Tag: peacock

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 24, 2025

Categories
Historical Sciences
Paleontology
Tagged
, Aspidella, Ausia, Ausia fenestrata, Australia, California, Cambrian Explosion, certainty, Charles Darwin, Darwin’s Dilemma, Darwin’s Doubt, Death Valley, debates, ecology, Ediacaran biota, fossils, Günter Bechly, GUT, metazoans, muscles, Nama Group, Namibia, nervous system, organs, peacock, Petalonamae, Pteridinium, Rangeomorpha, sea squirt, Simon Conway Morris, South Africa, Stephen Meyer, suspension feeders, taphonomy, urochordate}

Despite Exceptionally Well-Preserved Namibian Fossils, Ediacaran Mystery Remains

_{David Coppedge
November 24, 2025

Historical Sciences, Paleontology

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Simon Conway Morris described the Ediacaran ecology as a “sleepy” world of simple, passive creatures bearing no resemblance to what was to come. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
March 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, artistry, contingency, death, Ernst Mayr, evolution, females, genetic drift, happenstance, hummingbirds, intelligent design, males, Michael Behe, Modern Synthesis, mutations, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, pain, peacock, phenotype, Richard Dawkins, sexual dimorphism, Stephen Meyer, waste}

Ingenious Artistry in the Origin of Hummingbirds

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
March 18, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In contrast with neo-Darwinism, I conclude that an absolutely ingenious artist was at work here, transcending all human abilities, ideas, and powers. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
January 7, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, Apollo 8, beauty, butterflies, Carl Sagan, color, crystals, earth, Earthrise, flowers, Frank Borman, insects, Jim Lovell, Mars, Moon, natural selection, Neptune, peacock, rainbows, sexual selection, solar system, surprise, Uranus, Venus}

Earth — The Mystery of Our Colorful Home

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
January 7, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Certainly, there is no logical reason why life should be wedded to the transcendental value of beauty. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 22, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, evolution, icon, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, long-necked giraffe, natural selection, peacock, podcast, probabilistic complexity, Research, sexual selection, specified complexity, The Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe, tiger, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Giraffe Weekend: Can Sexual Selection Save This Evolutionary Icon?

_{David Klinghoffer
July 22, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Geneticist Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig concludes that, “Sexual selection is not the cause of the long-necked giraffe.” Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
June 29, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, aesthetics, anthropomorphizing, balance, BBC Earth, beauty, birds, elegance, harmony, peacock, proportion, sexual selection, UC Irvine, zebra finch}

Do Animals Recognize Beauty?

_{Ann Gauger
June 29, 2018

Intelligent Design

4}

One must separate beauty from mate choice in order to tell if animals recognize beauty. Read More ›

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Author
Rachel Adams

Date
April 20, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, peacock, Woodland Park Zoo, Zombie Science (book)}

A Peacock Cries as Zombie Science Celebrates Book Release

_{Rachel Adams
April 20, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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It was a great evening and everyone enjoyed celebrating Jonathan's accomplishments including the new book. Read More ›