Tag: oceans

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 18, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, billionaires, China, Chinese Communist Party, cold, environment, environmental problems, environmentalism, glaciers, heat, Homo sapiens, human exceptionalism, human rights, human uniqueness, humans, nature, nature rights, oceans, Oxford University, plastics, Scoop World, Sycamore Gap tree, trees, United Nations, Volker Türk}

UN Pushes Nature Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 18, 2025

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Human Rights stated in a recent speech at Oxford University that nature rights are equivalent to human rights. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 7, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiologists, David Coppedge, earth, Enceladus, Europa, Europa Clipper, European Space Agency, geysers, hydrothermal vents, Jay Richards, Jupiter, life, magnetic field, Moon, oceans, organic molecules, Saturn, seafloor, solar system, The Privileged Planet, Washington University, water, water vapor}

Europa Clipper: The Moon Mission Making Waves

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 7, 2024

Life Sciences, Physical Sciences

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Astrobiologists hope this mission will help answer a couple of big questions in astrobiology. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 23, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Alfred Lord Tennyson, aquarium, copper, corals, creator, earth, ecosystems, intelligent agents, intelligent design, iron, life, nickel, oceans, optimization, phytoplankton, seawater, trace elements, zinc}

Oceanic Design: The Fine-Tuned Balance of Trace Elements for Marine Life

_{Günter Bechly
September 23, 2024

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

This long-term cycling is again indicative of a system that was well designed for sustainability. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 14, 2024

Categories
Fine-tuning
Geology
Intelligent Design
Rare Earth
Tagged
, aliens, Archean Eon, atmosphere, continents, Drake equation, Enceladus, extraterrestrial intelligence, Fermi paradox, habitability, intelligent design, magnetic field, Mars, Nautilus, Neoproterozoic, oceans, plate tectonics, Scientific Reports, solar system, The Privileged Planet, Titan}

Study: Geological Habitability Parameters Imply Earth is Special and Advanced Life Extremely Rare

_{Casey Luskin
August 14, 2024

Fine-tuning, Geology, Intelligent Design, Rare Earth

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One thing that is likely to get some pushback is the study’s claim that modern-style plate tectonics on Earth did not commence until the Neoproterozoic. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
July 18, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, biological systems, blood, capillaries, carbon dioxide, cells, chloroplasts, complex life, Fred Hoyle, hydrological cycle, ice, intelligent design, Michael Denton, minerals, oceans, photosynthesis, prior probability, surface tension, The Wonder of Water, universal solvent, viscosity, water, weathering}

The Properties of Water Point to Intelligent Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
July 18, 2024

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

7}

It becomes increasingly difficult to deny what Fred Hoyle called a “common sense interpretation of the facts.” Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ATP synthase, biomass, carbon, chloroplasts, coccolithophores, Current Biology, diatoms, dinoflagellates, endosomes, eukaryotic cells, evolution, intelligent design, life, molecular machines, oceans, organelles, photosynthesis, phytoplankton, Rubisco}

How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

_{David Coppedge
July 10, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 1, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, algae, duties, evolution, experts, glaciers, human beings, ideologues, lawsuits, legal standing, Moon, nature, nature rights, oceans, ownership, rights, Science (journal), science journals, scientists, swamps, wokeness}

Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 1, 2023

Bioethics, Evolution

5}

The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 18, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, earth, electromagnetism, intelligent design, Midwest, oceans, rain, Southern California, sun, sunset, temperature, water vapor, wavelength, weather}

Intelligent Design in Weather — The “Perfect Day” Conspiracy

_{Eric Hedin
May 18, 2023

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

6}

At the end of a perfect day, when the Sun is setting, the beams of light we see slant through the atmosphere nearly parallel (tangent) to the Earth’s surface. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aristotle, bacteria, C.S. Lewis, City Journal, coronavirus, embryo, evolution, fish, honeybees, humans, intelligent design, Nature (journal), Nicholas Wade, oceans, Phys.org, roads, rock, ships, soil, unnatural, Wuhan}

More Unnatural Naturalism, and More Confusion from Naturalists

_{David Coppedge
November 10, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Honeybees and cells have a limited set of options that are programmed into their genomes. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 19, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Culture
Tagged
, Earth Law Center, economics, freedom, Gaia Theory, geological features, human thriving, humans, ideology, nature rights, nonhumans, oceans, paganism, PLOS Biology, technocracy, wokeness}

Woke Science: Prestigious Biology Journal Claims “Ocean” Is a “Living Entity” with Rights

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 19, 2022

Bioethics, Culture

4}

The “Ocean rights” approach would make the creatures of the sea co-equal with humans. Read More ›