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Sandgrouse Takes the Royal Society to Design School

Episode guest Brian Miller talks with host Casey Luskin about the details of the ingenious design. Read More ›
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Photo: A featherwing beetle (shown at left) is comparable in size to a large amoeba (right), by SKOLKOVO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, via EurekAlert! (no usage restrictions).

#9 Story of 2022: New Mode of Flight Found in Tiny Beetle

A millimeter-sized beetle flies efficiently with feathery wings and a beat mode not seen before. Did it evolve by natural selection? Read More ›
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Photo: A featherwing beetle (shown at left) is comparable in size to a large amoeba (right), by SKOLKOVO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, via EurekAlert! (no usage restrictions).

New Mode of Flight Found in Tiny Beetle

A millimeter-sized beetle flies efficiently with feathery wings and a beat mode not seen before. Did it evolve by natural selection? Read More ›
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Photo credit: Dustin Humes, via Unsplash.

Optimized Insect Designs — via Evolution?

Cicadas and dragonflies use an exquisitely engineered “bed of nails” on their wings to disarm and neutralize bacteria. Read More ›
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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: Arctic tern, by Jamumiwa (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Did Complex Flight Feathers “Emerge”?

Consider something you know is intelligently designed: for example, software code for an app that flies a drone. Read More ›

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