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Scientific Findings Can Be Counterintuitive

March 28, 2013

Here are examples of recent claims in science that seem to contradict what some would consider intuitively obvious. They should be kept in mind when evaluating other scientific truisms, like evolution.

Darwin and Evolution

The Ediacaran Era May Be a Flawed Concept

March 26, 2013

Before humans arrived, no strata came with "Ediacaran" stamped on them. Does this human-invented name have any real meaning? Does it tell time?

Birds

Evolution Is Not Just Change or Similarity

March 23, 2013

Many scientific findings get labeled with "evolution" even though neo-Darwinism has nothing to do with them.

Darwin and Evolution

Paleofantasy Runs Amok

March 13, 2013

Early-man researchers continue to weave fantastical tales on flimsy evidence.

Amazing Facts

Arctic Camel Found

March 10, 2013

Fossils from a large species of camel living in Canada's high arctic contain soft tissue.

Birds

This "Evolution" Is Not Darwinian

February 23, 2013

Some things in nature get attributed to Darwinian evolution, but might be better seen as manifestations of design or other alternative, non-Darwinian mechanisms.

Dating Methods

Intact Biomolecules Claimed to Be 350 Million Years Old

February 22, 2013

The oldest recovered biomolecules have been found in crinoid fossils – but are they really that old?

Darwin and Evolution

California Whale Fossils: Transitional Forms?

February 18, 2013

Several fossil whale parts found in a southern California canyon are being called transitional forms in whale evolution.

Darwin and Evolution

Divining Darwin's Tree Is a Never-Ending Task

February 15, 2013

Some scientific papers brag that Darwin's universal tree of life is coming into sharper focus, but as the data increase, so do the problems.

Bible and Theology

Monkey Luv: It's All Chemicals

February 14, 2013

The latest "shed light on evolution" story will ruin your Valentine's Day.

Darwin and Evolution

Meet Your Evolutionary Propagandists

February 11, 2013

The science media are calling us to "meet our earliest mammal ancestor" but is this based on evidence or hype?

Darwin and Evolution

Evaluating the Chicxulub Impact Dinosaur Extinction Hypothesis

February 10, 2013

Science Magazine claimed the Mexican crater named Chicxulub is the smoking gun of the dinosaurs' demise, and the media fell in line. Are there reasons to doubt the story?

Darwin and Evolution

Paleoanthropologist Exposes Shoddiness of "Early Man" Research

February 6, 2013

Many paleoanthropologists are bent on self-promotion, and the field lacks ability to regulate itself, a veteran researcher complains.

Darwin and Evolution

With Caveman Science, The Dream Is Alive

January 30, 2013

It's difficult to believe any other vaunted science than cosmology would be so rife with fact-free speculation. Well, maybe paleoanthropology, too.

Birds

New Feathered Fossil, But Not Simple Evolution

January 26, 2013

You would think evolutionists would celebrate this new "feathered dinosaur" instead of furrowing their brows.

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