Tag: convergent evolution
The Elephant Seal in the Room
You’ve heard about salmon, whales, and sea turtles. Now learn what the clumsy-looking elephant seal accomplishes navigation-wise.
Top Scientific Problems with Evolution: Homology
The spines of Australian echidnas and North American porcupines are remarkably similar.
New Mode of Flight Found in Tiny Beetle
A millimeter-sized beetle flies efficiently with feathery wings and a beat mode not seen before. Did it evolve by natural selection?
Why Junk Design Arguments Are Junk Science
Examples of so-called “convergent” evolution are ubiquitous, including the camera eye design shared by the squid and human.
Teleophobia: Cassell on the Unreasonable Fear of Intelligent Design
What do biologists make of the apparently purposive nature of all these different kinds of complex programmed behaviors?