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 * Imaginary Feathers Found on American Dinosaur Once again, imaginary feathers have been discovered on a “bird-like” dinosaur, this time from the Dakotas. Creation Evolution Headlines, March 19, 2014.
 * In the Canadian Rockies, a Major Fossil Find Intensifies the Object of Darwin's Doubt Sudden appearance of complex body plans mystified scientists in Darwin's day, and continues to pose a severe challenge. Evolution News & Views, February 13, 2014.
 * Another Notable Explosion: Has Darwin's "Abominable Mystery," the Origin of Flowering Plants, Been Solved? Much like the Cambrian explosion of invertebrates, the rapid rise and early diversification of flowering plants in the fossil record is now also supported by genomic studies - or is it? Evolution News & Views, January 2, 2014.
 * Baffling 400,000-Year-Old Clue to Human Origins Scientists have found the oldest DNA evidence yet of humans’ biological history adding new mysteries. The NY Times December 4, 2013.
 * Did the human family tree just get simpler? Skull stirs up debate Researchers conclude that specimens which supposedly represent several early human species might be merely different-sized individuals from the same species. NBC News, October 17, 2013.
 * The Origin of Avian Flight: Comparing Explanations from Darwinism and Intelligent Design Flight makes a case for intelligent design, but Darwinian evolutionists have not been without their own explanations. Evolution News & Views, October 1, 2013.
 * World's oldest dinosaur embryo bonebed yields organic remains Collagen fibers have been found in embryo remains believed to be more than 175 million years old - suggesting they might be in fact much younger. Phys.Org, Apr 10, 2013.
 * Dinosaur egg study supports evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs Fossil eggs reveal how Troodon dinosaur likely hatched its young. University of Calgary, April 18, 2013.
 * Dinosaurs did their own version of the dog paddle, U of A researcher says Researchers found paddling marks left by what he suspects was an early tyrannosaur showing that they swam for quite a while using their powerful tail to propel themselves like a crocodile. Edmonton Journal, April 9, 2013.
 * Australian Scientists Feud over Stampeding Dinosaurs A herd of dinosaurs left behind footprints in what has been interpreted as a stampede to escape a predator, but a young researcher now suggests that the animals were swimming. The World, April 3, 2013.
 * Ancient Fossil looks like Today's Acorn Worms Fossils were found in some of the deepest fossil-bearing rocks to be virtually unchanged in 505 million years. ICR News, April 9, 2013.
 * Ancient High Arctic camel offers climate change clues The most northerly spot to ever yield camel bones is raising important questions about the future of the warming Arctic. CTV News, Mar. 5, 2013
 * Dr. Richard Dawkins Missing Link Goes Missing says AVC Films Producer Dr. Carl Werner New analysis indicates famous evolution scientist was misled by Nature Magazine article. PRWeB, February 06, 2013.
 * Radiocarbon in dino bones: International conference result censored A team of researchers gave a presentation at the 2012 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting in Singapore, at which they gave C-14 dating results from many bone samples from eight dinosaur specimens ranging from 22,000 to 39,000 years. Creation Ministries International, January 22, 2013.
 * Stampeding Dinosaurs Were Actually Swimming Findings, published in the January issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, upends the traditional interpretation of the world's only dinosaur stampede. Yahoo! - ABC News Network, January 18, 2013.
 * Fossil find challenges tree of life Organisms long thought to have been the ancestors of early marine creatures may in fact have lived on land. News24, December 12, 2012.
 * DNA and bone cells found in dinosaur bone But under measured rates of decomposition, they could not have lasted for the presumed 65 million years. Creation Ministries International, December 11, 2012.
 * Australopithecus Was a Well-Adapted Tree Climber New research has confirmed that an extinct type of ape called Australopithecus afarensis was a well-adapted tree climber. ICR Daily Science Updates, November 12, 2012.
 * Dinosaur Bone Tissue Study Refutes Critics Researchers confirm morphological, microscopic, and chemical evidence that altered remnants of original dinosaur cells have been discovered. ICR Daily Science Updates, November 5, 2012.
 * Huge dinosaurs flee rising waters of Noah’s Flood in Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Catalyst program reports dinosaur footprints. Creation Ministries International, October 30, 2012.
