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In Peru, Bees Are Granted the Right to Life

It is not as if nature or animals need to be granted rights in order to be protected robustly. Read More ›
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Creepy Crawly Complexity: Kate Kavanaugh on the Intelligent Design of Insects

Far from being mere nuisances, these creatures function as tiny engineers that elegantly solve complex problems to sustain global ecosystems. Read More ›
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Three Animal Magnetic Compass Mechanisms, All by Design

It appears likely that different animals are designed to detect the geomagnetic field using different mechanisms. Read More ›
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“Multispecies Society”: Get Ready for Wild Animals’ Rights

The everything-has-rights radicals admit the truth of human exceptionalism while denying that it exists. Read More ›
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ID Education Day Is Coming to Tacoma, November 6!

This is a fantastic field trip opportunity for middle and high school students in homeschool and private school settings to interact directly with scientists. Read More ›
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For Darwinism, Here Is the Problem with Butterfly Mimicry

The usual explanation we hear is that the butterflies, spiders, plants, etc., “evolved this way in order to” survive predators. Read More ›
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Communication, in Human Life and Beyond: An Irreducibly Complex Design

Communication saturates the animal kingdom in many forms. At the cellular level, communication forms an integral part of sustaining physical being. Read More ›
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Latest — and Largest — Intelligent Design Education Day Explores “Creepy Crawly Complexity”

Talks by three different scientists showcased the astonishing abundance, diversity, and complexity of insects, spiders, and worms. Read More ›
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Microbes as “Moral Agents”? Bioethicist Says Yes

Only a philosopher could claim seriously that humans owe significant moral duties to microbes. Read More ›
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Spiders and Worms and Insects — Oh My! Creepy, Crawly Complexity at ID Education Day

This in-person event is a perfect field trip opportunity for students to engage with scientists and ID experts. Read More ›

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