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ladybird
Photo: Ladybird beetle, by Gilles San Martin (Coccinella magnifica) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Design Wonders in a Ladybird Beetle

Loved by children, one of the most common beetles turns out to have engineering marvels under its shields. Read More ›
weaver ant
Photo: Weaver ant prepares for attack, via Wikicommons.

No Controversies About Darwinism? Try This One

A fierce battle over a core principle of Darwinian theory has raged for decades, but you wouldn’t know it. Read More ›
Perfect machine
Image: ATP synthase, from “ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell.”

Molecular Machines Reach Perfection

Does anything in nature achieve perfection? Yes, say Japanese researchers looking at an amazing molecular machine in a “primitive” life form. Read More ›
Transition to land cover
Image credit: Malcolm MacIver, Northwestern University via Science Daily.

Vertebrates to Land Is an Evolutionary Transition Dripping with Teleology

Darwinian evolution is supposed to have done away with the need for purpose or will in driving the history of life. The words of Darwinists themselves tend to refute that idea. Read More ›

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