Real Lessons from Darwin

In "Darwin's Deadly Legacy," the author argues that evolution was the reason for the genocides and demicides of 20th century. Nothing can be further from the truth.Anyone who has actual understanding of evolution knows that evolution is based on mutation, and that differences...

Move Over Lucy, Ari Is the New Star of Bones

Revolutionary new information about the ancestry of humans has the iconic Lucy (Australopithcus afarensis) moved from centre stage with a more ancient skeleton named Ari(Ardipithecus ramidus)as the new star in the search for human origins. "The centerpiece of a treasure trove...

Skull Finds Challenge Theories Of Human Colonisation

New discoveries in Eurasia are challenging old beliefs that homo sapiens evolved solely on the African continent. Scientists have found a few 1.8 million years old skulls in Dmanisi, a medieval village near Tblisi in Georgia. The skulls are the oldest remains ever found...

Well, we're not Ninja turtles

Being a person who had a good few, and heated, debates about the "theory" of evolution - whether it is a scientific theory or just a theory - more evidence comes to light that we, humans, are just a bunch of mutants - as expected by yours truly."Each of us has at least 100...

The Appendix Is Useful After All

The appendix has long been considered a vestigial and useless organ, which only reminds us of its presence when it flares up and creates a life-threatning appendicitis. Darwin speculated that it was left behind by evolution when we evolved from plant-eaters into omnivores....

Domestic dog origins challenged - what about man?

"The suggestion that the domestic dog originated in East Asia has been challenged.The huge genetic diversity of dogs found in East Asia had led many scientists to conclude that domestication began there. But new research published in the journal PNAS shows the DNA of dogs in...