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Protocells
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Origin of Life: Top Three Problems with Protocells

Protocells place origin-of-life researchers in an awkward position: relying upon an imaginary entity to sustain their belief that only matter and energy exist. Read More ›
Beetles collected by Charles Darwin
Photo: Beetles collected by Charles Darwin, by Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sara Walker and Her Crew Publish the Most Interesting Biology Paper of 2022 (So Far, Anyway)

Universal functional requirements, but without the identity of material components — sounds like design. Read More ›
origin of life
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New Animated Video: Cell Membranes by Natural Processes Alone?

Cell membranes are essential for life because they actively maintain homeostasis, providing a consistent environment inside the cell. Read More ›
flagellum
irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›
Galápagos_finch
Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Jonathan Wells Battles Darwin’s Zombie Finches

Dr. Wells dissects some recent hype over Darwin’s finches, an icon of evolution that just won’t stay buried. Read More ›
DNA
Image credit: Reimund Bertrams via Pixabay.

Researchers: What’s Evolutionary Debris to You Is Unexplored Territory to Us

From a new, open-access article, “Implications of the first complete human genome assembly.” Read More ›
Soviet flag
Photo: Soviet flag flown in Minsk, Belarus, in 2016, by Adam Jones, via Flickr (cropped).

Zmirak: Redefining “Ex-Communist” in an Evolutionary Context

He raises a psychological question about how people come to adopt their preferred picture of reality. Read More ›
Anomalocaris
Anomalocaris
Image credit: Anomalocaris, Katrina Kenny & University of Adelaide/UNE Photos, via Flickr.

Cambrian Explosion: More Woes and Dodges

Evolutionists are still failing to explain the Cambrian explosion. They struggle to explain new complexities or else try to change the subject. Read More ›
fallen tree
Photo credit: Mick Haupt via Unsplash.

Lukas Ruegger: Homology and Phylogenetics Topple Darwin’s Tree

Evolutionists have all the evidence they need in genes and morphology to draw the one true tree of life. Or do they? Read More ›
John Brown
Image: Portrait of John Brown, by Ole Peter Hansen Balling (1872), via Wikimedia Commons.

Aeschliman: The Charles Darwin/John Brown Connection

The year 1859, when Darwin changed the course of science and when John Brown rebelled and died, was a profound historical turning point. Read More ›

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