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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ants, chimpanzees, computer programmers, consciousness, Eric Cassell, evolution, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antarctica, Arthropoda, arthropods, Darwinism, etymology, evolution, Georgia Tech, imitation, insects, intelligent design, just-so stories, Latin, PNAS, Science Uprising, South Korea, springtails, Stanford University}

Springtails: Wingless Arthropods that Can Fly

_{David Coppedge
December 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The fossil record shows a “Hexapod Gap.” Unfortunately for Darwin, the two leading theories to explain the gap can be ruled out. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
November 29, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animals, birds, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Casey Luskin, Darwin's Doubt, Dave Farina, Douglas Erwin, Ediacaran fauna, Ediacaran Period, evolution, fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, homology, insects, Nick Matzke, phylum, Professor Dave, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Meyer, synapomorphy, The Blind Watchmaker, wings, YouTubers}

Untangling “Professor Dave’s” Confusion about the Cambrian Explosion

_{Günter Bechly
November 29, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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We have seen the absurdly low quality of this individual’s video. But there is much more. I have added timecodes in square brackets for easier reference. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
September 13, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Asa Gray, Bridgewater Treatises, evolution, fertilization, history, insects, intelligent design, John Murray, Linnean Society, monograph, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, orchids, Sigmund Freud, William Paley}

Charles Darwin’s Freudian Slip

_{Robert Shedinger
September 13, 2022

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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It looks like Darwin was as impressed as everyone else by the amazing ingenuity in orchids and could not ignore the evidence for design. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, Arctic terns, atmosphere, bats, dragonflies, Eric Cassell, Evolution News, Flight, Germany, insects, intelligent design, Maine, Maryland, materialists, McGill University, Michael Denton, migration, New Scientist, optimization, Pennsylvania, sunlight, The Miracle of Man, The Wonder of Water, University of Exeter, University of Oldenburg, water}

Birds, Bats, Insects: Field Work on Animal Flight Reveals Wonders of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
August 22, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

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The capabilities of flying animals continue to amaze scientists, and explanations challenge their best efforts. Does evolutionary theory help? Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 12, 2022

Categories
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, beetles, Brazil, butterflies, convergence, Crato Formation, Darwinism, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, insects, intelligent design, Lower Cretaceous, natural selection, paleontology, Simon Conway Morris, Stephen Jay Gould, University of Tübingen}

Fossil Friday: A Fossil Butterfly Lookalike

_{Günter Bechly
August 12, 2022

Paleontology, Science

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An intelligent design paradigm can easily accommodate convergences as a natural consequence of a designer reusing the same ideas in different constructions. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 6, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal rights, bees, consciousness, Eric Cassell, insects, London School of Economics, meat, neuroscience, pain, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA, PNAS, Research}

Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 6, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

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As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
July 22, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Brazil, Charles Darwin, Crato Formation, Cretaceous, Darwinian evolution, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossils, insects, intelligent design, Lower Cretaceous, Natural History Museum, paleontologists, phylogenetics, Stuttgart, Willi Hennig}

Fossil Friday: Unknown Cicada from the Cretaceous

_{Günter Bechly
July 22, 2022

Evolution, Paleontology

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Only the infusion of new information from outside the system can explain these bursts of biological creativity. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, bees, crabs, crustaceans, cuttlefish, emotion, entomologists, Eric Cassell, insects, intelligent design, invertebrates, lobsters, neuroscience, octopuses, predators, snails, squid, University of Minnesota, vertebrates}

Do Invertebrates Have Feelings?

_{Denyse O’Leary
June 1, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Just as vertebrates differ greatly in intelligence and sentience, invertebrates may differ greatly too. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 5, 2022

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bears, beauty, bugs, Charles Darwin, evolution, factory, functionality, insects, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, microbes, molecular machines, mosaic, planthopper, purpose, Secrets of the Cell}

Watch: Michael Behe Corrects Darwin’s Detour with a Cumulative Case for Intelligent Design

_{David Klinghoffer
May 5, 2022

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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For thousands of years, the design of life was acknowledged by scientists and non-scientists, philosophers and physicians, religious and non-religious. Read More ›