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Date
June 23, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, birds, Brazil, Colin Patterson, convergence, Darwinism, extinction, fruit, macroevolution, molecular phylogeny, predictions, Science (journal), seeds, speciation, Switzerland}

What Do Biologists Really Know About Macroevolution?

_{Science and Culture
June 23, 2021

Evolution

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There lives in biology a great consensus truth that evaporates upon close scrutiny. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
April 14, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, Alan Feduccia, Archaeopteryx, birds, cladistics, Darwinian theory, dinosaurs, Dollo’s Law, Eocene, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary theory, genetic code, gradualism, Irreducible Complexity, M.-P. Schützenberger, macromutations, mutations, nucleotides, paleontology, phenotype, saltations, Science (journal), wings}

Ten Reasons Why Birds Are Not Living Dinosaurs

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
April 14, 2021

Evolution, Genetics

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Natural selection can explain “the survival of the fittest but not the arrival of the fittest.” Read More ›

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Date
December 19, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Tagged
, bacteria, birds, Darwinian theory, devolution, flightlessness, function, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, molecular evolution, molecular level of life, niche advantages, peer-reviewed literature, The Quarterly Review of Biology, viruses}

Michael Behe: Evolution by Devolution

_{Science and Culture
December 19, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution

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An example of this devolutionary process on a showy scale? Flightless island birds, devolved from birds that could fly. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
November 25, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, beak size, birds, Darwin's Finches, droughts, Galápagos finches, Galápagos Finches series, Galápagos Islands, Geospiza fortis, HMGA2, macroevolution, natural selection, Nature (journal), Peter and Rosemary Grant, Sangeet Lamichhaney, seeds, Sisyphean evolution, species, subjunctive}

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
November 25, 2020

Evolution

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The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
September 25, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, Africans, birds, Black Lives Matter, Breitbart, cancel culture, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, colonialism, Europeans, evolution, evolutionary theory, Galápagos Islands, ID the Future, Kurt Zindulka, London, Natural History Museum, podcast, Racism, Richard Weikart, Robert Fitzroy, science, scientific racism, strengths and weaknesses, T.H. Huxley, Thomas Malthus}

Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism

_{David Klinghoffer
September 25, 2020

Bioethics, Evolution, Science Education

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Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next? Read More ›

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Date
September 23, 2020

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, birds, circadian clock, Darwinism, Ernst Haeckel, evolutionists, firefighters, fruit flies, functional information, humans, infants, insects, intelligent design, mammals, natural selection, neurons, phylogeny, rapid eye movement, rats, reptiles, roundworms, Science Advances, sleep}

Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

_{Science and Culture
September 23, 2020

Neuroscience & Mind

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An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
August 5, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, birds, blood, bones, brain, cartilage, chicken-and-egg problem, chromosomes, DNA, Doctor's Diary (series), evolution, evolution of the sexes, female, fertilization, fingers, fish, genitals, hormones, inbreeding, joints, ligaments, male, muscles, natural selection, nerves, occipital lobes, ovum, primates, procreation, Science (journal), Science Advances, sperm, swimming, Wright brothers, zygote}

Doctor’s Diary: Evolution’s Countless Chicken-and-Egg Conundrums

_{Geoffrey Simmons
August 5, 2020

Evolution

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It turned out last week that scientists have been wrong for 350 years about how sperm swim. Read More ›

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Date
July 27, 2020

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Geophysical Union, animals, Astrobiology Magazine, birds, Breitbart, Current Biology, Eric Anderson, evolutionists, geomagnetic field, GPS, Illustra Media, insects, intelligent design, Living Waters, lobsters, mammals, navigation, random mutation, reptiles, sea turtles, Somalia, Swansea University, Temple University, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania}

Many “Miracles”: Navigation Arose Independently Across Diverse Animal Species

_{Science and Culture
July 27, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design

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From sea turtles to the family dog, animals travel unerringly over long distances using geophysical cues. And it all evolved, independently, by chance! Believe that? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 15, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, birds, critics, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Finches, Darwinian evolution, dog breeds, Dogs, eukaryotes, exaggeration, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, fitness, genetic information, humans, humor, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, mutations, polar bears, prokaryotes, religion, Richard Lenski, science, wolves}

Judge Michael Behe’s Case for Intelligent Design Yourself

_{David Klinghoffer
April 15, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“Darwin’s mechanism is dominated by ‘Poison-Pill’ mutations: positively-selected, loss-of-function mutation.” It “squanders genetic information for short-term gain.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, birds, butterflies, Discovery Institute, documentaries, Flight: The Genius of Birds, house arrest, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, oceans, Paul Nelson, Richard Sternberg, scientists, shutdown, Stephen Meyer, Steven J. Buri, video}

Amazing Offer from Illustra Media — All Videos on Intelligent Design in Life, Now Free to Screen

_{David Klinghoffer
April 2, 2020

Intelligent Design

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I’m convinced that some positive things will come out of this experience of nationwide shutdown. Read More ›