Tag: mammals

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
March 26, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Austin, birds, Chicxulub impact, coccolithophore, darkness, Darwinism, dinosaurs, ecosystems, evolution, fauna, fisheries, Geology (journal), geophysics, global catastrophe, global winter, helium-3, humans, innovations, intelligent agent, intelligent design, K-T extinction event, mammals, naturalism, plankton, researchers, Science and Culture Today, Science Daily, spines, sudden appearance, University of Texas}

After K–T Extinction Event, Life’s Unexpected Rebound Was “Ridiculously Fast”

_{Eric Hedin
March 26, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Although the welfare of plankton may not be at the very top of most people’s minds, these tiny organisms fill an important ecological niche. Read More ›

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Author
Stuart Burgess

Date
March 19, 2026

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, Africa, ball-and-socket joints, cervical vertebrae, Congo Basin, embryological development, engineering, engineers, evolutionary adaptation, evolutionary theory, giraffe’s neck, giraffes, hero shrew, human embryo, Irreducible Complexity, mammals, nervous system, neural plate, neural systems, sloth, spinal columns, spinal cord, spine, synchronization, vertebrae, vertebral column}

The Spine, Human and Otherwise: A Miracle of Embryological Development

_{Stuart Burgess
March 19, 2026

Anatomy, Intelligent Design, Zoology

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The sloth has ten neck vertebrae whereas almost all other mammals have seven. The sloth’s extra vertebrae allow it to swivel its neck almost all the way around Read More ›

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Author
J. Budziszewski

Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, animals, Bloodhound Gang, cats, children, conversation, Discovery Channel, embodied beings, friendship, Gombe Chimpanzee War, human beings, humans, incorporeal intelligences, J. Budziszewsk, laboratory animals, laws, locusts, mammals, Pandemic of Lunacy, parents, primates, rationality, snakes, spouses, transhumanists, University of Texas, wolves, worship}

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

_{J. Budziszewski
February 5, 2026

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism

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Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 2, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, BBC News, breaching, Captain Dave Anderson, curiosity, Darwinian evolution, dinosaurs, dolphins, Endangered Species Act, Endangered Species Research, fingerprint, fins, fishing companies, fishing gear, flukes, ghost fishing, Glacier Bay, governments, great white sharks, Hudson River, humpback whales, intelligence, Live Science, mammals, marine biologists, Martin Stelfox, migration, mugging, National Geographic, New Jersey, new york, New York City, North Atlantic, North Pacific, Oregon State University, parasites, right whales, sea turtles, shark nets, splashing, testes, tour boats, University of Queensland, vocal communications, vocalizations, whale calf, whales}

We Are Still Learning About the Wonderful Design of Humpback Whales

_{David Coppedge
February 2, 2026

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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Design aspects of whales defy explanations based on Darwinian evolution, such as their complex vocal communications and the internal testes of the males. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
January 20, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bats, birds, birth canal, carbon dioxide, caves, Charles Darwin, DNA, eggs, evolution, fish, flipping, forme frust, genetics, giraffes, hanging, horses, intelligent design, Keep It Simple Sailor, mammals, neo-Darwinists, New York Post, nutrients, organs, oxygen, porcupines, quills, red blood cells, singing, skunks, The God Proofs, waste products, wings, young people}

Doctor’s Diary: Have We Overlooked Common Sense?

_{Geoffrey Simmons
January 20, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Take bats, for example. Many types eat upside down, yet they flip to eliminate wastes. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amphibians, bacteria, birds, complexity, cryptochromes, electrons, fish, insects, intelligent design, magnetic compass, magnetic field, magnetite, magnetoreception, mammals, Monarch butterflies, navigation, reptiles, Science (journal), vertebrates, zoology}

Three Animal Magnetic Compass Mechanisms, All by Design

_{Eric Cassell
December 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Zoology

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It appears likely that different animals are designed to detect the geomagnetic field using different mechanisms. Read More ›

science laboratory test tubes , lab equipment for research new medical

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 2, 2025

Categories
Chemistry
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, Anna Krylov, atheism, brains, cancel culture, censorship, diversity, humans, inclusion, mammals, materialism, Nature (journal), Popular Science, private truth, Richard Dawkins, sex binary, Steven Pinker}

When Science Degenerates into a Spoils System

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 2, 2025

Chemistry, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Freedom

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Chemistry professor Anna Krylov forces us to look at that in discouraging detail. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 25, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, birds, cows, EMBO Reports, evolution, fingernails, fish, flies, health, jaws, jellyfish, just-so stories, lizards, mammals, Nature (journal), protocells, storytelling, supernova, Titan}

What’s More Deserving of Ig Nobel Prizes than Evolutionary Just-So Stories?

_{David Coppedge
September 25, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The committee passed up some research that would have raised eyebrows and given the crowd some hearty laughs. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptations, BIO-Complexity, biochemist, Children of Light, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, doctors, evolution, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, Evolution: Still a Theory in Crisis, feathers, fire, Fire-Maker, fitness, Greek Orthodox Church, intelligent design, mammals, Michael Denton, Nature’s Destiny, neo-Darwinian evolution, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, structuralism, teleology, The Miracle of Man, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water}

Has Michael Denton “Recanted” His Critiques of Darwinian Evolution?

_{Casey Luskin
September 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Obviously, in asking about someone’s view on “evolution,” the answer depends very much on how you define that notoriously multivalent word. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 3, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedalism, Casey Luskin, co-option, flowering plants, fossil record, God of the gaps, Homo (genus), humans, ID the Future, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jacob Vasquez, junk DNA, knuckle-walkers, mammals, naturalism, pelvis, scientific knowledge, type III secretion system}

Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Read More ›