Evolution news archive

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Evolution news archive is used to list older newsworthy items related to Evolutionism (the belief in evolution). Use current news and recent evolution news to post news that occurred within the last 12 months.

• Australopithecus Was a Well-Adapted Tree Climber New research has confirmed that an extinct type of ape called Australopithecus afarensis was a well-adapted tree climber. ICR Daily Science Updates, November 12, 2012.
• New African Fossil Confirms Early Human Variations Three new human-like fossils from Africa have given evolutionists another opportunity to reiterate their confusing philosophy, but the data don't match their story very well. ICR Daily Science Updates, August 13, 2012.
• A. sediba: Another Human "Ancestor" Bites the Dust Bark Nature reports that the creatures had a very notable characteristic in common with chimps, not humans. Evolution News and Views, June 29, 2012.
• Evolution to fall in 2012? trends suggest Americans rejecting Darwin's theory. WorldNetDaily, June 5th, 2012.
• Dinosaur feather evolution trapped in Canadian amber Samples of amber in western Canada containing feathers from dinosaurs and birds have yielded the most complete story of feather evolution ever seen. BBC News, September 15, 2011.
• Hominid fossils may shake up the human family tree Anthropologists say two Australopithecus sediba specimens have a curious mix of primitive and modern features that could indicate the species was a direct ancestor of modern humans. Los Angeles Times, September 08, 2011.
• Australia edges ahead of SA in oldest fossil showdown Dated at 3.4 billion years old, chemotrophic bacteria could have the oldest dates assigned so far. Daily Maverick, August 22, 2011.
• 'Question Evolution' campaign gains new ally The Traditional Values Coalition joins forces with Creation Ministries International to encourage students to question the evolutionary dogma that they hear in school. Conservative News and Views August 20, 2011.
• First life: The search for the first replicator Life must have begun with a simple molecule that could reproduce itself – and now we think we know how to make one. New Scientist, August, 15 2011.
• Sex, the Queen of Problems in Evolutionary Biology Two articles were published in the popular science media offering two different (but completely contradicting) accounts of the evolutionary origin of sexual reproduction. Evolution News and Views, July 13, 2011.
• Less Mutations Means More Time New studies of germline mutations reveal a rate 20 fold lower than predicted. Evolution News & Views, July 6, 2011.
• Michael Denton on the Collapse of the Darwinian Paradigm and the Coming Revolution Video interview with evolutionist Michael Denton. Evolution News and Views, July 3, 2011.
• Question Evolution. That is what Creation Ministries International wants students and laypeople to do. So they are organizing a grass-roots campaign for that purpose. Conservative News and Views. Published on May 4, 2011.
• New Hominid Species Not A Missing Link, Scientists Say Doubt over claims that we descended from new species and disagreement about how close a cousin it was. Inside Science News Service Apr 8, 2010.
• "Key" Human Ancestor Found: Fossils Link Apes, First Humans? Australopithecus sediba had human-like face and could walk well upright but was apelike in other ways. National Geographic News, April 8, 2010.
• Fossil Skeletons May Be Human Ancestor Newly discovered australopithecine discovered in a cave in Africa. LiveScience, April 8 2010.
• A troubled Darwin: Creation is more about the man than his controversial theory New movie chronicles Darwin's loss of faith. World magazine, February 13, 2010.
• Fossil hailed as Man's ancestor is 'not even close relative' The fossilized lemur Darwinius masillae is not an ancestor of man and, even by evolutionary paradigms, appears to have left no modern descendants. The Times (London, UK). Oct 23, 2009.
• Appendix May Be Useful Organ After All Once thought to be an evolution vestige, is now known to possess critical funtions. AOL News. Aug 24 2009.
• Evolution Coverage Improves, Review Finds US public school's science standards cover evolution more extensively than they did nearly a decade ago. Education Week. August 12, 2009.
