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Astronomical Clock
Photo at the top: Prague astronomical clock, by Andrew Shiva, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Watch on a Heath — But What a Watch!

Recently I had the opportunity to see Prague’s famed astronomical clock, the oldest still-working astronomical clock in the world. It is truly phenomenal. Read More ›
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light
Photo credit: Taneli Lahtinen via Unsplash.

Birds and Bats: How Bright Is Evolutionary Light?

The media are generous with claims that new findings “shed light” on evolution. Read More ›
plants
Behe
Photo credit: CHU TAI via Unsplash.

Vindicated by Behe: Devolution Is Natural, Evolution Is Not

You do not need to study mutations for thirty years to predict that bombarding plant chromosomes with radiation will not lead to major agricultural advances. Read More ›
Geoffrey Simmons
coronavirus
Photo: Center for Science & Culture Fellow Geoffrey Simmons in Jerusalem, courtesy of Dr. Simmons.

Doctor’s Diary: Is Darwin Still Relevant? 

There was a lot of mysticism and far too many guesses in 19th century. The time has come to modernize his views. Read More ›
3.7.2018--Fashion Promos 2018-- Photos by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos
3.7.2018--Fashion Promos 2018-- Photos by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos

Researchers Find that in Cells, Trains Run on Time

Man-made railways can’t come close to the efficiency and flexibility of those at work inside your body right now. Read More ›
Boy with a Broken Egg
three-parent baby
Image: "Boy with a Broken Egg," 1756, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

First State-Sanctioned Three-Parent Babies to be Born

The children could have serious health consequences — either early or later in life — having been generated, after all, from two broken eggs. Read More ›
couple

On Prejudiced Models and Human Origins

Recently Dennis Venema joined with Scot McKnight to publish a book, Adam and the Genome, in which they claim that there never was an original pair of humans like Adam and Eve. Read More ›
Salk Institute

Researchers Highlight Logistics Nightmare Facing Chromosome Controls

Packing that entire genome into a tiny nucleus poses a formidable challenge. And you want it organized and accessible, too? Read More ›

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