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Source: Flickr / Navena / All Rights Reserved A friend tells me the most important task for Science and the Sacred is to present evidence of evolution in ways people without a biology background can understand. A year ago, this friend thought all species on earth were created from scratch in six 24-hour days about…

If we accept a scientific view of the world in which fixed physical laws hold true, how can we believe in miracles?  After all, miracles are a suspension or interruption of these laws by God.  For example, is there a scientific way to explain the parting of the Red Sea?  If so, does it cease…

Source: Robert Runyon / Public Domain The classic view of creation is that God crafted all life by hand exactly as it is today.  In such a view, God takes the role of a master artisan or director who assembled each of us from a preset plan.  Doesn’t such a view, which invokes a craftsman’s…

Source: National Institutes of Health Looking for an example of how environment affects the evolution of a species?  Look no further than your own forearm.  A study by Dr. Julia A. Segre and her team from the National Human Genome Research Institute has found that for bacteria our skin provides an assortment on tiny ecosystems. Each…

While many talk about a general conflict between religion and evolution, the truth is that the acceptance of the theory varies greatly among religions and even denominations.  The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s “U.S. Religious Landscape Survey”, published last year, offers a glimpse into how religion and evolution intersect for different religions in…

Source: Mohammed Al-Naser / All Rights Reserved This year marks the 400th anniversary of telescope astronomy, first begun by Galileo’s observations of the night sky and the publication of his treatise Sidereus Nuncius in 1610.  Few realize, however, that Galileo’s publication of this treatise placed him at great risk with the Inquisition of the time. …

Today would have been my mother’s 100th birthday. At her memorial service last year, family and friends sang “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” The verses powerfully captured the loss I felt as a grieving son, but the chorus offered reassurance: “Will the circle be unbroken, by and by, Lord, by and by? There’s a better…

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, have genetically engineered mice with the human version of FOXP2, a gene connected to the development of language.  The result?  The new mice developed more complex nerve cells in the basal ganglia, an area of the brain associated with language.  The gene also…

In this TED Talk, science writer Margaret Wertheim discusses the mathematical patterns of coral reefs and her attempt to recreate them through the art of crochet.  By following a set algorithm, Margaret and her sister were able to recreate the hyperbolic geometry that coral organisms exhibit.  However, as the project grew and individuals began to…

Despite its monumental reputation and importance in unifying the life-sciences by popularizing the theory of natural selection, On the Origin of Species rarely finds itself in many summer “to read” piles.  At over 500 pages, Darwin’s famed book is certainly no short read, but his original text still offers countless insights and surprises for those…
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