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Darwin Wept: Cambrian Brains and Other Challenges for Evolution

Whenever you find papers and articles dealing with the Cambrian fossil record in the usual science journals, there are commonalities. Read More ›
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Evolution Is Not Like Physics

A new theory of evolution extends Darwinian processes, making them into physical laws based on “learning theory.” Read More ›
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Was Spriggina an Evolutionary Ancestor of Arthropods?

For those wedded to an evolutionary interpretation of life’s history, the fossil and genetic evidence leave the origin of arthropods a major mystery.  Read More ›
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Five New Videos with Stephen Meyer on PragerU — Our Impact Is About to Explode

This is a major advance for intelligent design. Congratulations to Dr. Meyer, to PragerU, and thank you to our supporters for making all that we do possible. Read More ›
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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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Insects and Design: Ant and Honeybee Engineers

If you’ve ever watched ants busily tunneling in an ant farm, you may have noticed that the intricate finished product rarely collapses. Why is that? Read More ›
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Arthropod Architects Amaze Engineers

They appear in the early Cambrian fossil record: the first examples of the most diverse phylum on earth. Who knew their skills would become the envy of human engineers? Read More ›
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Phylogenetic Conflict Is Common and the “Hierarchy” Is Far from “Perfect”

It’s simply false for Dawkins to claim that when you compare genes of different animals, they “fall on a perfectly hierarchy — a perfect family tree.” Read More ›
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Did the New York Times Just Give a Covert Nod to Meyer’s “God Hypothesis”? 

What’s different is that this time around, the discussion is far more favorable towards Meyer’s position. Here’s what columnist Ross Douthat says Read More ›
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Is “Denying Evolution” a Form of White Supremacy?

What happens if we examine the real white supremacists today? Are they creationists? Read More ›

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