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Just How Well Does That Cherry-Picked Data Fit an Evolutionary Tree?

The tree-like pattern from the dataset was not very strong. Of course, if you shuffle it, it looks strong compared to randomness. Read More ›
Octopus tetricus
Photo: Octopus tetricus (Gloomy Octopus), by Sylke Rohrlach (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Octopuses from the Sky: Scientists Propose “Aliens Seeded Life on Earth”

Host Sarah Chaffee and biologist Ann Gauger discuss panspermia, the topic of a peer-reviewed paper by several quite serious scientists. Read More ›
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Recognizing Providence in the History of Life Is a Hint About Our Own Lives

Any of us can point to certain pivotal events in our past that need not have occurred, but did. Read More ›
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I Got Critiqued by YouTuber Gutsick Gibbon

Erika is pursuing her Master’s of Research in Primate Biology, Behavior and Conservation and is the creator of hundreds of punchy, entertaining YouTube videos. Read More ›
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Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›
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In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable

Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do. Read More ›
common octopus
Photo credit: Martijn Klijnstra, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Octopuses Got So Smart? “Junk DNA”

Jumping genes used to be dismissed as junk DNA which in turn was held to be slam-dunk evidence for unguided evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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On Cambrian Explosion, Biology Journal’s Special Issue Betrays Cause for Darwin Doubts

The strength of a theory can be gauged by how well it stands up to attacks and how well it incorporates new evidence. Read More ›
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Scientists Reveal Bacterial T4SS “Biogenesis Machinery”

With cryo-electron microscopy, scientists have zoomed in on a molecular machine that is very different from the Type III Secretion System. Read More ›
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Photo: Baby green sea turtle, by Tyler Karaszewski, via Flickr (cropped).

Sea Turtles Display Elegant Design Solutions; They’re Also Really Cute

Apart from their being adorable, what many may not realize is that their motion on the sand is also amazingly efficient. Read More ›

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