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Evolutionists Taking Credit for Biomimetics

July 1, 2012

Biomimetics is all about design – intelligent design, mimicking the superb designs found in nature. Why, then, are some scientists claiming evolutionary theory is where the biomimetic beef is?

Botany

Evolution Worked Magic in Plants

June 29, 2012

Some evolutionary papers are filled with verbs like arose, emerged, and originated. Do these convey scientific understanding, or are they veils concealing ignorance? Is it like saying "abracadabra" to say something "arose" by evolution? A recent paper about sophisticated metabolic enzymes in plants is a case in point.

Darwin and Evolution

Evolution as Lottery Manipulator

June 22, 2012

Lady Luck is often clearly the stated referee of evolutionary events, but the vast number of times evolution wins suggests design afoot.

Cosmology

Beethoven Rolls Under Darwin

June 18, 2012

Beethoven may indeed be rolling in his grave, but not for the reasons some Darwin-loving reporters think.

Dating Methods

Titan Lake News: Throwing Caution to the Wind

June 15, 2012

Planetary scientists cautiously suggested the possible presence of an equatorial lake on Saturn's moon Titan. You wouldn't know that from the headlines.

Bible and Theology

Myth Busters: Flubs in Evolutionary Anthropology

June 10, 2012

Evolutionary psychologists and anthropologists have trouble explaining living humans, let alone past ones.

Birds

"Darwin Fail" Entries Add Up

June 8, 2012

If nothing makes sense except in the light of evolution, the light sometimes is shining away from Darwin.

Birds

Tales Rescue Evolution from Unexpected Data

June 4, 2012

Observations don't always fit what evolutionists expect. Darwin's theory always wins anyway.

Darwin and Evolution

Monkey Raspberries Created Speech

June 2, 2012

What was this evolutionist thinking when he proposed that human language evolved out of the lip smacking and buzzing sounds made by monkeys?

Amazing Facts

The Wonder and Blunder in Your Skull

May 29, 2012

Even when it goes awry, the brain wins an award of cosmic proportions, according to a veteran psychiatrist.

Darwin and Evolution

Aliens: Evolutionists' Imaginary Friends

May 27, 2012

Some evolutionists have a lot to say about imaginary friends no one has ever seen.

Darwin and Evolution

How to Liven Up Dead Geology

May 24, 2012

A new study shows some carbon compounds from Mars formed, not by living organisms, but from geological and chemical processes. What does life have to do with it? Ask some science reporters.

Darwin and Evolution

Written in Ink: No Evolution

May 21, 2012

An ink sac from a fossilized Jurassic cephalopod said to be 160 million years old looks identical to those from living cuttlefish.

Mind and Brain

Shrink Validity Is Shrinking

May 18, 2012

Should you trust the diagnosis of a psychiatrist? If it helps, individuals are free to choose. Behind the scenes, however, there are severe, deep-seated debates about whether psychiatrists understand disorders, let alone diagnose them properly.

Mind and Brain

Improbable Ape Speaks Randomly

May 15, 2012

It's not uncharitable to call someone an ape when he calls himself that.

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