 * Eight Spears found in German Coal Mine The earliest direct evidence of tools shows every indication of human-like expertise in manufacturing. ICR Daily Science Updates, October 8, 2012.
 * Pristine Wood Found in Diamond Crater A kimberlite crater in Canada, said to be 53 million years old, yielded exquisitely preserved unfossilized wood. Creation Evolution Headlines, September 19, 2012.
 * More ‘dino’ sightings in Papua New Guinea Expedition reports conversations with eyewitnesses—local people who claimed to have recently seen dinosaur-like creatures. Creation Ministries International, August 23, 2012.
 * Huge dinosaur fossil found near Drumheller, Alberta Curator of dinosaur palaeoecology at the Royal Tyrrell Museum, said it looked like a huge “log jam” of bones in the dirt. CBC News, Aug 17, 2012.
 * New African Fossil Confirms Early Human Variations Three new human-like fossils from Africa have given evolutionists another opportunity to reiterate their confusing philosophy, but the data don't match their story very well. ICR Daily Science Updates, August 13, 2012.
 * A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Neanderthal? Neanderthals were thought to be incapable of Paleolithic cave art, but new work coming from sophisticated dating techniques suggests otherwise: Neanderthals may have been artists. Archaeology, Volume 65 Number 5, September/October 2012.
 * A. sediba: Another Human "Ancestor" Bites the Dust Bark Nature reports that the creatures had a very notable characteristic in common with chimps, not humans. Evolution News and Views, June 29, 2012.
 * Turtles fossilized while mating! The fossil-filled shale deposits at the Messel Pit in Germany have yielded nine pair of turtles. Creation Ministries International, June 21, 2012.
 * Neanderthals smarter than previously believed New dating method shows famous paintings were created at the time of the cavemen, not Homo sapiens. The Vancouver Sun, June 15, 2012.
 * Neanderthal-Heidelberg Distinction Blurs “Heidelberg Man” fossils appear to overlap with Neanderthals. Creation Evolution Headlines, June 14, 2012.
 * Scientists Late to Recognize Human and Giant Mammal Coexistence Vero Beach human fossils finally acknowledged in Nature to have lived side-by-side with mammoths, mastodons, and giant ground sloths, contrary to conventional Evolutionary theory. ICR Daily Science Updates, May 30, 2012.
 * Dinosaurs 'gassed' themselves into extinction, British scientists say Another desperate theory attempts an explanation. FoxNews May 07, 2012
 * Chinese human fossils unlike any known species Recent fossils in China, which are being termed 'Red Deer Cave People', are being considered a new species, yet are "anatomically unique among all members of the human evolutionary tree", and lived until recent times - like many other recent finds they do not fit neatly into conventional evolutionary theory. New Scientist, March 14, 2012.
 * First Neanderthal cave paintings discovered in Spain Cave paintings in Malaga, Spain, could be the oldest yet found. New Scientist February 10, 2012.
 * 80 whales buried mysteriously in Chilean desert Marine graveyard recently discovered by researchers from the USA and Chile provides evidence for Noah’s Flood. Creation Ministries International. December 1, 2011.
 * Hominid fossils may shake up the human family tree Anthropologists say two Australopithecus sediba specimens have a curious mix of primitive and modern features that could indicate the species was a direct ancestor of modern humans. Los Angeles Times, September 08, 2011.
 * Australia edges ahead of SA in oldest fossil showdown Dated at 3.4 billion years old, chemotrophic bacteria could have the oldest dates assigned so far. Daily Maverick, August 22, 2011.
 * 'Living Fossil' Discovered in Pacific Ocean A species of ancient eel has recently been discovered living in a reef off the coast of the Republic of Palau in the Pacific Ocean. The Christian Post, Aug. 18, 2011.
 * Oldest Known Wood Two newly described fossils suggest that wood is some 10 million years older than previous believed. The Scientist, August 12, 2011
 * Archaeopteryx Reclassification Raises Fear of Creationists Creation Evolution Headlines, July 28, 2011.
 * Fossil 'is first pregnant lizard' Live birth in lizards developed earlier than thought. BBC Nature, July 21 2011.
