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human origins
Photo: Skull fragment, Homo erectus, by Commie cretan (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Do Fossils Demonstrate Human Evolution? Let’s Consider the Technical Literature

Far from “a nice clean example” of “gradualistic evolutionary change” that has “no gaps,” the fossil record shows a dramatic discontinuity. Read More ›
hawk eye
Photo: A hawk's eye, by abrinsky via Flickr (cropped).

Rosenhouse’s Whoppers: Probability Theory Is Irrelevant

If you deny that probabilities apply to a physical process, you’ve abjured science — you no longer have a scientific theory. Read More ›
March for Science
Photo: March for Science, by Vlad Tchompalov via Unsplash.

How Political Ideology Has Undermined Scientific Credibility

Science goes badly off the track when it succumbs to ideological pressures — as it did with the eugenics movement. Read More ›
Asa Gray
Photo: Asa Gray, by John A. Whipple, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Darwin Eclipsed Wallace: Darwin Comes to America

A less class-bound kind of protectiveness was shown to Darwin in the United States by Professor Asa Gray of Harvard University. Read More ›
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Revolutionary
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From Darwinists, a Shift in Tone on Nanomachines

The shift in tone from then to now is remarkable. What happened to the awe these systems used to inspire? Read More ›
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The Miracle of Man: New Book by Michael Denton

Sputtering nihilists have turned their rage on the idea that someone, somewhere, could be thinking that the unborn man or woman is a miracle worth protecting. Read More ›
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Image credit: Illustra Media.

Get a Load of This Souped-Up Hyperdrive Magnetotactic Bacterium

"MO-1 is a magnetotactic bacterium capable of orienting its cell body along the geomagnetic field lines by using magnetosomes." Read More ›
flagellum
irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›
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A sandstone hog back
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Apply Now: Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Have Changed the Course of Many Lives

There is no tuition for the program, to be held in Colorado, and travel scholarships are available. Read More ›
Tesla factory
Tesla factory
Photo: Tesla factory, by Steve Jurvetson / CC BY.

“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Short Answer

You don't have time to give a 30-minute answer outlining the different meanings of the word "evolution" and the evidence pro and con for each. Read More ›

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