Category: Earth Sciences

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 5, 2026

Categories
Earth Sciences
Origin of Life
Planetology
Tagged
, AlphaFold, atmosphere, biochemistry, biological complexity, chance, disorder, entropy, Francis Crick, Imperial College London, informational content, intelligence, intelligent design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, Leslie Orgel, LUCA, molecular assembly, origin of life, panspermia, physical biasing, primitive earth, protocell, Robert E. Endres, universe, water, zircon}

New Paper Argues for the “Unreasonable Likelihood of Being”

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 5, 2026

Earth Sciences, Origin of Life, Planetology

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How long did life have to get started? Endres notes that life on earth could not have emerged until after two early global sterilizing impacts. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 13, 2025

Categories
Astronomy
Planetology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, arXiv, astrobiology, astronomers, Avi Loeb, Big Think, Columbia University, David Kipping, extraterrestrial life, George Gaylord Simpson, Medium, technology, UFOs, Voyager spacecraft}

Astrobiology as a Secular Quest for Meaning

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 13, 2025

Astronomy, Planetology

7}

I don’t think this stuff does any harm — as long as it is understood as drama and not given undue importance in science or philosophy. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 31, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physics
Planetology
Tagged
, __recommended, A Fortunate Universe, Albert Einstein, astronomers, Big Bang, black holes, driving, earth, fine-tuning, fundamental forces, fundamental forces (series), GPS systems, gravity, Guillermo Gonzalez, Isaac Newton, life, Luke A. Barnes, matter, Moon, nuclear forces, particles, planets, universe}

The Forces that Shape our Universe: Gravity

_{Eric Hedin
October 31, 2025

Intelligent Design, Physics, Planetology

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One of the most remarkable aspects of our universe is the discovery that just four fundamental forces of nature govern interactions among all particles. Read More ›

aliens in the desert take a selfie. Generative AI

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 15, 2025

Categories
Planetology
Scientific Reasoning
Technology
Tagged
, astrobiologists, Avi Loeb, BBC, Carl Sagan, David Kipping, extraterrestrials, Gizmodo, Jonathan O’Callaghan, NASA, OSIRIS-REx, Principle of Mediocrity, Science Alert, Science Focus, SETI, solar system, technology, technosignatures, The Privileged Planet}

The Search for Extraterrestrials: Keeping Hope Alive

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 15, 2025

Planetology, Scientific Reasoning, Technology

6}

The question looms: How much can science avoid facts while retaining the character of science? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 29, 2025

Categories
Astronomy
Ethics
Planetology
Tagged
, animals, astrobiology, comprehension, Elon Musk, ethicists, geological features, indigenous people, International Court of Justice, Mars, moons, nature rights, planets, solar system, space exploration, trees, waves}

Now, It’s Rights for Planets, Moons, and Space Microbes

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 29, 2025

Astronomy, Ethics, Planetology

3}

The ultimate purpose in granting such rights would be to disincentivize investments in space exploration and keep us Gaia-bound. Read More ›

Flights canceled or delayed on information board, terrorism threat at airport

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 18, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, ABC, cancel culture, carbon dioxide, Casey Luskin, Charlie Kirk, climate, climate change, comedians, Elsevier journals, evolution, evolutionary biologists, ideology, Jerry Coyne, journals, lawsuits, physicists, Plato's Revenge, predictions, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, researchers, Richard Sternberg, Sabine Hossenfelder, settled science, skepticism, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Colbert, Stephen Meyer, The College Fix}

Great Science Cancellation Continues: Here’s the Latest Victim

_{David Klinghoffer
September 18, 2025

Environment & Climate, Scientific Freedom

3}

In the domination of science by ideology, by the myth of “settled science,” the stakes couldn’t be more profound. Read More ›

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Date
September 12, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Physics
Tagged
, Alain Aspect, Albert Einstein, Anton Zeilinger, COSM 2025, Discovery Institute, John F. Clauser, Louisa Gilder, Nobel laureates, particles, photon, physicists, The Age of Entanglement, Washington Post}

COSM 2025 Will Feature Nobel Laureate Physicist and Skeptic John F. Clauser

_{Science and Culture
September 12, 2025

Environment & Climate, Physics

5}

Discovery Institute’s upcoming COSM 2025 tech conference will feature something a little different. Read More ›

Artistic image of mother nature. World environment and mother earth day concept

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 9, 2025

Categories
Earth Sciences
Environment & Climate
Ethics
Tagged
, capitalism, China, environmentalism, fauna, flora, free market, human thriving, indigenous people, inspiration, Mother Earth, mountain, nature rights, New Zealand, nonprofit organizations, ownership, prosperity, radical environmentalism, rainforest, river, Russia, stewardship, wealth}

Should We Put Mother Nature on the Board of Directors?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 9, 2025

Earth Sciences, Environment & Climate, Ethics

6}

Nature can’t “own” anything. That’s a human construct. Moreover, nature would be represented by environmental “flesh flake” radicals. Read More ›

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Date
August 28, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Psychology
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Approved Views, carbon dioxide, climate change, Northwestern University, political correctness, psychology, The College Fix, The Hill, transgenderism, University of Michigan}

Even Scientists Are Starting to Doubt “Approved Views”

_{Science and Culture
August 28, 2025

Environment & Climate, Psychology, Scientific Freedom

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A recent Orwellian firing gives some insight into what happens when an academic collides with Political Correctness. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 19, 2025

Categories
Environment & Climate
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaeology, Biomimetics, California, cryptology, crystallography, Death Valley, design filter, fine-tuning, forensic science, geophysics, geysers, ice, intelligent design, lightning, magnets, optimization, rocks, Smithsonian Magazine, snowflakes, volcanoes}

Is Geomimetics an Intelligent Design Science? Well, Yes and No

_{David Coppedge
August 19, 2025

Environment & Climate, Geology, Intelligent Design

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Biomimetics, the imitation of nature’s designs, clearly qualifies as an ID science. What about “geomimetics” — the imitation of geophysics? Read More ›