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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Bacterial Flagellum Demonstrates the Explanatory and Predictive Power of Engineering Models

Dean Schulz investigated the design of the flagellum with a method that could be described as groundbreaking. Read More ›
2021
Image credit: Tim Reckmann, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Year in Review: Three Major Advances for Intelligent Design

The situation resembles a poorly constructed dam holding back water that is continuously rising. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference on Science and Faith: Registration Open Now!

How has Christianity contributed to the rise of modern science? What do the latest scientific discoveries tell us about the existence of God? Read More ›
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Photo: Plasmodium vivax, by Dr Osaro Erhabor, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

If Malaria Is Evolving, It’s Not Doing It Darwin’s Way

Are scientists in Texas catching malaria in the act of evolving, or is something else going on? Read More ›
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Photo: An Arctic tern, by AWeith, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Book Spotlights High Tech Animal Navigation

Meet the animal kingdom’s most stunning navigators — the Arctic tern, homing pigeons, the monarch butterfly, and the desert ant, among others. Read More ›
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Photo: Molecubes, via Wikipedia.

Self-Replication? Not Even Close

Cornell University researchers allegedly “created a machine that can build copies of itself.” Read More ›
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Photo: A labrid fish, by laszlo-photo, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Studies on Labrid Fish Confirm Operational Gravity Well Model for Adaptation

The extent to which the authors recognize the implications of their conclusions is difficult to say. Read More ›
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Photo: A fruit fly, by Macroscopic Solutions, via Flickr.

Studies on Insect Wings Validate Engineering Models for Adaptation

The “long-winged” phenotype is generated if the environmental conditions deteriorate due to reduced food supply or overpopulation. Read More ›
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Nearly All of Evolution Is Best Explained by Engineering

Transposable elements modify gene regulation in maize to confer drought tolerance, alter flowering time, and enable plants to grow in toxic aluminum soils. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Andrey Svistunov via Unsplash.

Squirrel Acrobatics Amaze Scientists

The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, we were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at our feet.  Read More ›

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