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Latest — and Largest — Intelligent Design Education Day Explores “Creepy Crawly Complexity”

Talks by three different scientists showcased the astonishing abundance, diversity, and complexity of insects, spiders, and worms. Read More ›
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Spiders and Worms and Insects — Oh My! Creepy, Crawly Complexity at ID Education Day

This in-person event is a perfect field trip opportunity for students to engage with scientists and ID experts. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Are Ediacaran “Fishing Hooks” a Breakthrough Discovery of Precambrian Animals?

Let’s have a look at the newest edition of the Precambrian animal guessing game. Read More ›
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Photo: An earthworm, Swifts Creek, Victoria, by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos.

Hidden Service Animals: Earthworms Are Only the Beginning

Soil biodiversity is still a black box. Some scientists are beginning to explore the global underground that services the health of plants and animals. Read More ›
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Photo: Common darter, by Loz (L. B. Tettenborn), CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Flea Circus of Small Animal Acrobats

Small animals amuse and amaze scientists who take a close look at them in action. Sometimes it requires a high-speed camera to analyze the trick. Read More ›
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Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›
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Nematodes Push Epigenetics to the Limit, as Another “Zombie” Bites the Dust

Isn’t DNA the one and only "secret of life"? Neo-Darwinism, a gene-obsessed doctrine, needs it to be. Read More ›

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