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Exposing the Heart of Neo-Darwinism 

At complete rest, for your organs and tissues to work properly, your heart must pump out about five liters of blood per minute. Read More ›
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Hippos, Cheetahs, Bats: Mammals Master Physics

Whether sleek, lumbering, or aerobatic, mammals are well equipped with the know-how to push their movements to the limits of the possible. Read More ›
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Near-Death Experiences as Possum Tales

The authors provide a number of accounts from people who experienced altered consciousness when under attack by large animals. Read More ›
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Neanderthals Were a Lot More Like Humans than We Realize

There’s still much we don’t know and the evidence is sparse — due in part to the fact that Neanderthals probably had a relatively small overall population size. Read More ›
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More “Nature Rights” Virtue Signaling, Now in Jackson, Wyoming

So, wise city councilors: Do the plants in the ponds have a right not to be eaten by the moose? Do grubs have a right not to be consumed by black bears? Read More ›
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Steven Buri, Wesley Smith: What Is a Human Being?

That politicians and activists can watch their fellow men wallow in degradation this way is itself a twisted tribute to human exceptionalism. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Racism of the Gaps 

A defender of Darwinism might object that it’s silly to ding Darwin for his racism, since just about every white person in Victorian England was racist. Read More ›

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