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Photo credit: Georgina Cooke, University of New South Wales, via Eureka Alert.

In an Evolutionary Transition from Sea to Land, the Real Challenge May Be “Drying Out”

Researchers at the University of New South Wales have published in the journal Evolution, documenting something we kind of already knew. Read More ›
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Photo: Roosevelt and Churchill aboard the HMS Prince of Wales, by US Navy [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Stephen Meyer on a “Special Relationship” at Risk

We spend a lot of time here criticizing the legacy of a 19th-century English gentleman scientist and the ideas of his latter-day followers. Read More ›
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Your Mind into a Computer Would Not Be You

The transhumanist fantasy about becoming immortal through uploading your mind to a computer is nonsense -- even if such a thing could be done. Read More ›
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The Kidney’s Irreducibly Complex Systems

The kidney may not be as sophisticated as the brain or the liver, but it definitely has a lot of roles to play. Read More ›
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Photo: Downtown Palm Springs, by Patrick Pelster (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

California Hospitals Are Opting Out of Assisted Suicide

Here's the very bad news: California has legalized assisted suicide. What's the somewhat good news? Read More ›
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In the Evolution Debate, Not Listening Happens in One Direction, Not Two

An eloquent post from Terry Teachout, the Wall Street Journal theater critic, might as well be a commentary on Doug Axe's observations this morning. Read More ›

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