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We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age
November 18, 2025 New Scientist
Ancient rock art was meant to be heard as well as seen and now acoustic archaeologists are bringing the sounds of prehistoric rituals to life
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The “Anthropocene” geological epoch is dead, as an idea
November 18, 2025 Mind Matters
Back in the 1980s, the idea of calling the geological period from 1950 onward by a new name began to take root.
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New method spots signs of Earth's primordial life in ancient rocks
November 18, 2025 Reuters
Evidence of 3.3 billion year old microbial life detected. Machine learning discerns chemical patterns unique to life. Method also holds promise in search for life beyond Earth.
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The Design Inference: On the Mathematics Behind Intelligent Design
November 18, 2025 Truthful Hope
explore the concept of design inference, the mathematical logic behind specified complexity, and how these ideas challenge the assumptions of natural selection and Darwinian evolution
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Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’
November 18, 2025 The Guardian
Study from University of Oxford looks into evolutionary origins of kissing and its role in relations between species
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A list of objections to the multiverse theory that you should know
November 18, 2025 Wintery Knight
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Secret underwater language of Hawaiian monk seals has 25 new calls
November 18, 2025 Science Daily
Hawaiian monk seals possess a far more complex underwater “language” than anyone realized.
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Secret chemical traces reveal life on Earth 3. 3 billion years ago
November 18, 2025 Science Daily
AI has uncovered hidden chemical hints of Earth’s earliest life preserved in ancient rocks.
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Supercomputer creates the most realistic virtual brain ever
November 18, 2025 Science Daily
A cutting-edge virtual mouse cortex is giving scientists an unprecedented window into how the brain works.
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Why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here
November 18, 2025 phys.org
For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous, enigmatic structures buried deep inside Earth with features so vast and unusual that they defy conventional models of planetary evolution.
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Researcher argues that chimpanzees show rationality too
November 17, 2025 Mind Matters
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Hemoglobin partly preserved in dino bones
November 17, 2025 Creation Ministries International
Partially preserved hemoglobin in dinosaur bones challenges the millions-of-years timescale, because the molecules break down too fast to survive so long.
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Metamorphosis Defies Evolution
November 17, 2025 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Asking the wrong question traps a science reporter in Mobius circularity
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Old ‘Ghost’ Theory of Quantum Gravity Makes a Comeback
November 17, 2025 Quanta Magazine
Has the secret to understanding gravity been hiding in plain sight for nearly 50 years?
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Pop Science Site Enlists the Peppered Moth to Attack Religion
November 17, 2025 Science & Culture Today
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Darwin’s Confusing Terminology
November 17, 2025 Science & Culture Today
What’s in a Name?
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What Is the Originating Source of Design in Organisms?
November 17, 2025 Science & Culture Today
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A Fossil Fly's Testimony to Design
November 17, 2025 Institute for Creation Research
Holding Fast Through Time
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Memory is not stored in the brain
November 17, 2025 Institute of Art and Ideas
Time, not space, contains memory
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The Fatal Flaw in Origin-of-Life Research
November 17, 2025 Intelligent Design the Future
one of the biggest scientific challenges in biology: the origin of life. We walk through the major problems raised by Stephen Meyer, the deep-dive chemistry critiques from James Tour, and Brian’s own analysis
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Mammal-Like Reptiles
November 17, 2025 Let's Talk Creation
Hominins and feathered dinosaurs get all the publicity, but what even is a non-mammalian synapsid? They are some of the weirdest and coolest fossils in the fossil record
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Neanderthals' hefty noses weren’t well adapted to cold climates
November 17, 2025 New Scientist
Neanderthals were thought to have structures inside their noses that helped them deal with the cold, but analysis of an exceptionally preserved specimen contradicts that
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Earth's earliest life 3.3 billion years ago revealed by faint biosignatures
November 17, 2025 phys.org
oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously thought
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Addressing the Origin of Life Narrative
November 17, 2025 ID at Cambridge
examining the deepest challenges in origin-of-life research -- from the chemistry of early Earth to the information systems inside every cell -- and exploring why current prebiotic models fall short
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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor: Does the Soul Really Exist?
