Human Evolution
There are only three ways to make an ape-man: 1) make an ape more human-like, 2) make a human more ape-like, or 3) fraudulently mix the two together. Homo naledi, a new fossil species discovered in a South African cave chamber, is another example of trying to make an ape more human-like.
Humans and Chimps Alike?
Determining the genetic basis for differences between humans and chimps does not explain the origin of those differences. We share not a common ancestor but a common Designer.
Who Were Cave Men?
Genetics has clearly established that Neanderthals and Denisovans were fully human. Any physical differences should be viewed as nothing more than variations that can occur within the human race descended from Adam and Eve.
Fossils of Cave Men
Human fossils —and their stone tools—are strikingly similar everywhere they are found in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene layers. These people had large brow ridges, small chins, and receding foreheads.
Evolving Intelligence
Evolutionary anthropologists believe mental abilities had to evolve. Yet they note large gaps in this archaeological record across which it is difficult to discern whether mental evolution was gradual or punctuated by leaps and losses.
Articles About Human Evolution
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In-Depth ArticleIs Homo floresiensis a Legitimate Human “Hobbit” Species?Aug. 19, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Indonesia’s Flores Island was probably populated not by a Lilliputian human species but just ordinary people including a person with Down syndrome.
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Aug. 14, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Uner Tan syndrome does not harbor the evolutionary “how” of human bipedality.
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In-Depth ArticlePlants for the “Prehistoric” PalateAug. 9, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Purportedly prehistoric people chose their veggies wisely even before they took up farming, archaeologists say.
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In-Depth ArticlePiecing Together Human History, One Adaptation at a TimeJuly 12, 2014 from Answers in Depth
In a new comprehensive review of humanity’s story, evolutionary anthropologists tell their tale of how hominins progressed up the evolutionary ladder.
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In-Depth ArticleDid Bugs Give Ancestral Primates a Bigger Brain?July 8, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Looking for bugs in all the right places bumped human brains up the evolutionary ladder, researchers say.
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In-Depth ArticlePiecing Together Neanderthals at Sima de los HuesosJuly 5, 2014 from Answers in Depth
The “mosaic” of traits in these people who left their fossilized remains in Ice Age sediment is consistent with the history found in God’s Word.
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In-Depth ArticleDoes a Paleo-Diet Hold the Evolutionary Key for Good Nutrition?July 3, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Do modern man’s diseases spring from a mismatch between today’s diet and prehistoric anatomy?
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In-Depth ArticleDid Humans Evolve Big Brains by Evolving Weak Muscles?June 5, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Are weak muscles the price humans paid for evolving bigger better brains?
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In-Depth ArticleGenetic Roots of Tooth Enamel Reveal Distinctive DesignMay 27, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Do the genetic roots of primate tooth enamel track humanity’s evolutionary roots?
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Review: Your Inner ReptileApril 19, 2014 from Countering the Culture
The stars of the program were a group of reptiles that supposedly evolved into mammals, and the supporting cast consisted of baby opossums that gave their lives for the cause.
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Cosmos Review: “Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still”April 15, 2014 from Countering the Culture
What we read in God’s Word even helps us understand what we see in God’s world—including most of the scientific principles taught in this episode.
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Review: Your Inner FishApril 12, 2014 from Countering the Culture
Your Inner Fish, hosted on PBS by fish paleontologist Neil Shubin, blends fishy fables with embryology, genetics, and human anatomy.
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In-Depth ArticleAncient Footprints Place Humans in England Early in the Ice AgeFeb. 18, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Did human feet in ancient time walk upon England’s river shore?
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Do Even-tempered Empathetic Bonobos Reflect Human Evolutionary History?Oct. 24, 2013 from News to Know
Are empathetic bonobos our evolutionary soul-mates?
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Did Our Ancestors Evolve Into Humans Feet First?Oct. 21, 2013 from News to Know
Belief that bipedal locomotion was the key to human evolution gets flipped on its hands.
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Monogamy: Is It Rooted in an Evolutionary Past?Aug. 5, 2013 from News to Know
Monogamous relationships are relatively rare among mammals. But is human monogamy God’s idea, or merely an evolutionary byproduct?
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Research PaperWar or Peace? The Evolutionary History of Human NatureAug. 1, 2013 from News to Know
A study by anthropologists with a different version of mankind’s evolutionary history threatens to return them to the arena to settle their differences.
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Tie of Human Pregnancy to Bipedality Becomes ExtinctSept. 22, 2012 from News to Know
Convenient evolutionary answer tying human pregnancy to bipedality becomes extinct.
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Did the Altruistic "Snuggle for Survival" Help Humans Evolve?June 30, 2012 from News to Know
From the first cells to humans, the evolution of life has been a “snuggle for survival,” says Harvard professor Martin Nowak.
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Sweet ToothJune 16, 2012 from News to Know
“We have evolved to need coercion,” says Harvard biologist.
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Complexity of Nazca Lines Defies Evolutionary AssumptionsApril 30, 2012
If you’ve heard of these geoglyphs, you know they’re quite the mystery to archaeologists and most other experts. Discovered by accident from an airplane in 1927, their purpose remains a conundrum.
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Paleoanthropologists Debate Identity of the DeerslayersMarch 24, 2012 from News to Know
Scientists still debate the identity of these bones after 20 years.
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Evidence For Continuing Human Evolution Arguably IrrelevantOct. 8, 2011 from News to Know
Big deal over small, arguably irrelevant changes
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