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Molybdenum Is Stored in Cells by a Powered Piercing Machine

The metal element 42, molybdenum, is needed in the body in extremely small but vital amounts for enzymes to work properly. Read More ›
Hacking the Cosmos
Photo credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Walsh.

New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design

According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.” Read More ›
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Try This Tree of Life Instead of Darwin’s

Take a look at a plant that takes nothing but gives everything. Why should it deliver so much good to so many? Read More ›
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Photo: A sample of cerium, a rare earth element, by Jurii [CC BY 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar, via Flickr.

From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

Critics laughed, and he removed it from later editions of his book, but Charles Darwin privately continued to believe that whales evolved from a “race of bears.” Read More ›

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