Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

PNAS

climbing-Everest

Behe Vindicated Again: Sherpas Climb Everest Easier, Because Darwin Devolves

How can Tibetans survive high altitudes that leave lowlanders gasping? The answer is found in broken genes. Read More ›
Disonycha_xanthomelas

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 ›
Humboldt squid 2

Squid’s Got Talent — Super-Powers Astonish Scientists

The humble squid astonishes scientists with its super-powers. Are these marine champions really the products of random mutations and natural selection? Read More ›
traffic cop

Security Gates in the Cell

A key characteristic of life is active transport: control over what enters and exits the cell. Closer looks reveal exquisite “selectivity filters” with moving parts that make active transport work. Read More ›
Caulobacter-crescentus

More Hints of Order in the Genome

Genomics has come a long way since the central dogma and junk DNA. If you expect to find reasons for things, you often do find them. Read More ›
Ikaria-wariootia

Ancestor of All Animals in 555-Million-Year-Old Ediacaran Sediments?

Ikaria wariootia is just another problematic Ediacaran fossil that could be anything from inorganic artifact to protozoan to cnidarian and yes, maybe a bilaterian worm. Read More ›
Heliconius_sara_butterfly

Bringing Past Articles Current to 2020: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, More

Here are items reported in 2019 that have made news in 2020: more on butterflies, hummingbirds, and the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
DNA_Repair-1

DNA Repair, Fish Shape, Epigenetics: Science Advances, Darwin-Free

According to a robotically repeated talking point favored by evolution proponents, loyal adherence to Darwin’s theory is crucial to the future of biological research. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute