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Geospiza fortis
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Galápagos Finches — A Paradigm of the Limits of Natural Selection?

They are not, per the National Academy of Sciences, a “particularly convincing example for speciation.” Read More ›
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Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›
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The “Three Cardinal Problems of Biology”

We still are not close to designing any self-replicating machine. That is still pure science fiction. Read More ›
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polar bears
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Remind Me Again Why We Picked Polar Bears?

The core difficulty for some scientists who read Michael Behe’s book is also the key idea at its heart. Read More ›
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Universal Darwinism
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Aristotle and Universal Darwinism

The greatest engine of atheism in modern times — Darwin’s theory — is nothing more than a bastardization of the strongest philosophical argument for God’s existence. Read More ›
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Image: Adam and Eve after the Expulsion from Paradise, by Paolo Veronese [Public domain], c. 1580-1588, via Wikimedia Commons.

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2018: A First Human Couple? New Evidence and Arguments

A bottleneck of two, or a first pair at our origin older than 500,000 years, is possible. Read More ›
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Photo: D. melanogaster, by By Sanjay Acharya [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

On the Evolutionary Origin of New Genes, Stephen Meyer Is Vindicated Again

Most studies simply infer or invent some story about the evolution of a gene without any experimental tests. Read More ›
first couple
Image: Adam and Eve after the Expulsion from Paradise, by Paolo Veronese [Public domain], c. 1580-1588, via Wikimedia Commons.

Is There a First Human Couple in Our Past? New Evidence and Arguments

A bottleneck of two, or a first pair at our origin older than 500,000 years, is possible. Read More ›
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Smaller Voles: “Evolution in Action” Is Rare, Trivial

News from the University of Zurich is notable both for how underwhelming it is and for a "rare" admission. Read More ›
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More Reports from Confidential Informants at the Royal Society

ID sympathizers at the meeting "wonder whether we should all have some kind of signal...rub the left nostril twice perhaps?" Read More ›

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