Tag: Flight
Birds and Bats: How Bright Is Evolutionary Light?
The media are generous with claims that new findings “shed light” on evolution.
Gecko, Fairyfly, Manta Ray: Animals Push the Limits of the Possible
What are we to think of humble animals that make the semi-miraculous look routine?
News for the Birds — Smart, Gymnastic, Flute-Playing, Surviving
Is it reasonable that two populations would independently hit on an adaptation by chance?
Flight: The Genius of Seeds
Plant seeds come equipped to spread themselves in ways that baffle engineers. Did they invent these mechanisms by chance?
New Study Supports Michael Denton’s Structuralist View
The way an embryo develops shows a method of patterning that makes use of physical processes as if they conform to a predetermined plan.