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phosfate mine
Photo: Phosfate mine, Republic of Nauru, by Lorrie Graham/AusAID, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

To complete the argument for prior fitness of the elements for our Privileged Species, we must deal with the availability of another essential element. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Günter Bechly.

Fossil Friday: Turtles All the Way Down

Contrary to the gradualistic expectations of Darwin’s theory, the distinct body plan of turtles appeared abruptly in the Late Triassic. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer: Totalitarian Dystopias and the God Hypothesis

The insight is timely, given the two-year anniversary of lockdowns that we’ve recently observed. Read More ›
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Image credit: Ernesto del Aguila III, NHGRI [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Wesley J. Smith on Nature Article about Alarming Gene Editing

Using the breakthrough technology known as CRISPR, scientists are not only altering the genes of a given creature. Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin, by Brian Gage.

Debate: “Is Intelligent Design Advancing?”

You can watch the premiere of the debate between Casey Luskin and Adam Shapiro on Friday, March 25, at 11 am Pacific time. Read More ›
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Will Earth BioGenome Project Vindicate Darwin?

Compare the latest project to sequence everything to other megaprojects that may or may not answer evolutionary questions. Read More ›
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Image credit: NIH Image Gallery, via Flickr (public domain).

Sound the Alarm on Germline Genetic Editing

As Wesley Smith explains, it’s not just that germline editing could lead to unintended health consequences. Read More ›
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Photo: Francis Collins, by NIH Image Gallery, via Flickr.

#5 Story of 2021: Francis Collins’s Troubling Record at NIH

NIH Director Francis Collins is being praised as “a national treasure,” but his real legacy is anything but praiseworthy. Read More ›
Bryozoa
Photo: Fossil bryozoans from the Upper Ordovician, by Wilson44691, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

More Cambrian Woes for Evolution

New fossils continue to put pressure on the evolutionary narrative of gradualism. Read More ›
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All photos in this article are by David Coppedge.

Smithsonian Glosses Over the Cambrian Explosion

The nation’s museum cannot ignore the collection of fossils Walcott sent them from the Burgess Shale. But can they explain them away? Read More ›

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