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Ignoring Other Research, New Study Explains (Away) the Origin of New Body Plans

Recently, a team of British paleontologists added a new pseudo-explanation. Read More ›
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Photo: An Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), by James St. John, via Flickr.

Bechly: Why the Phenomenon of Living Fossils Is Under “Massive Attack”

If you ever encounter a horseshoe crab on the beach, you are a looking at a creature that would not have appeared out of place hundreds of millions of years ago. Read More ›
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Photo: A peregrine falcon, by Alex Proimos [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments

In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs. Read More ›
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Blue iguana, National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C., by Jarek Tuszyński / CC-BY-SA-3.0 & GDFL [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct Four-Eyed Monitor Lizard Busts Myth of a Congruent Nested Hierarchy

Obviously, evolutionary “laws” are quite malleable and have to give way when they become too cumbersome. Read More ›

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