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Sea Turtles and Their Trusty Magnetic Compass

All of these elements exhibit specified complexity that is indicative of intelligent design. Read More ›
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Even a Mouse Brain Reveals Staggering Complexity

Mapping a small part of a mouse's brain required 1.6 petabytes of data, which is equivalent to 22 years of nonstop high-definition video. Read More ›
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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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Biologist Michael Levin Is at It Again, Now Pushing at the Mind-Brain Equation

When caterpillars are in their chrysalises, their brains physically dissolve (along with the rest of their bodies) and are rebuilt as butterfly brains. Read More ›
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Mother and baby koalas on the tree.
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How Evolutionists Overlook Signatures of Design — The Case of Koalas

I note and discuss an astounding case of convergence between humans and koalas, “the only non-primates with fingerprints.” Read More ›
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By Design: Brain Miniaturization in Some Very Small Insects

Does reduced brain size affect the behavior of animals? The answer appears to be that there is no effect. Read More ›
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Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales

The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
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Animals Using Healing Plants? That’s Old News

Recently, an orangutan who successfully treated a wound by applying chewed leaves to it touched off a worldwide media event. Read More ›
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Intelligent Design in Unlovable Creatures

Between cells and humans, there are millions of "ugly duckling" species that are beautiful in their own way. Read More ›
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Meet the Ghostly Organisms that Rescue the Planet

A man was paddleboarding last month when he came across a mysterious creature three miles off the shoreline of California. Read More ›

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