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Frontiers of ID: Microscopic Ecologies

Public health lecturer James Hamblin at Yale decided to go without showers — for five years! Read More ›
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Curiosity rover on Mars
Photo: Curiosity rover on Mars, by NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Humans Were Designed to Harness Fire

Of all the discoveries made on mankind’s long march to civilization, there was one primal discovery that made the realization of all else possible. Read More ›
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What Astrobiology Teaches about the Origin of Life

It is possible that there is no surviving evidence anywhere on Earth of our planet’s first life. Read More ›
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Cosmos Episode 6 — That’s Entertainment! (But Is It Science?)

Here is the problem with speculative thinking about extraterrestrial life as well as about the origin of life. Read More ›
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The “Surprisingly Consistent” Answer to the Question: Are We Alone in the Universe?

The firm belief in extraterrestrial life — a belief nearly universal in the scientific community — is an act of faith. Read More ›
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Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

Certainly, there is no logical reason why life should be wedded to the transcendental value of beauty. Read More ›
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Mars Bugs and Intelligent Design — On a Collision Course?

I picture Ohio University officials turning as red as Mars over Professor Romoser’s exotic claims. Read More ›
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How Should We Then Teach Evolution? 

Students who learn the difficult but important skills of examining data are more likely to engage in learning that sets them up for future STEM success. Read More ›
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With an Assist from Nature, DNA Travels the Globe

Life makes its way around the world using nonliving transportation systems, seeding the world with complex specified information. Read More ›

Perfect Eclipses: Coincidence or Conspiracy?

Today we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the solar eclipse that, on May 29, 1919, physicist Arthur Eddington observed, seeking to test the General Theory of Relativity. Read More ›

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