Tag: paleontology
Why Dickinsonia Was Most Probably Not an Ediacaran Animal
So, do high levels of cholesterol biomarkers really suggest an animal affinity of Dickinsonia?
Who Was John Elof Boodin and Why Does He Matter?
Boodin’s view that science and metaphysics could mutually inform one another was full of promise.
A Tendentious Appeal for Methodological Naturalism
Dawes and Smith say they’re simply describing (as a “matter of fact”) the history of science.
On German TV, an Interview with ID Proponent Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
The interview is very accessible to the non-scientist and, in my opinion, is one of the best discussions of the major issues in this debate I have ever heard.
Newly Identified Banded Iron Formation Puts Origins Theories on Horns of a Dilemma
Many claim the Cambrian explosion was triggered by a sudden global increase in oxygen levels.