07Nov 2025 by Post

“First Multi-Purpose ‘Swiss Army Knives’ Made by Hominins”

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The tools date from about 2.75 through 2.44 million years ago (Pliocene). They underwent little change over the years, despite the changing environment. Source
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03Oct 2025 by Post

Skulls from China Said to Push Origin of Homo sapiens Back to 1 Million Years 

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How many times have we been told that some new paleoanthropological find is “rewriting the story of human evolution”? Source
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03Sep 2025 by Post

Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Source
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20Aug 2025 by Post

Smithsonian Denigrates by Race, Including the Human Race

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I have not yet heard that the Trump Administration is looking at what the NMNH says about human origins. But reforming the Smithsonian requites it. Source
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12Aug 2025 by Post

Casey Luskin Calls on the Smithsonian to Get It Right on Human Origins

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The Smithsonian Institution has recently been called out by the Trump Administration for pushing “one-sided, divisive political narratives.” Source
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26Jul 2025 by Post

Investigation of Ancient Burials Yields Surprises

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Archaeologists are reporting on a group culture around death from 100,000 years ago, maybe involving both Neanderthals and modern humans. Source
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07Jul 2025 by Post

Scopes Revisited: An Interview with Historian Jefrey Breshears

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Promoted as a battle royale between science and religion — evolutionary theory versus biblical creation — in its actual content the trial was underwhelming. Source
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30Jun 2025 by Post

On Human-Chimp Genetic Differences, the Critics Misstate My Arguments 

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Evolution defenders generally accept the new evidence showing that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different but downplay the new number. Source
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26Jun 2025 by Post

Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter? 

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One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic. Source
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