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Author
Jonathan Wells

Date
May 16, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, bears, blowhole, body temperature, cetaceans, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, diving, dolphin, evolution, Indohyus, intelligent design, lungs, mammals, milk, nitrogen, sea lion, testes, whales}

From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

_{Jonathan Wells
May 16, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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Critics laughed, and he removed it from later editions, but Charles Darwin privately continued to believe that whales evolved from a “race of bears.” Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
May 16, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Environment & Climate
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptability, Alaska, Arizona, biologists, biosphere, birds, cars, cetaceans, Charles Darwin, designer, echolocation, elephants, evolution, fossil record, intelligent design, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, mammals, middle ear, natural selection, naturalists, penguins, physiology, polar bears, whales}

Natural Selection Subtracts, It Doesn’t Add — And That Matters

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
May 16, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Environment & Climate, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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In the wild, all organisms must live within their niche. There are no wild polar bears in Arizona, and no iguanas in Alaska. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 14, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, cetaceans, Current Biology, Darwinian gradualism, dolphins, Early Eocene, fossil record, Günter Bechly, ichthyosaur, land mammals, Mesozoic, Neo-Darwinism, Nevada, New Scientist, Pakicetus, Science (journal), whales}

New Scientist: Ichthyosaurs Evolved “Astonishingly Rapidly”

_{Casey Luskin
February 14, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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This is a case of evolutionary biology trying to explain away the data that otherwise was not directly expected under their model. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 20, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Science
Tagged
, Afrotheria, common descent, Darwinism, elephants, Eocene, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, mammals, Paleocene, paleontology, synapomorphies, Washington State, whales}

Fossil Friday: Sea Cows and the Abrupt Origin of Sirenia and Desmostylia

_{Günter Bechly
January 20, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology, Science

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So, is every thing OK with Darwinism after all? No so fast. Actually, there are some problems that do not square well with a Darwinian scenario. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 27, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Illustra Media, intelligent design, jaws, Living Waters, Miocene, paleontology, Pliocene, sea floor, sediments, sharks, South Carolina, teeth, vertebrates, whales}

#6 Story of 2022: Megalodon and Intelligent Design in Sharks

_{Günter Bechly
December 27, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

6}

Megalodon was a specialized apex predator and fed mainly on large baleen whales. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 9, 2022

Categories
Biology
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, apes, brain, crows, cuttlefish, Dogs, dolphins, elephants, intelligence, MicroRNAs, nervous system, neuroscience, neurotransmitters, octopuses, Oregon, RNA, squid, vertebrates, whales}

MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 9, 2022

Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Science

6}

While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 9, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beavers, chance, evolution, humans, intelligent design, intentionality, natural selection, salmon, selection pressure, University of Helsinki, whales}

What’s “Natural”? Engineering Creates a Conundrum for Evolutionists

_{David Coppedge
November 9, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design

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I do not know Dr. Merilä’s stance on human origins, but it is a safe bet that he denies intelligent design, and believes humans evolved from other animals. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 26, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Illustra Media, intelligent design, jaws, Living Waters, Miocene, paleontology, Pliocene, sea floor, sediments, sharks, South Carolina, teeth, vertebrates, whales}

Fossil Friday: Megalodon and Intelligent Design in Sharks

_{Günter Bechly
August 26, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Science

6}

Megalodon was a specialized apex predator and fed mainly on large baleen whales. Read More ›

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Date
August 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, Brian Miller, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dallas Conference on Science and Faith, faith, ID the Future, intelligent design, junk DNA, living systems, podcast, Science, vertebrate eye, whales}

Revolution as Scientists Treat Living Systems as Engineered

_{Science & Culture
August 8, 2022

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Science

1}

This sea change in perspective is rapidly accelerating progress in experimental biology. Read More ›

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Date
May 25, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bears, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, film festival, Long Story Short, natural selection, On the Origin of Species, whale evolution, whales}

2022 YouTube Film Festival: Long Story Short on Whale Evolution

_{Science & Culture
May 25, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Bears turning into whales? Scientists today disagree with Darwin, instead claiming that other land animals were the real precursors to today’s whales. Read More ›