Tag: Monarch butterflies

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
October 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Zoology
Tagged
, Agrotis infusa, algorithms, Australia, bogong moths, Carina nebula, celestial navigation, celestial sky pattern, compass, Drosophila melanogaster, dung beetles, fruit flies, genetic inheritance, insect vision, intelligent design, Milky Way, Monarch butterflies, moths, navigation, Polaris, polarization, star compass, Turnip moth}

Animal Algorithms: Moth Celestial Navigation

_{Eric Cassell
October 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind, Zoology

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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
, appendages, bats, beetles, bioengineering, birds, butterflies, Caltech, dragonflies, Drosophila melanogaster, evolution, Flight, fruit flies, intelligent design, limbs, Michael Dickinson, 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 Materials, 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

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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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post

Date
January 26, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, ants, Canada, Eric Cassell, ethology, evolution, flies, Flight: The Genius of Birds, gnats, instinct, intelligent design, magnetic field, map sense, 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 and 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, helicopter, Illustra Media, larvae, Lepidopterans, Metamorphosis, Model T, Monarch butterflies, moths, New Scientist, odors, Paul Nelson, photonic crystals, pigmentation, PLOS ONE, South America, University of Liverpool}

How Butterflies “Evolve” by Design

_{Science and 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
, __k-review, Aarhus University, arctic tern, butterflies, CRISPR, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Finches, Design of Life, 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, University of St. Andrews, whales}

Encore Performances in the Design of Life

_{Science and 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
, __k-review, arctic tern, bees, circadian clock, Current Biology, Darwinians, dragonflies, dung beetle, flies, homing pigeons, migration, milkweed, Monarch butterflies, moths, olfaction, Pacific Salmon, sea turtle, tuna, whale, zebra, zooplankton}

Marvelous Migrations at All Scales

_{Science and 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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post

Date
August 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Arctic terns, bats, bees, behavior, birds, Carsten Egevang, 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 and 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 ›

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Author
Daniel Reeves

Date
March 1, 2018

Categories
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, beauty, Carl Sagan, Center for Science and Culture, complexity, evolution, Evolution News, Hawaii, intelligent design, interdependence, Japan, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, Monarch butterflies, Natural Sciences, Neo-Darwinism, Nicaragua, order, Seattle, stem, Summer Seminars}

Here’s My Story: Why You Should Apply to the Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design

_{Daniel Reeves
March 1, 2018

Ecology, Intelligent Design

6}

Chances are, we’ve all attended a lecture, a conference, or some other event that was said to be “critical,” “momentous,” or even “life-changing.” Read More ›

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Date
December 5, 2011

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, butterflies, David Klinghoffer, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Joe Lieberman, metamorphosis, Monarch butterflies, The Gift of Rest}

Joe Lieberman on Intelligent Design & the “Anti-Science” Label

_{Science and Culture
December 5, 2011

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

1}

Senator Lieberman speaks about the Sabbath and its theme of seeing creativity, purpose and design in nature. Read More ›