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Photo credit: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Blind Cavefish: Evolutionary Icon, or an Example of Preprogrammed Adaptation?

There is another model that could explain the transformations of the cavefish. This model is called continuous environmental tracking and it is design-based. Read More ›
Abdopus aculeatus
Photo: Abdopus aculeatus, an algae octopus, by IchHier--15er (Diskussion), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Loving Goodbye…from an Octopus?

Did the science teacher's octopus really know she was dying? Was she trying to say goodbye? Read More ›
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Squid’s Got Talent — Super-Powers Astonish Scientists

The humble squid astonishes scientists with its super-powers. Are these marine champions really the products of random mutations and natural selection? Read More ›
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How Butterflies “Evolve” by Design

Biologists have wondered how the patterns on butterfly wings change.  Read More ›
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Polar Bear Seminar: Why Behe Is Right

Starting today, you’re invited to sit back and enjoy a five-part series on polar bear genes in light of Behe’s thesis in Darwin Devolves. Read More ›

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