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Should Caregivers Be Forced to Starve Dementia Patients?

If you did such a thing to a dog, you would go to jail. When will we say, “Enough. This is too much to ask”? Read More ›
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Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide

I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world. Read More ›
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Hope for Mars Life Is Dashed Again

Subsequent landers discovered a high concentration of perchlorates in the soil. Perchlorates are chlorinated salts, often used in fireworks. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Update on the Dubious Nature of the Precambrian Gabonionta

What we definitely do not find here is any credible evidence for an evolutionary transition to genuine multicellular eukaryotes. Read More ›
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Pig Brains Thought Dead May Be Revived

Pigs are considered useful biomedical models for humans so the implications of such studies sent waves through the field of resuscitation — and bioethics. Read More ›
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Carnivory in Plants: A Problem for Evolution

The paper highlights features of carnivorous plants that exhibit irreducible complexity, a characteristic of designed systems, citing the work of Michael Behe. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: The Devonian Nekton Revolution

Such explosions and revolutions dominate the history of life, which was rather a series of abrupt saltations than the gradual change predicted by Darwinism. Read More ›
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New Animated Video: Cell Membranes by Natural Processes Alone?

Cell membranes are essential for life because they actively maintain homeostasis, providing a consistent environment inside the cell. Read More ›
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No Iron, No Life: Intelligent Design in Iron Availability

As an exercise, count the number of lucky breaks that had to occur for the evolutionary story to work. Read More ›
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Wonder of Water: Michael Denton at Bridalveil Fall

Thanks to a unique cluster of properties, water is able to fulfill many roles essential to our living planet. Read More ›

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