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Image source: "Secrets of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Wonderful Microbes Are the Planet’s Ecosystem Engineers

The few pathogens among bacteria give a bad rap to the majority that do wonderful things — for us and for our environment. Read More ›
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Photo: Bacteriophages help us by destroying invasive bacteria, by Dr. Graham Beards / CC BY-SA.

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›
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Photo: Large Omega Centauri cluster, by NASA, ESA, and Hubble SM4 ERO, via U.C. Riverside.

From Micro to Macro Scales, Intelligent Design Is in the Details

From the molecular nanomachines within a tiny cell to the large-scale structure of the universe, design is everywhere to be found. Read More ›
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Photo: Fossil cockroach, from the Carboniferous Period, by Hectonichus (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons.

A Smell Test for Design v. Evolutionary Explanations

One of the reasons cockroaches are so successful is their keen sense of smell. Read More ›
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Photo: Dickinsonia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

Cambrian Explosion Blues

Here’s a sampling of the latest speculations about the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
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Image: Dickinsonia tenuis, by Masahiro Miyasaka (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

A Thousand Dickinsonia Specimens Don’t Change the Ediacaran Story

As Stephen Meyer concluded in 2013, they shed no light on the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›

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