01Nov 2024 by Post

Fossil Friday: New Fossil Evidence Challenges Another Icon of Evolution

Brasilodon quadrangularis, convergent evolution, cynodonts, Cynognathus crateronotus, Early Jurassic, Evolution, evolutionary icons, Fossil Friday (series), Gondwana, Great Britain, James Rawson, Jonathan Wells, mammalian origins, mammals, middle ear bones, Oligokyphus major, paleontology, Reichert-Gaupp theory, reptiles, Riograndia guaibensis, South America, transitional series, University of Bristol, Zhe-Xi Luo
This would have been very interesting news to my friend and colleague Jonathan Wells, who had described many such cases in his ground-breaking books. Source
Read More
27Feb 2024 by Post

To Dance at Two Weddings: Rope Kojonen’s Evolutionary Quest

bacterial flagellum, biological complexity, biology, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, causes, convergent evolution, Darwinian evolution, David Glass, design detection, Emily Reeves, Evolution, Evolution News, explanatory value, fine-tuning, fitness landscapes, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, mutations, preconditions, Rope Kojonen, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series), tinkering, weddings, Zygon
According to a proverb, you can’t dance at two weddings at the same time. Dr. Kojonen believes that you can. Source
Read More
30Oct 2023 by Post

Intelligent Design at High Altitudes

adaptive evolution, altitude, Andes, biology, bioRxiv, California, convergent evolution, Current Biology, epigenetics, Evolution, genes, Himalayas, Homo sapiens, hypobaric hypoxia, Intelligent Design, Jay Storz, Mars, mice, Mount Everest Summiters Club, Mount Whitney, mummies, Nepal, Phyllotis vaccarum, radiocarbon dating, Sherpas, University of Nebraska
Surprised at the ability of mammals to thrive at high altitudes, some evolutionists are looking to Darwinian theory for answers. Source
Read More
09May 2023 by Post

The Darwin Wall Still Stands; but for How Long?

Andreas Diepold, bacterial flagellum, Bailey Milne-Davies, Berlin Wall, biology, Casey Luskin, Chevy, convergent evolution, Darwin Wall, East Germany, Evolution, Gram-negative bacteria, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Itzhak Fishov, journals, magic wand, mainstream media, Michael Behe, Molecular Microbiology, national parks, natural history museums, Nature Communications, Porsche, proteins, schools, Sharanya Namboodiri, sound-proof room, state universities, Stephan Wimmi, type III secretion system, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
The tyranny of Darwinism in academia does not yet allow for open exchange of ideas and debate over origins. Source
Read More
09Mar 2023 by Post

Convergence? One-Celled Creature Has an Eye!

biology, Brian Leander, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, chromosomes, convergence, convergent evolution, electromagnetic waves, Erythropsidinium, Evolution, evolutionary plasticity, eye, Intelligent Design, light, light-sensitive spot, Living Waters, Nature (journal), New Scientist, ocelloid, optics, organelles, plankton, Timothy Standish, University of British Columbia, warnowiid dinoflagellate
“Convergent evolution” is not a process. It is a post-hoc observation based on evolutionary assumptions. Source
Read More
23Dec 2022 by Post

#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, biology, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, Evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genetics, genomes, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase
Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
Read More
15Nov 2022 by Post

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, biology, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, Evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genetics, genomes, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase
Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
Read More
11Jul 2022 by Post

Sea Turtles Display Elegant Design Solutions; They’re Also Really Cute

baby sea turtles, biofluorescence, biology, bioluminescence, Captain Dave Anderson, Colombia, convergent evolution, Creatures of Light, Daniel Goldman, endangered species, Evolution, Florida Atlantic University, fossils, Georgia Institute of Technology, Honduras, humpback whale, Intelligent Design, littering, Live Science, Living Waters, National Geographic, plastic, plastic straws, Science (journal), sea turtles, sex chromosomes, Stephen Dunbar, University of Queensland
Apart from their being adorable, what many may not realize is that their motion on the sand is also amazingly efficient. Source
Read More
03Feb 2022 by Post

New Mode of Flight Found in Tiny Beetle

Adrian Malone, barbs, beetles, biology, bird feathers, Blepharida sacra, Charles Darwin, Chloe Tenn, Coleoptera, convergent evolution, electron micrograph, Evolution, flat bark beetle, flea beetle, Flight, froghoppers, insect wings, Intelligent Design, J.B.S. Haldane, Japan, larvae, Longitarsus anchusae, Matthew Bertone, miniaturization, Nature (journal), PLOS ONE, ptiloptery, Research, Sergey E. Farisenkov, The Scientist, Zookeys
A millimeter-sized beetle flies efficiently with feathery wings and a beat mode not seen before. Did it evolve by natural selection? Source
Read More