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eastern towhee
Photo: An eastern towhee, by Shenandoah National Park, via Flickr.

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›
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Michael Denton Explains the Miracle of Your Heart

There is more that most people – probably most scientists – have never even considered, and that seals the case for the heart’s intelligent design. Read More ›
WASP-96b
Image: WASP-96b, by NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI.

Exoplanets: Searching for “Earth 2.0”

"Webb has revealed the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze, and evidence for clouds that were thought not to exist based on prior observations" Read More ›
Europa
Photo credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech / SETI Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Why Scientists Think There Could Be Life on Europa

Jupiter’s moon Europa, somewhat smaller than Earth’s moon, may have surface water and organic chemicals, researchers say. Read More ›
Maxwell Montes
Photo: Maxwell Montes, by NASA/JPL, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Astrobiology Points to the “Miracle of Man”

Scientists are making observations that add to Denton’s case, further constraining the requirements for habitability. Read More ›
rock
Photo: Bronzitite, by Kevin Walsh, via Flickr.

Good Earth: Luskin Explores Design Evidence from Geology

That’s a sample of bronzitite at the top of this post. It's like a cosmic wink from the creator. Read More ›
Miracle of Man
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Miracle of Man: Denton’s Prior Fitness Argument

One or two examples are interesting. But where the argument gains dramatic force is in the accumulation of many examples. Read More ›
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The Miracle of Man: New Book by Michael Denton

Sputtering nihilists have turned their rage on the idea that someone, somewhere, could be thinking that the unborn man or woman is a miracle worth protecting. Read More ›
woolly monkey
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 ›
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irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›

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