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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 11, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, convergent evolution, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian mechanism, dolphins, elephants, evolution, foresight, fur, genes, Human, humans, intelligent design, mammals, planning, Science Alert, selection pressure, University of Pittsburgh}

More Evolution by Devolution: Mammalian Hairlessness

_{David Klinghoffer
January 11, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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The mechanism of Darwinian evolution absolutely works — by breaking genes, when that provides a selective advantage, or turning them off. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 24, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, beetles, bird feathers, Charles Darwin, Coleoptera, convergent evolution, evolution, Flight, intelligent design, J.B.S. Haldane, Japan, larvae, miniaturization, Nature (journal), PLOS ONE, Research, The Scientist, zoo}

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

_{David Coppedge
December 24, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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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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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
December 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
December 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
November 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
November 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cephalopod, convergent evolution, crabs, evolution, Germany, human eye, intelligence, lens, lobsters, Nautilus, octopuses, photoreceptors, retina, squid}

Octopus Intelligence Poses Evolutionary Convergence Conundrum

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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Outstandingly bright — with eyes that strikingly resemble ours — yet their ancestors split from mammals and birds 600 million years ago. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 11, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioluminescence, Colombia, convergent evolution, endangered species, evolution, fossils, humpback whale, intelligent design, Live Science, Living Waters, National Geographic, plastic, Science (journal), sea turtles, sex chromosomes, University of Queensland}

Sea Turtles Display Elegant Design Solutions; They’re Also Really Cute

_{David Coppedge
July 11, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Apart from their being adorable, what many may not realize is that their motion on the sand is also amazingly efficient. Read More ›

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Date
June 8, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Albert Einstein, convergent evolution, Darwinian theory, epigenetic inheritance, evolution, evolutionary time, Extended Evolutionary Synthesis, horizontal gene transfer, information, information theory, Modern Synthesis, radio, randomness, television}

Here’s a New Evolutionary Theory Based on Information

_{Science & Culture
June 8, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Information follows different rules from matter and energy, which might change the way we see evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
June 2, 2022

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, common descent, Communications Biology, convergent evolution, Darwinism, Darwinism as religion, evolution, evolutionary tree, gene sequences, Phys.org, Richard Dawkins, Tree of Life, University of Bath}

Study: “Most of Our Evolutionary Trees Could Be Wrong”

_{Günter Bechly
June 2, 2022

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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This refutes one of the favorite talking points of popularizers of Darwinism like Richard Dawkins. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 16, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, California, convergent evolution, dinosaurs, dolphins, Hawaii, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, natural selection, Nature Communications, NOAA, Paul Nelson, phylogeny, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Science (journal), Taiwan, testes, veins, whale evolution, whales}

Whales Give More “Design of Life” Evidence, Defying Explanations Based on Natural Selection

_{David Coppedge
May 16, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Biologist Richard Sternberg explains how the whale-evolution sequence is more “artistic license” than demonstrable fact. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Animal Algorithms, birds, convergent evolution, Current Biology, Design Inference, Eric Cassell, evolution, intelligent design, lobsters, migration, mollusks, sea turtles, synchrony}

The Elephant Seal in the Room

_{David Coppedge
March 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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You’ve heard about salmon, whales, and sea turtles. Now learn what the clumsy-looking elephant seal accomplishes navigation-wise. Read More ›