Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Egnor
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Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Bruce Gordon
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

mammals

Sea-otter-grooming
Photo: Sea otters seem to enjoy grooming, by "Mike" Michael L. Baird, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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January 13, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Hairy Matters for Evolution

Science & Culture
January 13, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Thin strands we call hair can give headaches to Darwinists. Here are some surprising stories about hair. Read More ›
AFEWFLOWERS.1a
Photo credit: Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig.
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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January 10, 2022
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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Abstract: Lönnig on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
January 10, 2022
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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All orders and families of the angiosperms appear abruptly in the fossil record (the same for most lower systematic categories). Read More ›
octopus eye
Photo credit: Nathan Rupert, via Flickr (cropped).
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Brian Miller
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December 22, 2021
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Biology
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Intelligent Design
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Engineering-Based Models Better Explain the Pattern of Nature than Does Common Ancestry

Brian Miller
December 22, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Eyes with lenses are believed to have evolved independently multiple times, but all evolutionary scenarios face insurmountable barriers. Read More ›
Katydid
Photo: A katydid, by Evolution News.
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December 15, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Hear This: Cricket Ears Evolved Like Vertebrate Ears

Science & Culture
December 15, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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These findings challenge Darwinism because species that are clearly unrelated by common ancestry employ common engineering principles. Read More ›
Pakicetus_Canada
Photo: Pakicetus, by Kevin Guertin from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Klinghoffer
Date
December 15, 2021
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Biology
Evolution
Paleontology
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To Shave a Cow: Sternberg on Whale Evolution

David Klinghoffer
December 15, 2021
Biology, Evolution, Paleontology
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That evolution, over a span of 11 million years or so, was once hailed as a “poster child” for the confirmation of Darwinian theory. Read More ›
LambdaPlaques
Photo: "Lysis plaques of lambda phage on E. coli bacteria," via Wikimedia Commons.
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September 10, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Why This Virus Is No Threat to Intelligent Design

Science & Culture
September 10, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A journal article suggests that an impressive instance of unguided evolution has been directly witnessed. Read More ›
Dawkins expelled
Photo credit: Richard Dawkins, by Magnus Norden (151212035) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Casey Luskin
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September 7, 2021
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Phylogenetic Conflict Is Common and the “Hierarchy” Is Far from “Perfect”

Casey Luskin
September 7, 2021
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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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 ›
octopus
Photo credit: Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons.
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Denyse O’Leary
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June 17, 2021
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Neuroscience & Mind
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Octopuses Get Emotional About Pain, Research Shows

Denyse O’Leary
June 17, 2021
Neuroscience & Mind
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The smartest of invertebrates, the octopus, once again prompts us to rethink what we believe to be the origin of intelligence. Read More ›
lab rats
Photo: Lab rats, by Jason Snyder from Washington, DC, United States [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Wesley J. Smith
Date
June 13, 2021
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Bioethics
Medicine
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Scientists Make Male Rat Give Birth

Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2021
Bioethics, Medicine
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Scientists just took a big step toward making that once unthinkable prospect — biological males giving birth — a reality. Read More ›
elephant
Photo credit: Geran de Klerk via Unsplash.
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Wesley J. Smith
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June 8, 2021
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Bioethics
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New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons”

Wesley J. Smith
June 8, 2021
Bioethics
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Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all. Read More ›

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