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AI can write genomes -- how long until it creates synthetic life?
March 4, 2026 Nature
The Evo2 genomic language model can generate short genome sequences, but scientists say further advances are needed to write genomes that will work inside living cells.
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Peer-reviewed Paper
The oldest articulated bony fish from the early Silurian period
March 4, 2026 Nature v.651, p.128-134
Here we report an articulated, near-complete osteichthyan from the early Silurian Chongqing Lagerstätte
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Largest Silurian fish illuminates the origin of osteichthyan characters
March 4, 2026 Nature, v.651, p.122-127
Osteichthyans (bony fishes and tetrapods) encompass 98% of modern vertebrate species. However, our understanding of the sequence of character evolution among stem osteichthyans has been substantially limited by the fragmentary nature of stem fossils
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How the Nucleus Made its Great Debut
March 4, 2026 The Scientist
The origin of the nucleus remains hotly debated among scientists, but new imaging and genomic data are shedding light on this billion-year-old mystery.
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Turmoil Erupts at Wiley Journal Whose Editor is Cited in Over Half of its Papers
March 4, 2026 The Scientist
When a researcher wrote that maybe his peer review process would have gone better if he had cited the journal editor’s own papers, resignations and increased scrutiny followed.
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New simulations reveal what happened at the beginning of the universe
March 4, 2026 New Scientist
Astrophysicist Katy Clough uses supercomputers to simulate conditions at the start of the universe and other strong gravity regimes, such as around black holes, testing the limits of general relativity and the standard model of particle physics.
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God Hypothesis Comes to Theaters Nationally in April!
March 4, 2026 Science & Culture Today
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Conscious AI, You Say?
March 4, 2026 Science & Culture Today
Here Are Six Models of Consciousness
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The Levin Teleology Revolution Is Here
March 4, 2026 Science & Culture Today
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Video
The Final Nail in the RNA World Coffin
March 4, 2026 James Tour
He concludes that the interdependent complexity of DNA, RNA, and proteins points away from stepwise evolution and toward a coordinated system from the outset.
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Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper
March 3, 2026 Nature
these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud ... Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication
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From Myth to History: 10 Bible Figures Confirmed by Archaeology
March 3, 2026 Sean McDowell
We cover evidence connected to central figures like King David, Ahab, Isaiah, and Belshazzar, as well as obscure figures like Berenice.
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How can fast-evolving DNA retain a fundamental function in cell division?
March 3, 2026 Nature
In a dividing cell, chromosome pairs are pulled apart thanks to attachment sites called centromeres. Yeast genomes reveal key steps in how centromeres have evolved.
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How can fast-evolving DNA retain a fundamental function in cell division?
March 3, 2026 Nature
In a dividing cell, chromosome pairs are pulled apart thanks to attachment sites called centromeres. Yeast genomes reveal key steps in how centromeres have evolved.
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Tiny teeth found in Colorado deepen the debate over primate origins
March 3, 2026 National Geographic
A sediment-washing “bubbler” helped researchers recover 65.5-million-year-old teeth that illuminate how early primate relatives spread after the mass extinction.
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Book
Endowed by Our Creator: The Bible, Science, and the Battle for America's Soul
March, 2026 Discovery Institute Press
the original meaning of the Declaration of Independence and how its propositions drew support from both the Bible and early modern science | See Also Amazon
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Book
Original Sin
March, 2026 Penguin Random House
On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness | See Also Amazon
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The Coldest “Stars" in the Galaxy Might Actually Be Alien Megastructures
March 3, 2026 Universe Today
Ever since physicist Freeman Dyson first proposed the concept in 1960, the “Dyson sphere” has been the holy grail of techno-signature hunters.
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Fake News Is Polluting Science
March 3, 2026 Creation-Evolution Headlines
To reduce the plethora of doubtful claims made in the name of science, don’t feed the flies
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Did Hubble’s new “dark galaxy” kill modified gravity?
March 3, 2026 Big Think
The discovery of CDG-2, a galaxy that's more than 99.9% dark matter, could reveal a new population of ultra-faint galaxies. But is it real?
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News Update/Commentary
Teeth smaller than a fingertip reveal the first primate ancestor
March 3, 2026 Science Daily
Teeny fossil teeth from Colorado are rewriting the earliest chapter of primate -- and human -- origins.
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News Update/Commentary
Intelligence emerges when the whole brain works as one
March 3, 2026 Science Daily
intelligence doesn’t live in one “smart” region of the brain at all. Instead, it emerges from how efficiently and flexibly the brain’s many networks communicate and coordinate with each other.
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News Update/Commentary
Neutrinos could explain why matter survived the Big Bang
March 3, 2026 Science Daily
A global neutrino study may bring scientists closer to answering why anything exists at all.
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News Update/Commentary
For every known vertebrate species, two more may be hiding in plain sight
March 3, 2026 Science Daily
Thanks to advances in DNA sequencing, scientists are uncovering these long-separated lineages, some evolving independently for over a million years.
