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Photo credit: John Liu, via Flickr (cropped).

The Marvel of a Seed

From a cursory examination, a seed may seem like a fairly simple little thing, but more analysis reveals layers of functional complexity. Read More ›
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Photo credit: John Liu, via Flickr (cropped).

Dandelions, Darwin’s Bark Spider, and More: No Shortage of Biological Wonders

Those of us who find purpose in biology instead of random tinkering will not run out of material to get excited about any time soon. Read More ›
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In Biology, Intelligent Designs that Amaze, Amuse, and Entertain

Animals and plants keep giving scientists and engineers ideas for biomimetic designs. Sometimes observing the organisms is just plain fun. Read More ›
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A Snail as Fast as a Bullet, and Other Darwin-Defying Marvels

You could fill up a web publication’s daily coverage just with new wonders from the world of life. Would that be expected given Darwinian assumptions? Read More ›
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A Dentist in the Sahara: Doug Axe on the Rarity of Proteins Is Decisively Confirmed

In a previous article I described the evidence that cooption faces insurmountable mathematical challenges in explaining the origins of such complex molecular machines as the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›
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Challenge to a Critic of the Design Intuition: How Do You Explain Your Own Use of It?

Previously, I questioned a theistic evolutionist's claim that we can’t rule out chance as an explanation for something unless the probability of chance working can be calculated accurately. Read More ›

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