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Laridae
Photo: Gulls of the family Laridae, by Oleg Bor, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Design Connection in Biological Tracking Systems

If organisms resulted from haphazard undirected processes, their design constraints would be few and highly flexible. Read More ›
Galápagos finch
Photo: Galápagos finch, by kuhnmi, via Flickr.

Engineering Better Explains Adaptation than Evolutionary Theory

The genetic variation in any species is confined to a limited set of variables such as a finch beak’s thickness. Read More ›
Tribrachidium
Photo: Tribrachidium, by https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Tribrachidium_heraldicum_34.jpg.

Unknown Biology of Trilobozoa

Not much is known about the anatomy, biology, and ecology of the enigmatic trilobozoans. Read More ›
Red-pea gall
Red-pea gall of gall wasp Cynips divisa (agamous generation) on oak leaf. In the autumn the galls turn brownish. The hole in the gall (below) indicates that the gall wasp has already left its home. Others leave it in springtime.

Plant Galls and Evolution: A Neglected Study

In my new contribution, I restrict myself to important facets of the historical side of plant gall research. Read More ›
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wolves

Behe: The Case for Intelligent Design Grows with Science

Evolution’s proper place of study has moved from gross anatomy and population genetics to biochemistry. Read More ›
axolotl
Photo: A axolotl can regenerate itself, by Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Morphogenesis: Coding for Shape

How do you get a 3-D shape from a linear code? That is the puzzle of morphogenesis. Read More ›
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An illustration from "The Country of the Blind," by Claude Allin Shepperson / Public domain.

Doctor’s Diary: Evolution in the Country of the Blind

Fans of H. G. Wells are probably familiar with his 1904 short story, “The Country of the Blind.” Read More ›
sliders

Care for Appetizers? Electric Proteins, Spidey Sense, and More

Welcome to the second day of the New Year! Like tasty sliders, these short news stories should get the juices flowing for big developments in 2020. Read More ›
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More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Anatomy and Behavior

It seems obvious: humans and chimps differ markedly. But as Wesley Smith noted yesterday, it is not so obvious to the editors of Human Evolution. Read More ›
Jerry-Coyne

Welcome, Jerry Coyne, to the Exciting Field of Intelligent Design Research

The anatomy, embryology, and evolution of the recurrent laryngeal nerve are fascinating. Read More ›

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