Tag: animals

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, biomineralization, Cambridge University, crystals, fossils, intelligent design, iron oxide, magnetic compass, magnetic induction, magnetite, magnetofossils, magnetoreception, Max Planck Institute, organisms, quantum effects, radical pair theory, salmon, trout}

Found: Oldest Evidence for an Organismal Magnetic Compass

_{Eric Cassell
October 8, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The evidence exists in so-called magnetofossils found in marine sediments that have been dated to 97 million years old. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
October 5, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Cultural Anthropology
Tagged
, Aldous Huxley, algorithms, animals, anthropomorphism, artificial intelligence, Brave New World, cars, chatbots, children, communication, concentration, culture, Delusion, dog care, electronic media, human minds, humans, love, Mind Matters News, Podosphaera leucotricha, polar bears, powdery mildew, Psychology Today, reading, relationships, Richard Stevens, science fiction, Tara Wells, tobacco, toys, trees}

With AI, Anthropomorphism Is High Stakes; But It May Be as Old as the Human Race

_{Denyse O’Leary
October 5, 2026

Computational Sciences, Cultural Anthropology

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Such relationships can lead to delusional spirals, including marrying a bot. One man proposed to his bot when he feared it would run out of memory. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 24, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Ethics
Zoology
Tagged
, animals, artificial inteligence, biologgers, Bloomberg, buzzards, cave paintings, chimpanzees, Coller Dolittle Challenge, communication, CUNY, Daniela Canestrari, Earth Species Project, ethics, fungi, Kristin Andrews, Marriah Alcantara, mind, New York Post, plants, privacy rights, Ronny Reyes, Spain, Topoi, University of Leon, WEIRD, whales}

Next Big Thing Is… Privacy Rights for Animals?

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 24, 2026

Computational Sciences, Ethics, Zoology

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If we came across chimpanzee cave paintings, we would, of course, reconsider. But the thing is, we don’t. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 22, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amplitude, animals, Arctic terns, barometric pressure, bats, birds, Brown University, convergent evolution, Current Biology, engineering, flapping, Flight, Flight (documentary), geese, geolocator, Illustra Media, Kenneth S. Breur, light, nocturnal migration, Olivia Pomerenck, PNAS, powered flight, predators, starlings, stars, turbulence, V formation}

Birds on the Move: Awe at the Wonders Overhead

_{David Coppedge
September 22, 2026

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Migrating birds like geese and ibises often fly in a V formation. It’s a memorable sight for birdwatchers looking up into the sky. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 25, 2026

Categories
Biology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, animals, Annaka Harris, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, biochemists, caterpillar, cats, cells, cocooning, cognition, Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, consciousness, Dogs, dying, environments, Epoch Times, evolution, glutamate, hierarchy, horses, human nervous system, iai.tv, James Shapiro, leaves, Makai Elías Calles, mating, natural selection, neurons, neurotransmitters, octopus, plant consciousness, plants, self-awareness, stripping fruit trees, Thomas Nagel, University of Chicago}

Evolutionary Lens Deterred Scientists from Considering Plant Cognition

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 25, 2026

Biology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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It’s a familiar concept: the long, slow march from mud to mind meant that only toward the upper tier would we find such developments as cognition. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
August 19, 2026

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, alpha helix, animals, apes, bacteria, bacterial flagella, biochemists, Dave Farina, Educating Dave Farina (series), evolution, HIV-1, Michael Behe, multicellular organisms, mutations, population genetics, population sizes, proteins, residues, tetherin, tetherin antagonism, The Edge of Evolution, transmembrane domain, viruses, Vpu, YouTubers}

Answering Dave Farina on the Vpu Protein in HIV-1

_{Jonathan McLatchie
August 19, 2026

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Farina’s dismissal of this important point suggests that he does not understand the subject of population genetics very well. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animal phyla, animals, bilaterian animals, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Period, coprolites, digestive systems, ecosystems, Ediacaran fossils, fecal matter, Feces Theory, genes, genetic information, Gizmodo, oxygen, oxygen theory, poop, The Best of Evolutionary Theory 2026, Trends in Ecology and Evolution}

Paper Promotes “Weirdest Theory Yet” for the Cambrian Explosion

_{Casey Luskin
August 6, 2026

Evolution, Paleontology

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First the Oxygen Theory, now the Feces Theory. But how much experience do we really have with feces creating new genetic information? Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, ancestral genes, animals, arthropods, bacteria, biological descent, biological information, bony vertebrates, chordates, Christoph Adami, COX2, cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, entropy, eukaryotes, evolution, fish, homeobox, homeodomain, information, lineages, mammals, Maxwell’s demon, proteins, The Evolution of Biological Information}

Evolution of Biological Information: The Line of Descent

_{Winston Ewert
July 28, 2026

Evolution, Genetics

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In the end, Christoph Adami’s method has not shown anything about the entropy or information content of ancestral sequences. Read More ›

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Author
Thomas E. Woodward

Date
July 14, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Amazon jungle, animals, Antoni Gaudí, architects, Barcelona, C. S. Lewis, Carlsbad Caverns, cosmos, Epigenetics and the Architect, Homo sapiens, human intelligence, humanity, Isaac Newton, James P. Gills, Johannes Kepler, Judeo-Christian tradition, La Pedrera, medieval Church, Park Güell, Sagrada Família, Spain, Steve Fuller, theism, Thomas E. Woodward, University of Warwick}

Peering into the Known and the Unknown

_{Thomas E. Woodward and James P. Gills, MD
July 14, 2026

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Every masterpiece can be traced to its master designer — the architect. Sagrada Família is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 12, 2026

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Tagged
, Adam, Anil Seth, animals, Baruch Spinoza, Carlo Rovelli, Charles Darwin, David Chalmers, earth, eliminative materialism, evolution, Genesis, hard problem of consciousness, heavens, humans, inanimate matter, Karl Popper, matters, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, neuroscientists, New York University, Noema, philosophers, soul, theoretical physics, Thomas Kuhn, Tim Bayne}

Prominent Physicist Wishes Away the Hard Problem of Consciousness

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 12, 2026

Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science

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Recently Carlo Rovelli fell into an all-too-common trap for creative thinkers. He offered an opinion on a subject outside his discipline. Read More ›