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Robot Evolution? How the Trick Is Done

Some evolutionists still don’t get it. You can’t design something for a purpose and call it Darwinism. Read More ›
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Suicide Tourism Comes to Oregon

Some jurisdictions are getting there faster and some slower. But that tide only flows in one direction. Read More ›
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Photo: A click beetle, by Sarefo, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Engineering Ideas from Biology

The 2023 Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, organized by the CSC's Engineering Research Group, is set for June 1-3 in Denton, Texas. 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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Image: Topoisomerase II, via Discovery Institute.

Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›
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Photo: A treehopper nymph of the family Membracidae, by Günter Bechly.

Fossil Friday: Treehopper Nymph in Dominican Amber and the Miracle of Mimicry

The miracle of mimicry, for which there are countless examples in the animal kingdom, represents powerful evidence for design in nature. Read More ›
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Photo: A woolly monkey, by Evgenia Kononova, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Ecuador’s Highest Court Grants Rights to Wild Animals

Nature rights apply to individual animals. And, one would assume, to be consistent, to individual plants, insects, water, and (what the hell) germs too. Read More ›
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Photo: Clifton Suspension Bridge, by Nic Trott, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Tricks of the Cell Trade

Cell processes are quick and efficient. They can even solve geometry problems in the dark without eyes or brains. Read More ›
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American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, by Ingfbruno / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

What Do Biologists Really Know About Macroevolution?

There lives in biology a great consensus truth that evaporates upon close scrutiny. Read More ›
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Photo: A water lily from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of Brazil, copyright by G. Bechly.

Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”: Mesozoic Cupules Come to the Rescue?

Darwin's "abominable mystery" is not only very much alive and kicking, but it also suggests intelligent design. Read More ›

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