Tag: soil

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 17, 2026

Categories
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ancestors, blackmail, Death with Dignity, flourishing, forests, groves, Harvard Law School, human thriving, humans, indigenous people, irrationality, lawfare, life cycles, Moon, mysticism, nature, nature rights, neo-paganism, nutrients, oceans, Peruvian bees, property, rivers, soil, students, temperature, toolkit, tree rights, universities, University of Sussex, water, woodlands}

In Latest Statement from a University, Tree Rights Advocacy Is Based on Irrationality

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 17, 2026

Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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We protect trees and woodlands with laws and regulations without resorting to irrational ideological justifications and materially impeding human thriving. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
March 27, 2025

Categories
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Biomimetics, David Coppedge, ferns, fungi, ID the Future, intelligent design, nutrients, podcast, roots, soil, spores, water}

Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide

_{Andrew McDiarmid
March 27, 2025

Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 20, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, creator, David Coppedge, earth, functionality, George Washington Carver, GUT, junk DNA, nature, PNAS, soil, University of British Columbia}

In Search of Nature’s Hidden Design Treasures

_{Eric Hedin
March 20, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

5}

Most people are familiar with George Washington Carver and his discoveries of multiple uses for the peanut. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 4, 2025

Categories
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, astrobiologists, Christopher McKay, Icarus, Mars, nutrients, perchlorates, soil, spacecraft, Viking mission}

Hope for Mars Life Is Dashed Again

_{David Coppedge
March 4, 2025

Planetology, Rare Earth

1}

Subsequent landers discovered a high concentration of perchlorates in the soil. Perchlorates are chlorinated salts, often used in fireworks. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 16, 2024

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Arabidopsis, breeders, China, Current Biology, genes, high school, intelligent design, phosphate, roots, soil}

How Roots Become Jackhammers

_{David Coppedge
August 16, 2024

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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How do flimsy, tiny roots get through hard soil? A root tip hitting hardpan switches on a flurry of signals that get to work on anchorage and penetration. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
August 5, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, atmosphere, David Coppedge, desert, dirt, earth, ecosystem, Evolution News, greenhouse effect, habitability, intelligent design, Mars, Mother Nature, Penn State, perchlorates, planets, Saturn, soil, temperature, terraforming, The Privileged Planet, Titan, water}

Earth and Mars — A Rare Gem and a Sharp Contrast

_{Eric Hedin
August 5, 2024

Intelligent Design, Planetology, Rare Earth

9}

Apparently, simple living organisms must exist for eons on a planet before more advanced life can thrive. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
April 20, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physics
Rare Earth
Technology
Tagged
, agriculture, Andrew McDiarmid, Brian Miller, cooking, earth, evidence, fire, food, foresight, gold, hunting, ID the Future, intelligent design, iron, likelihood ratio, physicists, plate tectonics, soil, technological advancement, universe, water cycle}

How Earth is Designed for Human Technology

_{Andrew McDiarmid
April 20, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Physics, Rare Earth, Technology

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Is all this a coincidence? We think that’s a stretch. One or two fortunate parameters might be called a fluke. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 24, 2023

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, annelids, antennae, bacteria, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Cambrian Period, China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Colorado State University, crustaceans, earthworms, eyes, fishing, food, GUT, legs, Michael Denton, muscles, NASA, nerves, Penn State, Privileged Species, roundworms, soil, termites, worms}

Hidden Service Animals: Earthworms Are Only the Beginning

_{David Coppedge
October 24, 2023

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

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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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 10, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aristotle, bacteria, C.S. Lewis, City Journal, coronavirus, embryo, evolution, fish, honeybees, humans, intelligent design, Nature (journal), Nicholas Wade, oceans, Phys.org, rock, soil, unnatural, Wuhan}

More Unnatural Naturalism, and More Confusion from Naturalists

_{David Coppedge
November 10, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Honeybees and cells have a limited set of options that are programmed into their genomes. Read More ›

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Author
Walter Bradley

Date
September 19, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Charles Darwin, complexity, DNA, electricity, evolution, First Life from Purely Natural Means? (series), grass, James Clerk Maxwell, living systems, Ludwig Boltzmann, mountains, oceans, proteins, RNA, rocks, Second Law of Thermodynamics, simplicity, soil, sugars}

Did Life First Arise by Purely Natural Means?

_{Walter Bradley and Casey Luskin
September 19, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

Evolutionary theory and the development of the second law of thermodynamics are two of the three major scientific discoveries of the 19th century. Read More ›