Tag: Nature Ecology and Evolution
Study Finds Life’s Origin “Required a Surprisingly Short Interval of Geologic Time”
It’s certainly not impossible that life was already present on Earth at 4.2 Ga. And if it were true it would have intriguing implications.
Does the Scientific Evidence Support Evolutionary Models of Human Origins?
The fossil record shows a break between the australopithecines, supposedly directly ancestral to our genus, and the first humanlike members of the genus.
Lessons from the Evangelical Debate About Adam and Eve
The standard evolutionary account of human origins holds that our population has always been in the thousands and humanity did not descend from an initial pair.
Helpful Devolutionary Mutations Are Rapid and Unavoidable: Paper Reinforces Darwin Devolves
There is simply no way for any unguided, unintelligent account of the unfolding of life to avoid the bane of helpful degradative mutations.
On the Evolutionary Origin of New Genes, Stephen Meyer Is Vindicated Again
Most studies simply infer or invent some story about the evolution of a gene without any experimental tests.