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New “Long Story” Short: “ERVs, Pseudogenes, & Onions”

Intelligent design is a “science stopper”? It “makes people stupid”? These are among the claims of some smart scientists who ought to know better. Read More ›
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The End of the Machine Metaphor? 

Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose. Read More ›
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In the Battle for Biology, Woke Folks Come for Coyne

Woke is, at bottom, a war on reality. It is a war on math. And a war on science. That includes a war on biology, of course. Read More ›
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No. 4 Story of 2024: Darwin’s Abominable Mystery Corroborated Again

This notorious discontinuity in the fossil record did not get any smaller with 160 years of research since Darwin, but instead became more and more acute. Read More ›
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The Cell Division Challenge to Eukaryogenesis — And to Evolution

The disparity between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell division is very surprising given the standard evolutionary view of gradual, incremental evolution. Read More ›
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No. 10 Story of 2024: Evolutionary Biologist Concedes Intelligent Design Is Cutting Edge

Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying are well-known evolutionary biologists (and husband and wife) with a podcast. Read More ›
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Image: Strashila, redrawn by Bechly after Grimaldi & Engel 2005, fig. 12.6.

Fossil Friday: Nakridletia — The Rise and Fall (and Possible Resurrection) of a Fossil Insect Order

So, were strashilids a distinct order of parasitic insects or just aquatic flies? Read More ›
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Evolutionary Flimflam: Watch Out for These Common Parlor Tricks in Science Reporting

I suspect the average person comes to accept modern evolutionary theory through a near-constant drip of pro-evolution propaganda. Read More ›
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Meyer: Can There Be a Theory of Everything?

Philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer discusses two of the crucial arguments of his latest book. Read More ›

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