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The history of flying machines

The history of flying machines

What does it tell us about the evolution of flight?
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24 Nov, 2021
Over-engineering in nature: an evolutionary conundrum

Over-engineering in nature: an evolutionary conundrum

Natural selection can only select for the attributes an organism needs to survive, so how is it that creatures are endowed with a whole lot more than necessary?
Article
23 Nov, 2021
E. Coli’s electric motor: a marvel of design

E. Coli’s electric motor: a marvel of design

The bacterium has “remarkable” and “sophisticated” nano-scale electric motors
Article
22 Nov, 2021
Speedy sharks and golf balls

Speedy sharks and golf balls

A key design feature of modern golf balls has been found on sharks, too.
Article
27 Oct, 2021
Rails derail Darwinism

Rails derail Darwinism

Flightlessness is devolution, not evolution.
Article
13 Oct, 2021
Meet the muscle man with a difference

Meet the muscle man with a difference

Lucien Tuinstra dialogues with Dutchman Prof. Hans Degens
Article
04 Oct, 2021
White Squirrels?

White Squirrels?

White squirrels appear in a handful of towns in North America. How did they get there? Is it evolution? Is white fur a beneficial mutation or a curse?
Article
30 Sep, 2021
Avian deceptions

Avian deceptions

What is brood parasitism? Can evolution explain its origin?
Article
29 Sep, 2021
Dread of man: Part 2

Dread of man: Part 2

Was the ‘fear and dread’ of man in the animals after Noah’s Flood something new God specially brought about?
Article
24 Sep, 2021
Dread of man: part 1—hermeneutics, cultural evolution, and biblical history

Dread of man: part 1—hermeneutics, cultural evolution, and biblical history

Was the ‘fear and dread’ of man in the animals after Noah’s Flood something new God specially brought about?
Article
17 Sep, 2021
No evolution in pollution: killifish survivors are ‘losers’

No evolution in pollution: killifish survivors are ‘losers’

Killifish have been found living in polluted rivers with levels of industrial toxins 8,000 times the lethal dose.
Article
15 Sep, 2021
Circadian rhythms and creation

Circadian rhythms and creation

Can evolution explain the origin of systems underlying circadian rhythms?
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10 Sep, 2021
Lessons from locust wings

Lessons from locust wings

Wind tunnel videos have revealed some unexpected aerodynamic characteristics of locust wings, which design engineers of small robotic aircraft want to copy.
Article
08 Sep, 2021
A matter of taste

A matter of taste

Elaborately designed by God
Article
06 Sep, 2021
Kiwi conservation conundrum

Kiwi conservation conundrum

Does evolution hinder conservation efforts for the kiwi?
Article
19 Aug, 2021
Kangaroos in India?

Kangaroos in India?

Rock art in India depicting kangaroos supports the Bible.
Article
16 Aug, 2021