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Dance … or die!
When fire ants threaten lizard populations, it really is ‘survival of the fittest’. But ‘evolution’? No!
by David Catchpoole
Pigeons don’t fancy Darwin
Pigeon fanciers’ fancy pigeons fuelled Darwin’s flights of fancy
by David Catchpoole
Beetles … nature's workaholics
You can find beetles in almost any habitat occupied by other insects, munching on anything from snails to dung!
by Paula Weston
Kamikaze caterpillars
Caterpillars that sign their own death warrant are a conundrum for evolution by natural selection
by Carl Wieland
Lizard losers (and winners)
Contrary to media hype, anole lizards on the Bahamas are not evolving
by David Catchpoole
Nylon-degrading bacteria: update
‘Exhibit A’ for evolution in recent times, further research shows that this one does not stack up either.
by Don Batten
Patterns of change over time: organophosphorus resistance in the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina
Most pesticide resistance is due to natural selection on pre-existing genes, not evolution. But some resistance arises from designed mechanisms that allow for adaptation in created life.
by Jean Lightner
Only the Bible explains the diversity of life
The biblical explanation for the diversity of life fits the facts far better than Darwin’s theory.
by Dominic Statham
Sick, suffering monsters and the eugenicists who created them
How did eugenics give rise to many of the modern dog breeds?
by Lita Sanders
Creationist modelling of the origins of Canis lupus familiaris—ancestry, timing, and biogeography
When and how did dogs diversify after Noah’s Flood?
by Cody J. Guitard
Genetic algorithms are irrelevant to evolution
by David Abel 
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.
by David Catchpoole