Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

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Ars Technica

Sunfish2
Photo: Sunfish, by Per-Ola Norman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
July 23, 2026
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Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
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When Orcas Play — With a Dead Sunfish

Science & Culture
July 23, 2026
Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology
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While the orcas’ sunfish-exploding behavior is remarkable, it is consistent, after all, with their reputation as the “wolves of the sea.” Read More ›
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group of neanderthal cavemen hunting a mammoth, stone age humans
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 27, 2026
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
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Let’s Catch Up with the Neanderthals!

Denyse O’Leary
May 27, 2026
Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology
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Remember the famous Neanderthal brain that was supposed to be inferior to the modern one, rendering them the big, dumb brutes of legend? Read More ›
Mezmaiskaya-Cave
Photo: Mezmaiskaya Cave, by Zurab dip, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
May 7, 2025
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Archaeology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Technology
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Slow-Witted? Neanderthals Invented Their Own Tech — Didn’t Copy

Denyse O’Leary
May 7, 2025
Archaeology, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology, Technology
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Neanderthals cannot be the missing link that many paleontologists are looking for. But if the human mind has no history, there is no missing link. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Spencer Thomas from Snohomish, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Author
Denyse O’Leary
Date
April 27, 2025
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Planetology
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To Do His Real Job, ET Doesn’t Need to Exist

Denyse O’Leary
April 27, 2025
Evolution, Intelligent Design, Planetology
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The only possible conclusion to draw is this: What gives humans importance is not found in our genes. Read More ›
dolphins
Photo: Dolphins, by Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Date
July 17, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
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Brain Size Doesn’t Determine Intelligence

Science & Culture
July 17, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology
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Brains are not simple, so many “just common sense” theories have fallen by the wayside. Read More ›
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Casey Luskin
Date
April 17, 2018
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Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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Studying Homo naledi Fossils, Paleoanthropologists Apply ID Principles

Casey Luskin
April 17, 2018
Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design
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This fascinating study also counters arguments that Homo naledi was beginning to develop a human-like intellect. Read More ›
Canaanite
Canaanite
Photo: Remains of an ancient Canaanite from Sidon, by Dr. Claude Doumet-Serhal, via Science Daily.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
December 31, 2017
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Faith & Science
Genetics
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#2 of Our Top Stories of 2017: Clueless Reporters and Canaanite DNA

David Klinghoffer
December 31, 2017
Faith & Science, Genetics
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When science headlines tendentiously try to manipulate readers in order to slam the Bible, that’s fair game for us. Read More ›
Canaanite
Canaanite
Photo: Remains of an ancient Canaanite from Sidon, by Dr. Claude Doumet-Serhal, via Science Daily.
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Author
David Klinghoffer
Date
July 29, 2017
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Faith & Science
Genetics
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For Culturally Illiterate Science Reporters, Canaanite DNA Yields Occasion to Slap Bible Around

David Klinghoffer
July 29, 2017
Faith & Science, Genetics
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The science story itself is fascinating and to all appearances solid. How will they spin it? Read More ›

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