Fossil Feather Colors Paint Recent Creation Picture

But organic molecules like pigments, and especially proteins, shouldn't be there if the specimen is older than a million years. These results challenge the "millions of years" date assigned to this fossil. More...

New Fossil Book Won't Showcase Obvious Catastrophe

Horses and fish don't usually hang out together, but apparently they died together. How did they end up in the same fossil bed? More...

Bewildering Pseudogene Functions Both Forwards and Backwards

As scientists begin to unravel the complexity of the genome, they are discovering that pseudogenes are not so "pseudo" after all. More...

Follow the Eunotosaurus: An Evolutionary Shell Game?

Eunotosaurus already had the organization of leg and breathing muscles unique to turtles, inferred by muscle attachment points seen on its fossilized bones. More...

Outlandish Claims for Missing 'Continent'

Scientists are now making claims of a missing continent lurking deep beneath—not the Atlantic, but—the Indian Ocean. More...

The Moon's Latest Magnetic Mysteries

Secular scientists face a grave challenge in reconciling the moon's magnetic signatures with billion-year age assignments. More...

People Not Quite as Clever Anymore

The declining reaction times and diminishing IQ data are consistent with what the authors called "dysgenic trends"—downward-trending intelligence genes. More...