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The Most Unnatural Thing in the Universe

We usually think of life as the most natural thing there is — blooming plants, flowing water, the cycles of nature. Read More ›
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New York State: Rights for Lakes, Waterways

For the future good of human flourishing, we need to take the “nature rights” movement seriously. Read More ›
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Missiles and Jackhammers: How Plants Spread Themselves Far and Wide

I welcome science reporter David Coppedge to explore some fascinating examples of intelligent design in the plant world. Read More ›
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Schiavo Case Was a Terrible Cultural Tipping Point

The case elevated the culture of death into a conflagration. It boosted the passage of assisted suicide laws. Read More ›
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Life as a Habitability Requirement

Astrobiologists often speak of a planet’s requirements for life, but can we turn that around? Is life a requirement for a planet’s habitability?  Read More ›
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Pointing to Design, Ross Douthat Makes the Case that Religious Belief Is Rational

He kicks off the book by talking about the evident design in nature and the fine-tuning of the universe. Read More ›
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Non-Evolution of the Wet Dog Shake

Common things can become extraordinary when examined by science. In this research, evolutionists need not apply. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: No Such Thing as a Coincidence

I find coincidences everywhere I look, all the time. Consider a simple blade of grass. One could write a long treatise about the simultaneous goings-on therein. Read More ›
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Photo: Supernova 1987A, by NASA, ESA, R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation), and M. Mutchler and R. Avila (STScI).

What Science Owes to Faith, Hope, and Love

It's a stretch to say that our ability to do realist science arose from a mindless process of evolution. Read More ›
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Europa Clipper: The Moon Mission Making Waves

Astrobiologists hope this mission will help answer a couple of big questions in astrobiology. Read More ›

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