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Photo credit: Guillermo Gonzalez.

Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding

The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities. Read More ›
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Image credit: Rebecca Konte, via Stanford Report.

Scientist Discovers a Protist’s “Cellular Origami” — The First Known Case 

You will probably not be surprised to hear that Dr. Prakash is an engineer as well as a biologist. This is predictable. Read More ›
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Photo: Cratoborellia gorbi, paratype MSF Z10, G. Bechly 2006.

Fossil Friday: The Complex Wing Folding of Earwigs

This highly complex mode of wing folding is one of the many examples of engineering marvels in insects that strongly suggest intelligent design. Read More ›
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In Biology, Intelligent Designs that Amaze, Amuse, and Entertain

Animals and plants keep giving scientists and engineers ideas for biomimetic designs. Sometimes observing the organisms is just plain fun. Read More ›
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Photo: A sponge (Spongilla lacustris), by Kirt L. Onthank [CC BY-SA 3.0].

Of Statues and Sponges — Progress in My Conversation with a Theistic Evolutionist

Only by sheer coincidence would blind factors produce such remarkable things, and coincidence is never that lucky. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Caleb Martin via Unsplash.

Stocking Stuffers: Smart Squirrels, DNA Origami, and More

Here’s a collection of short news items of interest from the animal and human worlds. Read More ›
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Photo credits: Ladybugs, by Kazuya Saito. via Phys.org; DeLorean, by Kevin Abato, (Own work) [CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Ladybug, Living Origami, Lends a Hand with Umbrella and Other Designs

Delicate and delightful, ladybug beetles are the insect everyone loves. Read More ›

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