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Photo: Common darter, by Loz (L. B. Tettenborn), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Flea Circus of Small Animal Acrobats

Small animals amuse and amaze scientists who take a close look at them in action. Sometimes it requires a high-speed camera to analyze the trick. Read More ›
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Walnuts: Intelligent Design in a Nutshell — Literally

Walnut shells are found to create 3-D puzzles with tissues that even toothy squirrels can’t easily crack. Read More ›
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The Lovable Venus Flytrap: A Design Analysis

A correspondent sends along this remarkable nature video from the BBC and asks a good question. Read More ›
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How Did Religion “Evolve”?

It’s telling that one kind of evolution always seems to be missing from these “theories” about the evolutionary origins of religion. Read More ›
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Photo: A “hamburger” prepared from artificial “meat,” by World Economic Forum [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Oh No: It Turns Out Lab-Grown Meat Causes Global Warming Too

Getting billions of people to stop eating meat isn’t very realistic, so some have put their hopes in lab-grown steaks made from stem cells. Read More ›
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Photo: Tim Peake, by NASA/Timothy Kopra [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Case of Tim Peake Shows the Perils of “Awe”

Astronaut Tim Peake raised British eyebrows by seeming to endorse intelligent design. Read More ›
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Photo: Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, by Rodhullandemu (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Courts Decide It’s Time for Alfie Evans to Die

We are witnessing a steady and growing imposition of technocracy in medicine, where “experts” define the parameters of care.  Read More ›
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Evidence of ETs? Delightful! Bring It On

Never fear: whatever our purely hypothetical response to a purely hypothetical event, it can be reconciled with evolution. Read More ›

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