Tag: Monarch butterflies

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
September 28, 2026

Categories
Arts
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amniotic sac, babies, bats, birds, Caribbean, caves, Charles Darwin, childbirth, Coast to Coast AM, coincidences, contralateral control, evolution, fish, George Noory, heart, humans, intelligent design, mammals, Monarch butterflies, mothers, natural selection, Oppenheimer’s Demon, pelvic bone bridge, pelvic muscles, reptiles, Stone Age, theism, Wizard of Oz}

Late Night Fun with Evolution and Oppenheimer

_{Geoffrey Simmons
September 28, 2026

Arts, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Bats by the millions would be falling from the roofs of caves if that ankle-locking design, an all-or-nothing proposition, had not come about all at once 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

8}

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

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, algorithms, Australia, compass, Drosophila melanogaster, fruit flies, intelligent design, Milky Way, Monarch butterflies, moths, navigation, polarization}

Animal Algorithms: Moth Celestial Navigation

_{Eric Cassell
October 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

8}

The origin, genetic inheritance, and how such algorithms are programmed in the brain remains a mystery. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 23, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bats, beetles, bioengineering, birds, butterflies, Caltech, dragonflies, Drosophila melanogaster, evolution, Flight, fruit flies, intelligent design, limbs, Mona Lisa, Monarch butterflies, Nature (journal), neurons, smartphones, wasps, wings}

Fly Flight Is More Sophisticated than Imagined

_{David Coppedge
May 23, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, Canada, compass, convergence, cows, cryptochromes, Darwinian theory, evolution, fish, humans, intelligent design, Japan, Living Waters, magnetic field, Monarch butterflies, Nature News, New Scientist, pigeons, reptiles, salmon, sea turtles}

An Engineering Marvel, Animals Find Their Way by Reading Earth’s Magnetic Field

_{David Coppedge
April 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Intelligent design predicts that organisms will be equipped with complex systems that can take advantage of environmental cues and respond with precision. Read More ›

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Date
January 26, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, Canada, Eric Cassell, ethology, evolution, flies, Flight: The Genius of Birds, instinct, intelligent design, magnetic field, Mexico, Monarch butterflies, mosquitos, National Zoo, Nature (journal), navigation, olfaction, rats, Rockefeller University, sea turtles, Stephen Talbott}

Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes

_{Science & Culture
January 26, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size. Read More ›

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Date
December 5, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, beauty, butterflies, caterpillar, Drosophila, evolution, foresight, Georgetown University, Heliconius, Illustra Media, larvae, Lepidopterans, Metamorphosis, Model T, Monarch butterflies, moths, New Scientist, odors, Paul Nelson, pigmentation, PLOS ONE, South America, University of Liverpool}

How Butterflies “Evolve” by Design

_{Science & Culture
December 5, 2019

Intelligent Design

5}

Biologists have wondered how the patterns on butterfly wings change. 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 ›