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Diamonds Are Forever, But Not Earthquakes or Life

December 30, 2019

“Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” So the song goes, but the processes that created these gems, namely earthquakes, have not generated such lyrics....

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Naturalistic Evolution Challenge: Gaian Bottleneck Gets Narrower

June 17, 2019

Scientific advances continue to demonstrate our improbable planet’s fine-tuned features. In a recent issue of Science, a team of scientists led by Francis Macdonald...

Evolution

by Hugh Ross Read

Highly Fine-Tuned Reverse Weathering Stabilized Earth’s Early Climate

September 10, 2018

It bothers my wife Kathy that I can be sitting in front of a computer and not even notice that the room temperature has...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read