Tag: Science Alert

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 21, 2025

Categories
Archaeology
Technology
Tagged
, Adam Brumm, artifacts, Asia, Australia, Australopithecines, Bruce Bower, Budianto Hakim, Flores, Flores man, Griffith University, hobbits, hominins, Homo erectus, Homo floresiensis, human body, human mind, Indonesia, Jakarta, National Research and Innovation Agency, Neanderthal art, Neanderthals, Science Alert, Science News, stone tools, technology, tools, Wallacea}

New Find: Stone Tools from 1 to 1.5 Million Years Ago

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 21, 2025

Archaeology, Technology

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The human body may have a history and human technology definitely has a history but the human mind does not. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 15, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, awareness, computers, decay, decisions, fungi, fungus colony, humans, intelligence, Japan, learning, machine cognition, machines, memory, metacognition, Michelle Starr, nature rights, neuroscience, panpsychism, Phanerochaete velutina, rescue dogs, Science Alert, slime molds, thinking, Tohoku University, transhumanism, Yu Fukasawa}

Intelligence Without a Brain? The Case of Fungi

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 15, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

We confuse the issue if we imply that the intelligence displayed by fungi is equivalent to that displayed by the humans who research them. Read More ›

Brain think phychology mind and maze concept idea, conceptual art, surreal 3d illustration, creative painting, graphic design

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
July 11, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Axel Cleeremans, brain, brain anomalies, computed tomography, consciousness, Fiona MacDonald, Max Muenke, Michael Egnor, mind, National Human Genome Research Institute, near-death experiences, neurons, Reuters, Science Alert, Science Daily, skull, The Immortal Mind, The Lancet, Thomas Kuhn, ventricular enlargement}

Life — A Normal Life, Mind You — Without a Brain

_{Denyse O’Leary
July 11, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

It’s hard to discuss these issues honestly because anomalies like the story of this French man tend to get buried or explained away. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blood, blood clotting, bone marrow, chickens, development, duck-billed platypuses, eggs, embryo, evolution, evolutionary interpretations, function, human embryo, immune cells, intelligent design, kidneys, liver, multitasker, Muzlifah Haniffa, organ functions, PNAS, Science (journal), Science Alert, toxins, vestigial structures, yolk sac}

Merry Christmas! No. 8 Story of 2023: Another “Vestigial” Organ Has “Absolutely Critical” Functions

_{Casey Luskin
December 25, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Unfortunately, despite the importance of this “absolutely critical” organ, some are still intent upon retaining evolutionary interpretations. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 16, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Africa, culture, evolution, fire, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo naledi, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, interbreeding, Journal of Human Evolution, last common ancestor, Middle Palaeolithic, Neanderthals, PLOS ONE, Portugal, Science Alert, stereotypes, stone tools, University of Trento}

Were Neanderthals and Humans the Same Species?

_{Casey Luskin
November 16, 2023

Archaeology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

5}

The evidence does not demonstrate that humans evolved from some kind of humanlike yet intellectually primitive precursor. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blood, blood clotting, bone marrow, chickens, development, duck-billed platypuses, eggs, embryo, evolution, evolutionary interpretations, function, human embryo, immune cells, intelligent design, kidneys, liver, multitasker, Muzlifah Haniffa, organ functions, PNAS, Science (journal), Science Alert, toxins, vestigial structures, yolk sac}

Another “Vestigial” Organ Turns Out to Have “Absolutely Critical” Functions: The Human Yolk Sac

_{Casey Luskin
September 25, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

4}

Unfortunately, despite the importance of this “absolutely critical” organ, some are still intent upon retaining evolutionary interpretations. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 21, 2023

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Andrew Knoll, animals, annelids, arthropods, Cambrian Explosion, Charles Darwin, Charnia, Cnidaria, Darwin's Doubt, Douglas Erwin, echinoderms, Ediacaran biota, fact check, flatworms, James Valentine, Mistaken Point, On the Origin of Species, paleontology, photosynthesis, precambrian fossils, Science Alert, seafloor, Sean B. Carroll, Stephen Meyer, sunlight}

Fact Check: No, Two Teens Did NOT “Accidentally Solve” Darwin’s Dilemma

_{Casey Luskin
September 21, 2023

Botany, Evolution, Paleontology

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"It looked like a fern. But as a budding geologist, [UK teenager Tina] Negus knew these 600 million year old rocks were too old to host such a plant." Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 11, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, convergent evolution, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian mechanism, dolphins, elephants, evolution, foresight, fur, genes, hairlessness, Human, humans, intelligent design, mammals, planning, Science Alert, selection pressure, University of Pittsburgh}

More Evolution by Devolution: Mammalian Hairlessness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 11, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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The mechanism of Darwinian evolution absolutely works — by breaking genes, when that provides a selective advantage, or turning them off. Read More ›

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Date
March 22, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, ammonia, atmosphere, Bloomberg, carbon dioxide, Cardiff University, earth, extremophiles, life, Mars, Mercury, microbes, MIT, phosphine, PNAS, researchers, Science Alert, Venus, Wales}

Why Researchers Focus on Possible Life on Venus

_{Science and Culture
March 22, 2022

Evolution, Physical Sciences

4}

Chemicals that we shouldn’t find unless they are produced by life forms are sparking interest in exploring Venus from both public and private sources. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
October 13, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, adulthood, aneurysm, Australia, carpal tunnel syndrome, cosmos, Darwin Devolves, devices, embryonic development, evolution, evolutionary processes, forearm, genes, gestation, human anatomy, Journal of Anatomy, Michael Behe, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, regulation, Science Alert, selection pressure, thrombosis}

Humans Evolving? Armed with the Evidence, the Story Breaks Down

_{Eric H. Anderson
October 13, 2020

Evolution

9}

Scientists in Australia have uncovered that more adults now possess a “median artery of the forearm,” contrasted with studies over the past two centuries. Read More ›