Where Did All the Fossil People Go?
Christian Ryan
The fossil record refers to the collection of preserved remains, traces, and imprints of past life forms found…
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They’re Not Dire Wolves
Todd Wood
They’re not dire wolves. Not even close. Time magazine has a cover story this week on Colossal Biosciences’ latest research progress…
Did Fossil Grove Grow in Place?
Trees usually fall over and rot when they die. It makes sense, then, that we find most fossil…
A Biblical History of Sea Cows
Chad Arment
The living sea cows of the order Sirenia, three recognized species of manatees (Trichechus) and one species of…
Does Lucy Prove Evolution?
Last year was the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the Lucy skeleton, and Paul Garner and I…
Stromatolites: Microbial Marvels of the Sea
If you travel to Australia, you probably expect to encounter kangaroos, boomerangs, and didgeridoos. If you like natural…
Brain Size Isn’t Everything, pt 2: Cranial Capacity Isn’t the Whole Story
In 2017, I published a graph with the cranial capacity of hominins over conventional time. I’ve seen this graph again…
Brain Size Isn’t Everything, pt 1: Bucking the Trend
There’s a famous diagram going around that purportedly demonstrates continuous human evolution from nonhuman ancestors. It apparently was…
Fossil Whoops: The Jurassic Beaver
Most young-earth creationist scientists accept that there is a predictable order to the fossil record. However, some creationists…
Platypuses and Echidnas: Monotremes Before & After the Flood
The platypus and echidna are the only mammals to lay eggs. Because of this, scientists place them into…
Hannah Klein
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