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Photo credit: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Read More ›
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The DNA Code Takes My Breath Away; Here’s Why

These examples may seem trivial, as if they were just "the way things are," not proving anything. But this is not so. Read More ›
Triassic Pollen
Photo: Angiosperm-like pollen Type I from the Middle Triassic of Switzerland, modified after Hochuli & Feist-Burkhardt 2013 in Frontiers, CC BY 4.0.

Fossil Friday: Is Triassic Angiosperm-Like Pollen a Solution to Darwin’s Abominable Mystery?

There is one remaining issue to address, which is palynology, the science of fossil pollen. Read More ›
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prairie dog
Photo: A prairie dog, by skeeze via Pixabay.

Defining the “Science of Purpose”

The "science of purpose" is new to the analytic framework, and is thus obliged to make the case for its claim to validity.  Read More ›
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Photo: A humpback whale, by Whit Welles Wwelles14 / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0).

Human Engineers Can’t Top These Biological Intelligent Designs

In labs around the world, scientists are fascinated by living designs. Here are just a few examples of what is being reported on a weekly basis. Read More ›
snapdragons
Photo: Snapdragons, by Off2riorob (talk) [CC BY 3.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Three Ways that Plants Defy Darwin’s Mechanism

Plants have no brains and limited mobility, yet they have mechanisms to thrive in place. One mechanism involves the prevention of inbreeding. Read More ›
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Conservation of Information and Coevolution: New BIO-Complexity Article by Ewert and Marks

Biologists often claim that coevolutionary interactions, as with bees and flowers, can alter the fitness landscape to drive evolutionary changes. Read More ›

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