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Courageous Behe
Photos: Michael Behe in a screenshot from Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, courtesy of Discovery Institute

Let Us Now Praise Courageous Men

It is a fitting homage that Günter Bechly should name this fossil for Michael Behe. Read More ›
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Photo: Mitochondria, shown in red, by NICHD/U. Manor, via Flickr.

Rewrite the Textbooks (Again): Origin of Mitochondria Blown Up

Why are evolutionists always wrong? And why are they always so sure of themselves? Read More ›
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Blue iguana, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., by Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct Four-Eyed Monitor Lizard Busts Myth of a Congruent Nested Hierarchy

Obviously, evolutionary “laws” are quite malleable and have to give way when they become too cumbersome. Read More ›
Photo: A leafhopper (Eupteryx aurata), by Sarefo [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

A Problem for Evolution Grows Worse: Brochosome Proteins Encoded By Orphan Genes

Brochosomes are intricate, symmetric, secretory granules forming super-oily coatings on the integuments of leafhoppers. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Charles Quine, via Flickr.

What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You

Here are unauthorized answers to questions posed by Jerry Coyne's blog. Read More ›
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Photo: Stephen Meyer on the Biola campus with Scott B. Rae and Sean McDowell, by Daniel Reeves.

Design Debate in a Nutshell: Mind Over Matter? Or Matter Over Mind?

Steve Meyer was in Southern California recently and stopped by the campus of Biola University where he sat down for a podcast conversation. Read More ›
Breast cancer cell, via National Cancer Institute.

Evolutionary Theory Might Explain…a Deadly Disease

Evolutionary theory fails to explain what almost all biology students are told it explains: the origin and diversity of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Fossils from the Upper Ordovician, by Wilson44691 (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bechly: In the Fossil Record, “Abrupt Appearances Are the Rule”

The notable German paleontologist discusses a fact that, frankly, doesn’t get anywhere near the attention it should. Read More ›
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Photo credit: belindalampcc, via Pixabay.

Embryonic Development Reveals “Staggering Complexity”

As in all other disciplines within the life sciences, embryonic development is not complying with evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Photo: Chicken embryo, one week old, by Ben Skála (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

How Embryonic Development Bears on Evolution

In order for evolution to have occurred as the orthodox theory describes, the intricate embryonic development stages of species must have evolved. Read More ›

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