• Darwin on a Godless Creation: "It's like confessing to a murder" Darwin's heretical theories meant the end of his belief in creation by God. Scientific American. February 12, 2009
• Happy Darwin Day? Jonathan Wells comments on the international campaign that is now under way to declare Feb 12th Darwin Day. The Washington Times. February 12, 2009
• Seven signs of evolution in action Darwin's 200th birthday is honored by illustrating classic examples of variation within a kind (microevolution), which remains the only evidence to support Darwin's theory of macroevolution. MSNBC. Feb. 11, 2009.
• Vatican buries the hatchet with Charles Darwin declaring that Darwin’s theory of evolution was compatible with Christian faith. The Times February 11, 2009
• Seven signs of evolution in action Darwin's 200th birthday is honored by illustrating classic examples of variation within a kind (microevolution), which remains the only evidence to support Darwin's theory of macroevolution. MSNBC. Feb. 11, 2009.
• Still clueless about origin of life A study of over 60 relevant research papers in the fields of genetics, astrobiology, and space science concludes that science has no clue about how life began. Nature. December, 23 2008.
• 'Dinosaur Dance Floor' Uncovered in Utah. Paleontologists discover dense dinosaur trackway with more than 1000 tracks in region once thought to be desert. AP. October 20, 2008.
• The Altenberg 16: Will the Real Theory of Evolution Please Stand Up? Conference in Altenberg, Australia with leading evolutionary scientists who have doubts about Darwinism re-evaluates the core claims of neo-Darwinism. by Suzan Mazur. Scoop Independent News. 6 July 2008
• Altenberg: The Woodstock of Evolution? Sixteen scientists gather in Altenberg, Australia, to propose a "new" theory of evolution. Among other things, many of these scientists question the role of natural selection in long-term changes in species. Scoop.com March 4, 2008.
• Placental Mammals Climb a New Tree. Recent analysis of shrewlike fossil pushes mammalian evolution forward millions of years. ScienceNOW Daily News. June 20, 2007.
• In Startling Advance, Study Identifies Dinosaur Protein Findings offered as new evidence for dino-bird evolution. New York Times. April 13, 2007
• God’s Numbers The latest Newsweek poll shows that 91 percent of American adults surveyed believe in God—and nearly half reject the theory of evolution. Newsweek, April 9 2007 issue
• The Teflon Naturalist Chuck Colson comments on Social Darwinism. Christian Post, Apr. 01 2007
• Man's earliest direct ancestors looked more apelike than previously believed "Dr. Leakey produced a biased reconstruction based on erroneous preconceived expectations of early human appearance that violated principles of craniofacial development." EurekAlert, March 24, 2007
• Ducking Darwin Columnist admits that evolutionism undermines the basis for morality. WorldNetDaily February 26, 2007
• The Gospel According to Darwin John G. West examines agitation for observance of February 12 as Darwin Day. National Review Online February 12, 2007
• New documentary links Darwin, Hitler shows Darwin's theories used to justify his genocidal policy and his war of conquest. WorldNetDaily February 12, 2007
• 'Who's Who' list challenging Darwin grows 100 more of the world's top scientists express skepticism of theory. WorldNetDaily. February 11, 2007
• Poor Darwin's false religion Pat Boone describes evolution as a religion. Part two of two. WorldNetDaily Feb 03, 2007
• Churches gear up for Evolution Sunday. "Hundreds of churches across the globe will mark Evolution Sunday Feb. 11 with sermons and educational events. The Cushing Daily Citizen Feb 02, 2007
• Charles Darwin's unfunny joke Pat Boone comments on the absurdity of evolution. Part one of two. WorldNetDaily Jan 27, 2007
• Congressional Investigation Confirms Discrimination against Smithsonian Scientist Critical of Darwinian Evolution The demotion of a well-published evolutionary biologist has been found to be religiously and politically motivated. Discovery Institute. December 18, 2006.
• Why doesn't America believe in evolution? Growing proportion of America thinks that we did not descend from an ancestral ape. New Scientist. August 19, 2006.
• Earliest hominid: Not a hominid at all? The earliest known hominid fossil is actually some kind of ape. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. June 19, 2006

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