The wide range of evidence of common descent of living things strongly indicates the occurrence of evolution and provides a wealth of information on the natural processes by which the variety of life on Earth developed. This evidence supports the modern evolutionary synthesis, which is the scientific theory that explains how life changes over time. Fossils are important for estimating when various lineages developed. As fossilization is an uncommon occurrence, usually requiring hard body part...

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In biology, evolution is change in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one generation to the next. Though changes produced in any one generation are normally small, differences accumulate with each generation and can, over time, cause substantial changes in the population, a process that can result in the emergence of new species. The similarities among species suggest that all known species are descended from a common ancestor (or ancestral gene pool) through this process of ...

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Silly of me … I probably should have done this sooner … over the weekend I decided on something that I had not done prior to entering into discussions with Sye TenBruggencate. I should have known better. But regardless I went ahead. So what is it, you ask? See, rather than to continue indulging in frustrating, never-ending (and never to the point), rhetoric-filled style discussions over meaningless metaphors, presuppositions about self-evident notions, and other ridiculous claims, I d...

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Chickens are in the news yet again, although not for the reasons one might suspect. Scientists from the universities of Wisconsin-Madison and Manchester, U.K., have reason to rejoice after a successful experiment, which caused hens to grow conical, saber-shaped teeth. This curious experiment was carried out by researchers studying the ancestry of birds and their evolution from flying, nonavian reptiles to the feathered creatures we now know. "I was looking for feathers on the head of...

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We’re back it. Oh yes. Mr. TenBruggencate and myself once again plunged head first into another private exchange over the topic of science, nature, and God. Though before beginning, I want to commend Mr. TenBruggencate for his willingness to engage me in these topics so profusely (which is so uncommon of a typical believer). Even though I disagree with 99% of his premise, I still respect him as a person and admire his passion for fair discussion. In any case, on this occasion I tried chang...

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