Tag: birds
The Problem with “Bad Design” Arguments
In a physical world there will be design constraints, so it is only realistic to expect tradeoffs.
Eggshell’s Remarkable Design — A Tribute to Mindless Evolution?
The key lies in a triple-layered structure and a protein called osteopontin.
What Your Biology Teacher Didn’t Tell You
Here are unauthorized answers to questions posed by Jerry Coyne’s blog.
Scientists Dispute Claims of Converting Bird Beaks Into Dinosaur Snouts
Carl Zimmer in the New York Times reports some provocative-sounding news under an attention-grabbing headline.
Massive Genetic Study Confirms Birds Arose in “Big Bang”-Type of “Explosion”
It’s long been known that the Cambrian explosion isn’t the only explosion of organisms in the fossil record.