 * Archaeopteryx knocked off its perch as first bird Evolutionists used to think that Archaeopteryx was a transitional form to birds, but recent discoveries show that it is instead a dinosaur.New Scientist, July 27, 2011.
 * Green Fossil Leaves Point to Recent Catastrophe Pieces of wood buried in an Ice Age clay formation looks as though you could put a match to it and it might still burn. Daily Science Update, July 19, 2011.
 * Ancient trees found buried in clay a Maine mystery 13,500 years in the making Tree that were carbon dated to 10,000 years old still had needles on them that were green. WCSH Portland. Jun 25, 2011.
 * World's oldest complex eye found in Australian fossil Eyes just like those of modern insects and crustaceans, with thousands of individual lenses were recently discovered in Cambrian strata, although previously thought not to have evolved for at least another 40 million years, Herald Sun, June 30, 2011.
 * Come On In, the Water's Fresh Newly discovered fossils left by creatures burrowing in the sediments of an ancient riverbed push back the beginning of freshwater ecosystems by at least 85 million years. Science NOW May 17 2011.
 * 'Proof Of Creation' Dino Drawing Just A Mud Stain Creationists have claimed this petroglyph was proof that humans and dinosaurs coexisted. Discovery News, Mar 25, 2011.
 * Where did they go? Debate rages over the fate of the Neanderthals. World Magazine, October 23, 2010.
 * Gondwana Supercontinent Underwent Massive Shift During Cambrian Explosion Team suggest that the rates of Gondwana's motion exceed those of "normal" plate tectonics. ScienceDaily, Aug. 11, 2010.
 * Winged Victory: Modern Birds Now Found to Have Been Contemporaries of Dinosaurs Modern birds, long thought to have arisen only after the dinosaurs perished, turn out to have lived alongside them ' 'Scientific American'', July 2010.
 * Giant Whale-Eating Whale Found The skull of the 12–13 million-year-old sperm whale fossil found off the coast of Peru measures an astounding 10 feet long. DiscoveryNews, Jun 30, 2010.
 * Archaeopteryx Fossil Shows 'Striking' Tissue Preservation Actual remnants of original bones and feathers still present argues for recent deposition. Daily Science Update, May 19, 2010.
 * Soft tissue remnants discovered in Archaeopteryx fossil New Scientist, May 10, 2010.
 * Neanderthals, Humans Interbred—First Solid DNA Evidence Most of us have some Neanderthal genes, study finds. National Geographic News, May 6, 2010.
 * New Hominid Species Not A Missing Link, Scientists Say Doubt over claims that we descended from new species and disagreement about how close a cousin it was. Inside Science News Service Apr 8, 2010.
 * "Key" Human Ancestor Found: Fossils Link Apes, First Humans? Australopithecus sediba had human-like face and could walk well upright but was apelike in other ways. National Geographic News, April 8, 2010.
 * Fossil Skeletons May Be Human Ancestor Newly discovered australopithecine discovered in a cave in Africa. LiveScience, April 8 2010.
 * Archaeologists discover saber-toothed vegetarian The enormous canines were likely used by the plant-eating animals to fight each other or protect against predators, said research leader Juan Carlos Cisneros of the University of Piaui in northeastern Brazil. March 24, 2010.
 * Dinosaur Soft Tissue Finally Makes News Although creation-based organizations have reported for over a decade CBS’s 60 Minutes finally broke the news to a broader audience. Daily Science Updates, Institute for Creation Research, December 2, 2009
 * Fossil hailed as Man's ancestor is 'not even close relative' The fossilized lemur Darwinius masillae is not an ancestor of man and, even by evolutionary paradigms, appears to have left no modern descendants. The Times (London, UK). Oct 23, 2009.
 * The Angry Evolutionist Richard Dawkins criticizes creationists who challenge evolution due to the absence of transitional forms, asserting they are not needed to demonstrate that evolution is a fact. Newsweek. Sep 25, 2009.
 * Weak Link: Fossil Darwinius Has Its Fifteen Minutes Outside experts now reject the claim that the lemur fossil, "Ida," represents a missing link between man and simian. Scientific American. July 22, 2009.
 * Predator X was the most fearsome animal ever to swim the oceans A recently discovered candidate for the Biblical leviathan is described as the most fearsome animal ever to swim in the oceans. The Times. March 17, 2009.