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Can Michael Pollan crack the problem of consciousness in his new book?
March 3, 2026 New Scientist
The science writer delves into the vast subject of consciousness in his new book A World Appears -- and draws some surprising conclusions
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Science, the Bible, and America’s Creed
March 3, 2026 Science & Culture Today
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Discovering Interoception, The Body’s Internal Dialogue
March 2, 2026 ID the Future
Unlike our five external senses or proprioception (the awareness of our limbs in space), interoception involves the constant internal communication between our organs and the brain.
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Earth’s oldest crystals suggest an early start for plate tectonics
March 2, 2026 Nature
The planet’s crust could already have been churning 3.3 billion years ago.
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Blog Post
Is It Time for Scientists To Stop Being Polite?
March 2, 2026 Everyman's Universe
How to handle proud ignorance?
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What Crystals Older Than the Sun Reveal About the Start of the Solar System
March 2, 2026 Quanta Magazine
Microscopic crystals extracted from meteorites could help settle a debate about the birth of our patch of the Milky Way.
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How Does a Cell Divide Evenly in Two?
March 2, 2026 Creation-Evolution Headlines
If we find the cell “making sense” it is because there is sense woven into its very fabric.
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News Update/Commentary
ChatGPT as a therapist?
March 2, 2026 Science Daily
researchers uncovered 15 distinct ethical risks -- from mishandling crisis situations and reinforcing harmful beliefs to showing biased responses and offering “deceptive empathy” that mimics care without real understanding
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Six Theories of Consciousness
March 2, 2026 Mind Matters
Everybody talks about AI becoming conscious, but no one ever defines what consciousness is.
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A bizarre type of black hole could solve three cosmic mysteries in one
March 2, 2026 New Scientist
Black holes that turn matter into energy could explain dark energy and answer two other cosmic questions. Now, the challenge is to find them
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The bombshell results that demand a new theory of the universe
March 2, 2026 New Scientist
Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story
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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist
March 2, 2026 New Scientist
Physicists are scrambling to understand why dark energy is weakening. In a surprising twist, we must now reconsider the possibility that our reality contains extra dimensions
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The Incredible “Floating” Human Knee Joint
March 2, 2026 Science & Culture Today
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The quest to understand where atoms end
March 2, 2026 Chemistry World
Even if we know that the notion of an atom stopping at some distance from the nucleus is artificial, it seems to be a useful approximation.
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Philosophy of Autonomous Science
March, 2026 Daedalus: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Ten Questions for the Coming Age of Artificial Scientists
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Video
Why Water is the Most Insane Evidence for God
March 1, 2026 Discovery Science
Is the hydrological cycle just a random weather pattern, or is it a “Teological Hierarchy" designed for human life? This isn't just biology; it’s a causal sequence of events in physics that points directly to an intelligent designer.
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Protein Assembly and the Origin of Life
March 1, 2026 Apologetics Press
Researchers continue to explore chemistry in search of mechanisms that may have helped start life without divine intervention.
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Could flagellar motors have arisen through evolution?
March 1, 2026 Creation Ministries International
Could a machine as complex as this bacterial flagellar motor really evolve by chance? The mathematical odds make this ‘evolutionary miracle' impossible.
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Divining design … again
March 1, 2026 Creation Ministries International
Philosophical investigations into distinguishing between mere coincidence and evidence of design show the theory of evolution wanting.
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Agnosticism, Appearance, and Reality
March 1, 2026 Mind Matters
Regarding God, the evidence for fact and truth on creation and morality is everywhere
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What Keeps Evolution Afloat?
February 28, 2026 Examining Origins
Evolution is a theory that survives in spite of its false predictions, crippling problems, and lack of observational evidence. How does it stay afloat? One key to its success is framing.
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The Masterpiece of Engineering That Darwin Couldn't Explain
February 28, 2026 Discovery Science
Is the human eye a “clumsy" Rube Goldberg machine or a masterpiece of top-down engineering? In this fascinating lecture, we explore the intersection of engineering, physics, and biology.
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Video
The Surprising Discovery that Frustrates Old Earthers!
February 28, 2026 Biblical Studies and Reviews
we tackle fossil distribution, dinosaurs, soft tissue discoveries, and the deeper assumptions that shape how scientists interpret the evidence
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Mathematical Thinking Came Early
February 28, 2026 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Scientists have uncovered evidence of what they describe as “prehistoric mathematical thinking” in early Mesopotamian art
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News Update/Commentary
Scientists discover microbe that breaks a fundamental rule of the genetic code
February 28, 2026 Science Daily
A rule-breaking microbe reveals that life can survive -- and maybe even benefit -- from a little genetic ambiguity.
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News Update/Commentary
Textbooks challenged by new discovery about how cells divide
February 28, 2026 Science Daily
Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide -- without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two.