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Evolution

Abuse of Statistics Must Stop!

Abuse of Statistics Must Stop!

Calculating odds sounds straightforward — until you realize that without knowing the full set of possibilities, how likely each is, and whether the process can be repeated, your numbers may be guesses dressed up as certainty.

A DNA Primer for Beginners (FAQ Style)

A DNA Primer for Beginners (FAQ Style)

A simple and clear, step-by-step FAQ on DNA — from double helix structure to mutations and epigenetics — showing how genes shape health, traits, and evolution.

Ring Species Explained: What Ensatina Salamanders Reveal About Speciation

Ring Species Explained: What Ensatina Salamanders Reveal About Speciation

The Ensatina salamanders of California form a living ring species, where asymmetric mate choice and pheromones reveal reinforcement and speciation in real time.

Endogenous Retroviruses: A Powerful Proof of Evolution

Endogenous Retroviruses: A Powerful Proof of Evolution

Endogenous retroviruses are ancient viral stowaways in our DNA. Humans and chimps share ERVs in the same genetic locations—an impossibility by chance. These viral fossils are stunning evidence of common ancestry and evolution's undeniable fingerprints.

Is Human and Chimp DNA 95% or 99% Identical?

Is human/chimp DNA 95% or 99% similar? Both are true! Learn the simple science behind the two different ways biologists measure our genetic relationship.

Kitzmiller v. Dover, Part Three: The Scientists Speak, the Designers Scatter

Kitzmiller v. Dover, Part Three: The Scientists Speak, the Designers Scatter

Part Three of the Dover trial series highlights the scientists who stepped up and the ID leaders who stepped back. With clarity and conviction, the experts defended not just evolution—but the very nature of science.

Everything You Always Wondered About Human Origins

Everything You Always Wondered About Human Origins

A sweeping and sometimes absurd look at human evolution—from ancient primates to Homo sapiens—with fossils, DNA, and lots of tangents. This five-part primer unpacks how scientists trace our tangled roots.

Kitzmiller v. Dover, Part Two: Pandas, Proponentsists, and the Find-and-Replace Fail Heard ’Round the Courtroom

Kitzmiller v. Dover, Part Two: Pandas, Proponentsists, and the Find-and-Replace Fail Heard ’Round the Courtroom

The Dover trial exposed intelligent design as creationism in disguise—and one hilarious typo told the whole story. Dr. Barbara Forrest’s testimony traced the edits in Of Pandas and People, and the courtroom caught a movement mid-transformation.

Kitzmiller v. Dover: Michael Behe and Intelligent Design

Kitzmiller v. Dover: Michael Behe and Intelligent Design

When ID advocate Michael Behe took the stand, he claimed no scientific evidence could explain the immune system’s evolution. Then came the towering stack of books. This courtroom clash cracked intelligent design wide open.

Creation “Science” and the Gospel According to AiG

Young Earth Creationism

Creation “Science” and the Gospel According to AiG

Answers in Genesis publishes a so-called "scientific journal"—but spoiler alert: it only prints what confirms Genesis. No testable science allowed, just biblical cosplay in a lab coat. Here's why ARJ is more theology than theory.

The RLN in Giraffes: Adventures in Evolution

The RLN in Giraffes: Adventures in Evolution

The giraffe’s laryngeal nerve takes a 15-foot detour down the neck and back up again. It’s not elegant, it’s not smart—it’s evolutionary baggage. A perfect example of how nature builds with duct tape, not blueprints. Intelligent design? Not even close.

How the Eye Evolved (Yes, It DID Evolve) – Step by Step

How the Eye Evolved (Yes, It DID Evolve) – Step by Step

Think the eye is “too complex to have evolved”? Flatworms, limpets, and box jellyfish would like a word. Step-by-step, evolution built the eye—and we’ve got the receipts.