 * Hadrosaur Soft Tissues Another Blow to Long-Ages Myth Daily Science Updates, Institute for Creation Research, May 12, 2009.
 * DNA of Ice Age's Woolly Mammoth's Mapped Their groundbreaking achievement has them contemplating a once unimaginable future when certain prehistoric species might one day be resurrected. by Seth Borenstein, Discovery News. Nov. 19, 2008
 * Dinosaur “Log jam” Discovered in the Morrison Formation of Utah Team uncovered a “log jam”, a series of fossils that represent the aftermath of a single flood event (or perhaps numerous floods), with drowned animals being washed down stream and ending up in part of a river system. Everything Dinosaur, June 18, 2008
 * "Dinosaur Mummy" Found; Has Intact Skin, Tissue Scientists today announced the discovery of an extraordinarily preserved "dinosaur mummy" with much of its tissues and bones still encased in an uncollapsed envelope of skin. National Geographic News. December 3, 2007
 * Mummified Dinosaur May Have Outrun T Rex A whole fossilized duckbilled dinosaur was unearthed, allowing more detailed research than ever had been possible. Associated Press. December 3, 2007.
 * Dinosaur graveyard may unearth new reasons for their extinction Spanish scientists have unearthed what could be Europe's largest dinosaur boneyard, finding the remains of 65-foot plant-eaters never before discovered on the continent. Times Online. November 29th, 2007.
 * Discovery of giant bird-like dinosaur leads to major questions for evolution surprising discovery indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for birds than originally thought. June 14, 2007
 * In Startling Advance, Study Identifies Dinosaur Protein Findings offered as new evidence for dino-bird evolution. New York Times. April 13, 2007
 * Rediscovering the Dinosaurs The Carnegie Museum of Natural History is revamping their entire dinosaur exhibit to account for new understandings of dinosaur evolution. ABC, April 10, 2007
 * China's Earliest Modern Human Found human from China dated to about 40,000 years ago adds to evidence that Homo sapiens sapiens and Neandertals are the same species. National Geographic News. April 3, 2007
 * Find raises doubts on key theory of human evolution A 40,000-YEAR-OLD skeleton found in China has raised questions about the "out of Africa" hypothesis on how early modern humans populated the planet. The Scotsman, April 3 2007
 * Man's earliest direct ancestors looked more apelike than previously believed "Dr. Leakey produced a biased reconstruction based on erroneous preconceived expectations of early human appearance that violated principles of craniofacial development." EurekAlert, March 24, 2007
 * Dinosaurs' den unearths new theory on extinction The find also casts doubt on the theory that a giant asteroid from space that crashed into the earth wiped out the dinosaurs.  The Scotsman, March 21, 2007
 * Fossil Meat Found in 380-Million-Year-Old Fish National Geographic, February 12, 2007
 * Ancient skeleton focus of modern debate The national museum of Kenya prepares to exhibit the most complete skeleton of a prehistoric human ever found. Associated Press/MSNBC, Feb 07, 2007, 19:33 UTC
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 * Vatican archaeologists unearth St. Paul's tomb Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul. International Herald Tribune. December 6, 2006.
 * Flood of claims for 'Noah's Ark': Legendary vessel of Genesis story goes from nowhere to everywhere numerous claims about the final resting place and modern technology being utilized in the hunt. WorldNetDaily. July 16, 2006.
 * "Living fossil" discovered in SW China Experts recently discovered a type of amphibian species that once used to live in the dinosaur period. People's Daily Online. July 21, 2006
 * Noah's Ark Discovered in Iran? A team of Christian archaeologists says rock outcrop could be the remains of Noah's ark. National Geographic News. July 5, 2006
 * Earliest hominid: Not a hominid at all? The earliest known hominid fossil is actually some kind of ape. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. June 19, 2006
 * Jurassic "Beaver" Found; Rewrites History of Mammals It looks a lot like a beaver—hairy body, flat tail, limbs and webbed feet adapted for swimming—but it lived 164 million years ago. National Geographic News. February 23, 2006.
 * First Chimp Fossils Found; Humans Were Neighbors National Geographic News. August 31, 2005.