Confuciusornis Type post Author Günter Bechly Date October 6, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , adaptation, aerodynamics, birds, China, empirical data, evolution, flapping, Flight, forelimb, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, ichthyosaur, Liaoning, mechanics, muscles, paleontology, storytelling, wings Fossil Friday: A Popular Just-So Story on the Origin of Bird Flight Bites the Dust Günter Bechly October 6, 2023 Evolution, Paleontology 5 There is a long-running about whether birds first took off by running and flapping from the ground up, or whether they jumped as gliders from the tree down. Read More ›
humingbird-robot Type post Date May 24, 2019 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, aerodynamics, bioRxiv, California, earth, elephant seal, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, hummingbirds, Illustra Media, insects, intelligent design, magnetic field, Mexico, monarch butterfly, navigation, Paul Nelson, PNAS, Popular Science, Purdue University, robot, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, The Design of Life Updates on Design of Life Heroes Science and Culture May 24, 2019 Intelligent Design 9 Since the films showcased their exquisite designs, more discoveries increase the wonder of hummingbirds, sea turtles, and butterflies. Read More ›
damselfly Type post Date March 12, 2018 CategoriesIntelligent DesignPhysics Tagged , __k-review, aerodynamics, Biomimetics, cockroach, Current Biology, damselfly, flea beetles, fleas, froghoppers, grasshoppers, Günter Bechly, movement, planthopper, PLOS ONE Masters of Physics in the Living World Science and Culture March 12, 2018 Intelligent Design, Physics 10 Plants and animals display proficiency in dynamics — the physics of movement. Read More ›
