Tag: Ethiopia
How Evolutionary Theory Confuses the Study of Human History: Case of the Stone Spheres
Any state of affairs that dates to eons ago can be referred to as “evolution” even when, as in this case, the facts imply the opposite.
China Leads the World in Retracted Science Papers
Seven of the Top Ten retraction hotspots are in China but India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia also make an appearance.
Fossil Friday: Homo rudolfensis, Another Contentious Homo
Considering the checkered history of grandiose claims and controversies in paleoanthropology, some caution may be wise.
Devolution Watch: Malaria Gnaws Off a Leg
The most frequently used diagnostic test kit checks for the presence in the patient’s blood of either of two similar malarial proteins, called pfhrp2 or pfhrp3.
A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution
Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence.