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Jay Richards on the Art of Answering Theistic Evolutionists

If someone tells you he’s a theistic evolutionist, first find out what he means by theism and evolution. Read More ›
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Paper Provides More Evidence that Mutations Aren’t Random

A news release from the University of Haifa pulls no punches about the implications. Read More ›
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New Animation on Topoisomerase Demonstrates Irrationality of Denying Design Evidence in Biology

Replication or transcription of DNA stresses the macromolecule, resulting in supercoiling. Topoisomerase II relieves the stress. Read More ›
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ATP Synthase Gets Smarter

Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis. Read More ›
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Do Non-Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

College professors are not the only targets in academia who face discrimination because of their skepticism of Darwinism. Students can be even more vulnerable. Read More ›
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Do Scientists Have Freedom to Question Darwinism?

The list of scientists, teachers, students, and others who have faced discrimination for their public skepticism of Darwinism is long and growing. Read More ›
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Jaw Dropping: Nature’s Irreducibly Complex Linkage Mechanisms

Bristol University engineer Stuart Burgess goes deeper into the marvels of such sea creatures as the parrotfish, sling-jaw wrasse, and mantis shrimp. Read More ›
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Ties that Bind: The Alt-Right’s Connections to Social Darwinist Madison Grant and Eugenics

It’s important to understand what the Alt-Right believes. They are not just an extreme offshoot of either the Right or the Left. Read More ›
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Zombie Science: Miller-Urey Experiment Is Back from the Dead, Barely

Scientifically speaking, the Miller experiment was a non-starter. Then when the atmosphere they used was called into question, the icon was doubly dead. Read More ›
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Stuart Burgess: Biology’s Designs Tutor Our Top Engineers

The human knee is still well ahead of what even the most advanced human engineers have managed. Read More ›

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