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The Soft Gap Theory: Evolution and the Bible Reconciled?
13+ min ago (600+ words) The long-age timescale for earth history is so dominant in our culture today that it is somewhat understandable that Christians, even those with a high view of Scripture, want to reconcile the Bible with long ages. One of the biggest…...
Kenyan footprints shed light on prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus
51+ min ago (675+ words) July 28 (Reuters) – Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the human evolutionary lineage that was the last of its kind, known…...
Dinosaurs died out within hours, new study suggests
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (369+ words) Published Jul 28, 2026 9:00 AM EDT According to new evidence published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, the answer may be the flash-cooked scenario. “We’re in the realm where we might be essentially killing off everything within that first hour…...
Sauropods in Katsuyama: Standing Beneath the Giants That Shook the Earth at Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (360+ words) A Skeleton Preserved as It Was Found A World First, and Fossils From Across Japan Also on view is Iniestapodus, a footprint fossil exhibited as a cast and, according to the organizers, displayed publicly for the first time anywhere in…...
âMesozoic Adventuresâ wrap up summer shows | Local News | carrollspaper.com
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (758+ words) Kade Hinners, 6, son of Spencer and Tasha Hinners of Carroll, suits up as prehistoric otodus megalodon shark in Toby Kid’s “Mesozoic Adventures” show. From left, Adley Healy, Archer Mescher and Willy Axman get to pet animatronic T rex following Toby…...
12 Unbelievable Dinosaur Facts That Will Challenge What You Know
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (978+ words) Dinosaurs have captivated the human imagination for centuries, ever since the first fossil hunters started unearthing enormous, mysterious bones from the earth. Most of us grew up with a pretty simple mental image: giant, slow, gray reptiles stomping through a…...
The discovery of footprints from a hominid that lived 1.4 million years ago by a Kenyan lake reveals it could reach 180 centimeters in height
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (521+ words) An international team of researchers has documented a set of fossilized footprints that offer an exceptional snapshot of the behavior of a group of ancient human relatives who inhabited the shores of a lake in northern Kenya. The recently published…...
Tomiyamichthys oriens sp. nov.
4+ hour, 59+ min ago (34+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Paratype of Tomiyamichthys oriens sp. nov., MZB 28903, female, 35.5 mm SL, off Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia. A. Fresh specimen; B. Preserved specimen. Kunto Wibowo et al., 2026...
How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
8+ hour, 2+ min ago (273+ words) When all we have left of dinosaurs is their fossilised bones, how do we know what they looked like on the outside? That's what nine-year-old Kara from London wanted to know. She joins our host Eloise and paleobiologist Neil Gostling…...
Dino Festival brings prehistoric creatures, hands-on science to Martinsville
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (173+ words) A life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex towered over visitors, costumed dinosaurs roamed the galleries, and children crowded around craft tables Friday and Saturday as Dino Festival transformed the Virginia Museum of Natural History into a celebration of prehistoric life. Virginia Tech…...