November 16, 2025 Mind Matters
He offers evidence that helps explain why modern medicine tries to understand near-death experiences, not merely explain them away
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Kids and Chatbots: How Dissenting Views Got Me Disinvited
November 16, 2025 Mind Matters
As a lifelong software engineer, I am an insider on a topic like this and I know that their programming makes them unsuitable for children
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New Films Dazzle with Awe About the Human Body
November 16, 2025 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Body systems are wondrous in isolation, but they have to work with multiple body systems
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“I Probably Shouldn’t Have Touched Consciousness”
November 16, 2025 Curt Jaimungal
Penrose recounts his largest mistake
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When Evolution Stopped for a Billion Years
November 16, 2025 The First Dawn
Between 1.8 and 0.8 billion years ago, Earth entered an era called the Boring Billion when the planet seemed to stand still. Continental drift slowed, oxygen levels remained stagnant, and life appeared to linger as simple microbial mats
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Why Human and Octopus Eyes Are Shockingly Similar
November 16, 2025 Discovery Science
evidence for design in biology, from the engineering marvel of the eye to the limits of random mutation and natural selection. Discover why similarities in life might point to a common designer rather than common ancestry.
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Debate on Dinosaur Colors Persists After 15 Years
November 16, 2025 The Scientist
Many paleontologists believe that the shape of fossilized pigment containers in cells can help determine dinosaur colors. But some remain skeptical.
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Time Travel in Science Fiction: Now for Some Examples That Work…
November 15, 2025 Mind Matters
Here in Part 4, we look at how to make time travel work as either soft or hard magic
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Physicists: Math Shows That the Universe Can’t Be a Simulation
November 15, 2025 Mind Matters
The physicists argue that pure information underlies the universe of matter and energy, as a Platonic realm of ideas
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Jumping Genes Are Not Fitting the Darwinian Narrative
November 15, 2025 Creation-Evolution Headlines
The closer you look at transposable elements (TEs), the less they resemble debris, and the more they resemble design
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Philosophy of Molecular Biology and Genes
November 15, 2025 Closer to Truth
What is a gene? Molecular biology, genome, genetic engineering, as well as genes, define our century of biology. But what do these terms actually signify? How to understand each term precisely?
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Illusions: No, Large Language Models Do Not Understand
November 14, 2025 Mind Matters
A recent New Yorker article is mistaken about this. For one thing, the LLMs have trouble distinguishing between causation and mere correlation
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Mass Delusion Is Interesting -- Especially Among Opinion Leaders
November 14, 2025 Mind Matters
The reaction to a new book, The Arrogant Ape, provides a classic in elite opinion, aired without reference to reality
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‘Hobbit’ Research Is Forcing a Revision of Human Evolution
November 14, 2025 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Well-proportioned small humans can be fully explained biologically
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What is Consciousness?
November 14, 2025 Closer to Truth
Consciousness has intrigued and baffled philosophers. To begin, we must define and describe consciousness. What to include in a complete definition and description of consciousness?
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39,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA Is the Oldest Ever Found and Sequenced
November 14, 2025 The Scientist
RNA from one of the best-preserved woolly mammoths broke the record for oldest RNA ever found, pushing the limit of how long these famously labile molecules can last.
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Perhaps Neanderthals Never Truly Went Extinct
November 14, 2025 Science & Culture Today
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I'm an academic who found religion. Cue the incredulous reactions.
November 14, 2025 Washington Post
In university and policy settings, religious belief is often derided. I sought spiritual nourishment.
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Record Auroras Are Reminders of Earth’s Protective Magnetic Shield
November 13, 2025 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Without our magnetic field, the particles that make auroras would kill us and all earth life
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In Evolution, Explaining vs. Explaining Away
November 13, 2025 Science & Culture Today
Rafting Monkeys and More
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The Evolutionary Status of Bioluminescence
November 13, 2025 Institute for Creation Research
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How evolution works
November 13, 2025 Big Think
Evolution doesn’t create with intent: it begins with error. Random mutations, filtered through time and circumstance, give rise to the astonishing order of the natural world.
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Did the Universe Really Come From Nothing?
November 13, 2025 Discovery Science
Can the universe really pop into existence from nothing? Meyer and other experts break down why this claim collapses, and how modern cosmology actually points to a real beginning of time, space, matter, and energy.
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Breaking “New Fossil Evidence: The Evolution Debate Just Got Heated!"
November 13, 2025 Anil Kanda
Molecular biologist presents mind-blowing evidence that’s shaking the scientific world: soft tissue found in dinosaur fossils, DNA fragments, and sediment layers that challenge conventional timelines.
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Does God's Infinity Make Sense?
November 13, 2025 Closer to Truth
God is often defined in terms of infinities: God has infinite power, knows infinite thing, is infinitely good. But do real, actual infinities make sense when referring to God and God’s capacities?
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How Did Plants Evolve to Produce Seeds?
November 13, 2025 The Scientist
Transcriptomic analyses of 20 plant species helped identify genes involved in the evolution of seed production, offering clues for crop improvement.