August 12, 2006: The Growing Earth - Neal Adams

Art Bell welcomes comic book legend and amateur scientist Neal Adams, who presents his theory that the Earth has been steadily growing over hundreds of millions of years. Adams explains that if all ocean floor crust is removed and continents are pushed together, they fit on a sphere roughly one quarter the present Earth, not just in the Atlantic as mainstream geology proposes, but across the Pacific as well.

Adams argues that reduced gravity on a smaller Earth explains why dinosaurs grew four to five times larger than any modern mammal. He details how a Tyrannosaurus rex could not have functioned as a predator under current gravity without its neck snapping during turns. On a planet with one quarter the present gravity, these animals would have moved with the agility of modern lions. He also proposes that dinosaurs migrated hemispherically across connected landmasses, a behavior still echoed in modern bird migration patterns.

The discussion covers how growing mountains, separating continents, and changing climate gradually eliminated dinosaur migration routes. Adams connects his theory to broader cosmological implications, suggesting that if Earth grows, then all planets, stars, and the universe itself must also be expanding, challenging the Big Bang model.