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Sara longwing
Butterfly
Photo: Sara longwing, a Heliconius butterfly, by DirkvdM at en.wikipediaLater version(s) were uploaded by Samsara at en.wikipedia. [CC BY 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Butterfly Wing Pattern Diversification by Non-Darwinian Mechanisms

In butterfly “evolution,” new findings show mechanisms at work other than random mutation and natural selection. Read More ›
Steven Bruckbauer
Behe
Photo credit: Did these three undergrads, working with postdoc Steven Bruckbauer, watch “evolution happen in real time”? By Robin Davies, via University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Testing Behe’s Principle that Darwin Devolves

We looked at some papers claiming to see evolution happening in real time, to see if natural selection has actually invented a new function, or just broke an existing function. Read More ›
zebra finch

Response to a Critic: But What About Undirected Graphs?

A dependency graph is not any old ad hoc hypothesis. It was posited because it is something that we observe in software engineering. Read More ›
Snowshoe Hares
Photo credit: Snowshoe hares, via National Park Service.

Peppered Hares — An Emerging Evolutionary Icon

Some hares turn white in winter where it’s snowy, but remain brown in winter where it’s mild. What does that have to do with Darwinian evolution? Read More ›
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David Barash’s Proposal — Something Wicked This Way Comes

With a proposal for human/chimp hybrids, evolutionist David Barash vents his rage against religion. Read More ›
Big Bird
Big Bird
Photo credit: Big Bird, by P.R. Grant and B.R. Grant, via Princeton University.

Big Bird — Evolution’s “Smoking Gun”?

Against the backdrop of research of Princeton’s Peter and Rosemary Grant, Darwin’s finches are among the most hyped illustrations of evolution in action. Read More ›
medium ground finch
finches
Photo: Medium ground finch, Galápagos Islands, by Charlesjsharp (Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Zombie Watch: Debunked Finches Re-Emerge to Validate Darwin

Another paper regurgitates a myth that was thoroughly debunked by Jonathan Wells in Zombie Science. Read More ›
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Comb jelly Phylum Ctenophora
Comb jelly Phylum Ctenophora

Embracing Uncertainty: Evolution’s Latest Dodge

Faced with conflicting genetic evidence, Darwinians reach for a new “uncertainty principle” borrowed from physics. Read More ›
brown bear
genetic information
Photo: Brown bear, by Robert F. Tobler (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Two Genetic Blows Against Darwinian Speciation

Animals have different ways of sharing information without having to invent it by mistake. Read More ›

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