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On YouTube, Dave Farina Gives Avi Loeb the Hamas Treatment

Farina was known to us before for his puerile attack videos aimed at intelligent design proponents. Read More ›
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Photo source: Eric Hedin.

Reflections on Astronomy in Iconic National Parks                

The most poignant evidence of design intervention on planet Earth is certainly life itself. Read More ›
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Photo: Curiosity self-portrait, by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Intelligent Design in Action: Mars Archaeology

A new scientific research field began when intelligently designed artifacts started appearing on a lifeless planet. Read More ›
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Photo: Omega Centauri, X-ray:, by NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI/AURA; IR:NASA/JPL/Caltech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/N.

Dark Matter and Intelligent Design: A Prediction

Let’s look at some of the remarkable features of dark matter, already discovered by observations in astronomy and cosmology. Read More ›
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Comet Caps a Year of Natural Beauty

I took a set of images of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last night, which was the first sighting I had of it. It's visible to the unaided eye. Read More ›
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Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. Koss, A, Barth.

How Astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez Fell in Love with the Stars

Dr. Gonzalez explains how the gift of a telescope at eight years old kicked off a life-long passion and career in astronomy. Read More ›
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Photo source: NASA.

When an Atheist Professor’s Worldview Imploded

For 25 years, John D. Wise considered Darwinian evolution the most plausible explanation for life’s origin and development. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team.

Finding Beauty and Harmony in the Sciences

Melissa Cain Travis expounds on what she calls the principle of cosmic comprehensibility, the idea that the universe is intelligible to us. Read More ›
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Image source: NASA.

What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds?

Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life. Read More ›
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Image credit: Rick Bolin, via Flickr (cropped).

The Big Bang Simplified

Since very few people understand Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity, for most of us the Big Bang seems very mysterious and counterintuitive. Read More ›

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