Eric J. Cassell

Jan 14, 2025 | evolutionnews.org | