, theologians, theology, Thomas Aquinas, unguided evolution}

Revealing God’s Grandeur — Intelligent Design, Evolution, and the Teachings of the Catholic Church

_{Ann Gauger
April 17, 2023

Biology, Cosmology, Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The last few chapters deal with subjects that theistic evolutionists like to use against ID: Aristotle, Aquinas, and randomness. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 17, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Brazil, dragonflies, Early Cretaceous, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Jurassic, paleontology, predators, Upper Jurassic}

Fossil Friday: Abrupt Appearance of a Distinct Dragonfly Group

_{Günter Bechly
February 17, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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The fossil is almost complete, only the abdomen is missing and was likely bitten off by a predator. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
February 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, bats, Cretaceous Period, Darwinian theory, Early Eocene, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, North America, Pakistan, Paleocene, Paleogene, paleontology, phylogenetics, primates}

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origins of Treeshrews (Scandentia) and Colugos (Dermoptera)

_{Günter Bechly
February 3, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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Even as a paleontologist I admit that calling this a real scientific discipline seems like an insult to sciences like physics or chemistry or molecular biology. Read More ›