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An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World

The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles." Read More ›
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Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth

“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›
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Back to School with Zombie Science

Here’s a great idea for students starting biology this year, whether at the high school or college level. Read More ›
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Materialist Origin-of-Life Solutions All Depend on a “Free Lunch”

This from Nature Reviews Chemistry caught our eye – an unexpectedly candid admission of how far origin-of-life research is from shedding real light on its subject. Read More ›
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Photo: Jonathan Wells signs copies of Zombie Science, April 18, 2017, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, by Andrew McDiarmid.

Reviewing Zombie Science, Sean McDowell Asks the Toughest Question About Evolutionary Icons

The science establishment that silences evolution skeptics in academia might have a shred of a plausible case to make in its defense…if the science itself were on their side. Read More ›
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Bill Nye Insults the World: “Creationists” Have “Small Brains”

Nye is big on praising diversity. But when it comes to a diversity of viewpoints on evolution, the façade of broadmindedness drops. Read More ›
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Glaring Bloopers Found in Proposed Texas Science Curricular Materials

Bogus embryo drawings, long-debunked claims about tonsils, and outdated information from a 1950s experiment highlight the glaring bloopers found in proposed science instructional materials for Texas. Read More ›

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