A Christian Perspective of the Latest Hominid Fossil Find

I remember watching Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as a kid. One of my favorite characters was the German soldier, Wolfgang, played by Arte … more

Tolkien's Hobbits are humble beings, not much for calling attention to themselves. But the scientific version of these creatures is constantly grabbing headlines. In 2004, Australian and Indonesian … more

New Discovery Indicates Homo erectus Grew and Developed like an Ape, Not a Modern Human

Elvis Presley earned the nickname “Elvis the Pelvis” after his first appearance on the Ed Sullivan … more

New research confirms biological differences between H. floresiensis and modern humans

The way a person walks says a lot about them. For example, someone who is confident will usually walk erect and … more

New research raise questions about the identity of Homo floresiensis, or does it?

Anyone who has read or seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy knows that the noble creatures called hobbits played a … more

Does Palau Island Discovery Challenge the Status of Homo floresiensis?

My youngest daughter’s all-star cheer team was recently invited to perform during half-time at an LA Breakers game. The LA … more

Dental Anatomy Gives Important Clues on Hominid Growth and Development

For a little kid, losing teeth is a rite of passage. Each tooth that falls out (or gets unceremoniously yanked loose) serves as … more

Recent Fossil Find and Human Evolution

 Many people regard the hominid fossil record as compelling evidence for human evolution. These remarkable creatures presumably represent evolutionary … more

Recent Fossil Find and Human Evolution

Many people are convinced that human evolution is a fact. Often they will cite the existence of hominids in the fossil record as evidence for their … more

"Middle Earth" is not a real place. Humans, dwarves, elves, and hobbits never lived together. But in the fall of 2004, Australian and Indonesian paleoanthropologists stunned the archeological world … more

The arch in the small of your lower back is known as the “lumbar lordosis” and it plays an important role in allowing humans to stand upright and walk on two feet. If you’ve ever … more

Who am I? How do I fit into the grand scheme of things? These questions gnaw at someone going through an identity crisis.

Struggling with this type of uncertainty is unique to human experience. It's … more

Medical doctors say if you live long enough you'll probably get cancer. Cancer is one reason why none of us can live much beyond 120 years.1 How is it possible, then, that humans (before Noah) could … more

This discovery is just “the tip of [the] iceberg—one that could sink our current ideas about human evolution.”1  Science writer John Whitfield typifies the reaction of … more

You are what you eat. Paleoanthropologists from the United Kingdom and the United States recently used this principle to study the dietary habits of Neandertals and the earliest modern humans.1 By … more

Did man crawl his way into existence over millions of years? Or did he leap to two feet by supernatural design? Did humans emerge from amoebas or did a Creator intend for life to possess purpose, … more

In response to a widely publicized change in the Kansas standards for science education,1 Time magazine published a cover story touting human evolution. The August 23 (1999) issue reports … more

Week by week, month by month, as various science publications cross my desk, I see article after article on new findings about early man and his origins. The italics are intended to highlight the crux … more