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Photo: A gecko displays its superbly designed toes, by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

Is Biology Approaching the Threshold of Design Acceptance?

A recent biology paper inches up to the edge of design advocacy, without using the phrase “intelligent design.” Read More ›
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Photo: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), by Muhammad Mahdi Karim [GFDL 1.2], from Wikimedia Commons.

Ants, Wildebeest, Penguins, and More: A Zoo of Animal Designs

Don’t kick sand in the face of a wildebeest by joking that it looks like it was made by a committee. It might flex its muscles and charge. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Deeped Niclas & Amanda Strandh, via Flickr (cropped).

The Blink of an Eye — And More Wonders of Human Body Design

Darwinists insist on your body’s “poor design.” Yeah, right. Check these out. Read More ›
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Suppressing Science at Brown University

Career anxiety is exactly how heterodox thought is policed and stamped out in the academic world. Read More ›
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Photo credit: By Godmenfat002 [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

A Classic Evolutionist’s Error, Berra’s Blunder Revs Up Again

Two evolutionists publish a paper in a scientific journal comparing car evolution with biological evolution. Are they serious? Read More ›
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Photo: A damselfly, by fir0002 | flagstaffotos.com.auCanon 20D + Sigma 150mm f/2.8 + Canon MT 24-EX (Own work) [GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons.

Masters of Physics in the Living World

Plants and animals display proficiency in dynamics — the physics of movement. Read More ›
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Photo: Doug Axe, in “The Problem with Theistic Evolution,” via Crossway Books.

Adam and the Genome and Doug Axe’s Research on the Evolution of New Protein Folds

Douglas Axe is a protein scientist who has published work on the rarity of new protein folds by doing research on beta-lactamase enzymes. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Emma Hammarlund and Sofie Mohlin, via Lund University.

Sick of the Oxygen Theory of the Cambrian Explosion? Here’s the Cancer Theory

Once upon a time, a cell became a tumor. Animals were soon to follow. Read More ›
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Photo: Snapdragons, by ARGHADIP DEY (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Living Fossils, Ancient Oxygen, Colorful Snapdragons: Anomalies Challenge Darwin’s Story

Enough anomalies can wreck a paradigm. Read More ›
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Bottom-Up Bottoms Out

Materialist attempts to model the construction of hierarchical organization from the bottom up collapse into a heap of unanswered questions. Read More ›

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