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Guadalajara
Photo: Guadalajara, by Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Promoting Design Arguments in Mexico and Beyond

I welcome back Dr. Brian Miller, this time to discuss his recent participation at a conference on science and faith in Guadalajara. Read More ›
Monarch butterly
Photo credit: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Battle Butterflies

Every year, around a billion monarchs travel from across North America to gather overwinter in a few specific locations in Mexico. Read More ›
solar eclipse 2024
Photo credit: Osunpokeh, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To Understand the Meaning of a Solar Eclipse

The rare places where observers can exist are also the best places for observing. The universe seems to be designed not just for life but also for discovery. Read More ›
turtle ant
Photo: Cephalotes atratus, a turtle ant, by Eduardo Estrada, Wildlife & Conservation Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ant Navigation Fascinates Engineers

Eric Cassell asks, “How did these complex programmed behaviors originate?” The question deserves a better answer than, “They evolved.” Read More ›
piltdownfly
Photo: Mexican amber forgery of a wasp in artificial resin, coll. SMNS, Bechly 2015.

Fossil Friday: Fake Amber and the Piltdown Fly

Such simple forgeries are commonly sold to tourists in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Eastern Europe, and Eastern Asia. Read More ›
bowerbird
Photo: A bowerbird, by Holgi via Pixabay.

Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes

The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size. Read More ›
Monarch butterfly
Photo: Monarch butterfly, by liz west from Boxborough, MA [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›
loennig
Photo: Wolf-Ekkehard and wife and dog in his back yard in Köln, by Granville Sewell.

Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig: An Intelligent Design Pioneer

Darwinism sounds superficially plausible until one looks at real plants and animals with their irreducibly complex details. Read More ›
Boeing_787_Roll-out
Photo: A Boeing 787, by I, Yasobara, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Two Reasons Why a Bad Theory Remains Popular

Science has been so successful explaining other phenomena in terms of purely unintelligent natural forces, why should evolution be so different? Read More ›
Mexican free-tailed bats
Photo: Mexican free-tailed bats, by dizfunkshinal, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Animals Set World Records

Some of the most unexpected animals, many of them tiny, are capable of world-record feats. Read More ›

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