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Why Evolution is True is a blog written by Jerry Coyne, centered on evolution and biology but also dealing with diverse topics like politics, culture, and cats.
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Miss Duck has left the pond – Why Evolution Is True
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (244+ words) Miss Duck has left the pond Why Evolution Is True For reasons I don’t understand, Miss Duck left Botany Pond three days ago and has not returned. There are no signs of a predator attack, and my best guess is…...
Spot the frogmouth! – Why Evolution Is True
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (67+ words) This might be the easiest one ever. Yes! This easy practice is much appreciated by a guy who can never find Waldo in these exercises. I promise that I didn’t mean that as a complaint–just an observation. Having a…...
September 2026 – Why Evolution Is True
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1736+ words) Welcome to Tuesday, the Cruelest Day and also September first. Yep, we’re into another month, starting with National Acne Positivity Day. Given the demographics of our readers, I doubt that acne is a pervasive problem, but if you have it,…...
A self-aggrandizing post concerning a paper on speciation I wrote with Allen Orr
2+ week, 5+ day ago (435+ words) I rarely look at Speciation now, though, for when I do I realize that when we wrote it I was at the top of my neuronal game, able to read, write, and synthesize far better than I do now. And…...
Tuesday duck report – Why Evolution Is True
3+ week, 4+ day ago (394+ words) Note the feathers; they are looking like miniature ducks: The family resting yesterday on the west side of Botany Pond. The “babies” are together and Miss Duck, of course, is nearby. Below: a close-up of three babies, who get more…...
Saturday duck report – Why Evolution Is True
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (176+ words) They are still adorable but now, four weeks later, they are going through what we call their “awkward teenage phase”as they shed their duckling down and start growing feathers, In another month they should be about ready to fly....
Friday: Hili dialogue – Why Evolution Is True
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1771+ words) Welcome to the tail end o’ the work week: Friday, August 14, 2026, and National Navajo Code Talkers Day. (Wikipedia lists other Native American languages also used as codes during WWII.) Here’s a short video of this remarkable endeavor: It’s also National…...