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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
August 5, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, chairs, creationists, cytoskeleton, design constraint, diet, ecological niches, evolution, genes, Gutsick Gibbon, intelligent design, lifestyle, locomotion, memory, metabolism, migration, p-value, phylogenetics, selection, separate ancestry, splicing, synapomorphy, tinkering, YouTube videos}

Why Their Separate Ancestry Model Is “Wildly Unrealistic”

_{Emily Reeves
August 5, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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On Monday, I will look at the consistency of the phylogenetically informative sites for the Baum et al. (2016) paper. Spoiler alert: It looks like design. 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

7}

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

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, antennae, butterflies, Canada, circadian clock, compound eyes, evolution, genomes, intelligent design, magnetic compass, Mexico, migration, monarch butterfly, navigation, neurobiology, Stonehenge, United States}

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

_{Eric Cassell
November 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›

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Date
November 13, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, arctic tern, Australia, birds, Cornell University, evolution, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Lund University, migration, Nature (journal), New Scientist, PNAS, Sweden, University of New South Wales}

New Bird Migration Secrets Revealed

_{Science & Culture
November 13, 2019

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

Advances in live data logging show how birds do it: get from here to there. Some surprises were uncovered in recent experiments. Read More ›

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Date
June 6, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __cedited, bats, birds, chromosomes, clades, climate change, collagen, Current Biology, Darwinism, evolution, Flight, genome, Immune System, intelligence, light, mammals, Michael Gross, migration, phylogeny, PNAS, positive selection, transcriptome}

Birds and Bats: How Bright Is Evolutionary Light?

_{Science & Culture
June 6, 2019

Evolution, Reproductive Science

8}

The media are generous with claims that new findings “shed light” on evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
May 30, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Botany
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, __cedited, animals, bacteria, biologist, birds, bugs, chemicals, evolution, evolutionary biologists, foresight, genetic code, Howard Glicksman, human life, intelligent design, mass spectrometry, migration, molecules}

How Life Looks and How It Works: Thoughts on Eberlin’s Foresight

_{Howard Glicksman
May 30, 2019

Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

2}

He concludes that “evolutionary ‘just so’ stories” are examples of “wishful thinking starved of molecular details.” Read More ›

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Date
April 23, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, Africa, anole lizards, arctic tern, birds, cichlid fish, Darwin Devolves, dinosaurs, evolution, finches, Galápagos Islands, global warming, Gondwana, Hawaii, Michael Behe, migration, New Zealand, PNAS}

Despite Dozens of Authors, PNAS Paper Fails to Explain Bird Evolution

_{Science & Culture
April 23, 2019

Evolution

6}

They reason backwards: Birds evolved, therefore some poorly understood mindless processes must have driven them to evolve. Read More ›

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Date
November 29, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, Aarhus University, arctic tern, butterflies, CRISPR, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, dolphins, echolocation, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Florida, George Washington University, Illustra Media, Living Waters, Lund University, Mexico, Michael Behe, migration, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), New Scientist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Sternberg, salmon, Sweden, University of Seville, whales}

Encore Performances in the Design of Life

_{Science & Culture
November 29, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

News from Princeton discusses the work of Tom Smith and Bridgett vonHoldt, who have solved a “long-standing finch beak mystery.” The answer turned out to be Mendelian, not Darwinian. Read More ›

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Date
September 19, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, arctic tern, bees, circadian clock, Current Biology, Darwinians, dragonflies, flies, migration, Monarch butterflies, moths, olfaction, Pacific Salmon, tuna, whale, zooplankton}

Marvelous Migrations at All Scales

_{Science & Culture
September 19, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Living things are on the move everywhere. Why do some of them go to great lengths to migrate, while others stay put? Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Arctic terns, bats, bees, behavior, birds, cooperation, dolphins, elephants, Flight: The Genius of Birds, Germany, Illustra Media, mammals, migration, Monarch butterflies, Neo-Darwinism, zebras}

Migrating Birds Can Find Their Flocks After Many Miles and Days Apart

_{Science & Culture
August 29, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

8}

Another study of bird migration using geolocators finds fascinating new facts about social interactions during long-distance flights. Read More ›