Found: Oldest Evidence for an Organismal Magnetic Compass

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The evidence exists in so-called magnetofossils found in marine sediments that have been dated to 97 million years old. Source
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The Evolution of Specified Complexity

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Wolfgang Smith’s excitement about conservation of complex specified information or specified complexity was not widely shared. Source
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Design, Engineering, Specified Complexity: Appreciating the Fruit Fly Brain

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Groundbreaking new research has documented the complexity and design of the brains of fruit flies. Source
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Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

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The COVID-19 virus is on a rampage in the world, killing thousands in the U.S. so far, shutting down whole countries’ economies, and possibly altering aspects of modern life for the future, after the virus has waned. What the complete impact will be is of course unknowable. In the meantime, though, questions arise about this and other, related sub-microscopic entities. Viruses seem so evil. What is their place in life? And like other aspects of nature, do they give evidence of intelligent design? Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. It isn’t the purpose of this article to adequately address great philosophical questions. That can wait for another occasion. But before such questions can even be considered,…
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Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

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“Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! There’s the Earth coming up! Wow, that’s pretty!” These were the words William Anders spoke to the other two Apollo 8 crew members, Jim Lovell and Frank Borman, just before he took the now famous “earthrise” picture on December 24, 1968. Since then, other Apollo astronauts and even unmanned lunar spacecraft have taken similar pictures (see above). Notice how Anders reacted to the view of Earth rising over the lunar limb; these were obviously spontaneous reactions to something that caught him off guard. He expressed surprise and noted how pretty it looked. These are expressions of beauty. A beautiful thing surprises us. The fact that the earthrise pictures have been reproduced so many times speaks to their universal appeal. Probably most…
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