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Photo credit: Marshal Hedin from San Diego, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Minimal Complexity Problem in Prey Detection by the Sand Scorpion

The scorpion can detect tiny vibrations, of order 1 Angstrom (the size of a hydrogen atom) in amplitude, that emanate from its prey. Read More ›
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Photo: Ann Gauger in "The Problem with Theistic Evolution," via Crossway.

The Evolution of Dr. Ann Gauger

The year was 2004. Dr. Gauger’s scientific credentials had caught the eye of Stephen Meyer and he had invited her to come talk with him. Read More ›
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Brain Scientist: Consciousness Didn’t Evolve; It Creates Evolution

Donald Hoffman says that even the Big Bang must be understood in a universe where consciousness is fundamental. Read More ›
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Photo: Spiral galaxy NGC 7469, by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. S. Evans.

Astrophysicist Bijan Nemati: Why Intelligent Design Matters

Born and raised in Iran, Nemati moved to the United States shortly before the Iranian revolution, and became an atheist in college. Read More ›
Thalassiosira pseudonana
Photo: Thalassiosira pseudonana, by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Diatoms and the Mystery of Morphogenesis

From code to art: how does a linear set of instructions result in a beautifully crafted pattern? Diatoms do it, and scientists are struggling to figure out how. Read More ›
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Life as a Half-Full Glass

A 2018 book by biologist Nathan Lents is full of complaints about our bodies. Professor Lents has been answered in detail already. Read More ›
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Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›
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Happy New Year! #1 Story of 2022: Evolutionists Admit Their Field’s Failures

If you’ve ever owned an automobile toward the end of its life, the situation will be familiar. Read More ›
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#2 Story of 2022: If a Fetus Isn’t a Human Being, What Is It?

How is it that a leading professor of biology could fundamentally misunderstand the biology of human development?  Read More ›
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Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.

#3 Story of 2022: Did Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›

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