Tag: whales
From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition
Critics laughed at this, and Darwin removed it from later editions of his book, though he continued privately to believe it.
Similarities Between Vertebrate Limbs Are Best Explained Not by Common Ancestry but by Design
The challenge is particularly daunting in the case of whales. The flipper differs in almost every respect from that of its proposed terrestrial ancestor.
Battle Butterflies
Every year, around a billion monarchs travel from across North America to gather overwinter in a few specific locations in Mexico.
Systems Biology Cracks Life’s Engineered Intricacies — A Report from CELS
The cherished evolutionary story of whales’ “vestigial” pelvic bones joins the growing pile of discredited icons of evolution.
Dreaming Animals and Human Exceptionalism
Researchers have detected something like REM (rapid eye movement) sleep — which is associated with dreaming in humans — in jumping spiders.