Human Origins

The Obstetrics Dilemma and the Design of the Human Birthing Process

May 10, 2023

The birth of a child is a marvel to behold. In fact, you might even call it a miracle.  Ironically, many skeptics would point to the...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Key Difference in Developing Human and Neanderthal Brains

September 14, 2022

Good things take time. Or at least that is what the adage claims. It's true when it comes to whiskey. Good whiskey takes time....

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

I’m a Scientist Because God Pursued Me

December 23, 2021

"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?"Psalm 139:7 The impression that God was pursuing me and had something...

Education

by Leslie Wickman Read

Early Cave Art Supports the Image of God

January 30, 2019

This masterpiece depicts the Rue Mosnier (an urban street) as seen from the window of Manet’s art studio on June 30, 1878, a national...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

When Did Modern Human Brains—and the Image of God—Appear?

November 14, 2018

When I was a kid, I enjoyed reading Ripley’s Believe It or Not! I couldn’t get enough of the bizarre facts described in the...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Are Perforated Shells Evidence for Neanderthal Symbolism?

March 28, 2018

When my kids were little, there was a good chance my wife and I would spend our Saturday afternoons hanging out at Chuck E....

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Rabbit Burrowing Churns Claims about Neanderthal Burials

February 7, 2018

As a kid, watching cartoons was one of the highlights of my afternoons. As soon as I arrived home from school, I would plop...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Did Neanderthals Make Glue?

January 10, 2018

Fun fact: each year, people around the world purchase 50 billion dollars’ (US) worth of adhesives. But perhaps this statistic isn’t all that surprising—because...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Grateful for Keller and Duncan’s Stand on Adam and Eve

October 8, 2017

Dr. Timothy Keller is the widely known and respected founder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, vice president of The Gospel Coalition...

by Hugh Ross Read

Conservation Biology Studies Elicit Doubts about the First Human Population Size

April 26, 2017

Prior to joining Reasons to Believe in June of 1999, I spent seven years working in research and development for a Fortune 500 company....

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read

Do Neanderthal Cave Structures Challenge Human Exceptionalism?

June 16, 2016

Over the years, I have also come to learn that an extra measure of caution pays off when navigating “scientific” claims that Neanderthals possessed...

by Fazale “Fuz” Rana Read