22Sep 2026 by Post

Birds on the Move: Awe at the Wonders Overhead

amplitude, animals, Arctic terns, barometric pressure, bats, birds, Brown University, convergent evolution, Current Biology, Engineering, flapping, Flight, Flight (documentary), geese, geolocator, Illustra Media, Intelligent Design, Kenneth S. Breur, light, nocturnal migration, Olivia Pomerenck, PNAS, powered flight, predators, starlings, stars, turbulence, V formation, zoology
Migrating birds like geese and ibises often fly in a V formation. It’s a memorable sight for birdwatchers looking up into the sky. Source
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17Feb 2026 by Post

Sophistication of Bee Decision-Making Is a Mystery, Unless Design Hypothesis Is Permitted

animal behavior, Apis mellifera, bees, behavior, behavioral decisions, brain, communication systems, decision-making, depth, Engineering, flower print, flowers, food, foraging, honeybees, Intelligent Design, Lars Chittka, learning, mantids, memory, mimicry, nectar, noise, pollen, predators, primates, psychology, Punishment, quinine, Radar, reward, signal-to-noise ratio, spiders, sugar, trade-offs, University of Sheffield, vegetation, World War II, zoology
Distinguishing a real flower from a flower print on a woman’s dress can come into play, possibly requiring some experimental probing. Source
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19Jul 2024 by Post

Fossil Friday: Saber-Toothed Tigers Originated Multiple Times

carnivores, cats, clades, convergence, Evolution, Fossil Friday, Intelligent Design, jaws, La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, paleontologists, paleontology, Pleistocene, predators, saber teeth, saber-toothed tiger, Simon Conway Morris, skulls, Smilodon populator, teleology, University of Liege
No explanations offered, but no intelligence allowed either. Maybe scientists should stop shutting their eyes and ears to what nature wants to tell them. Source
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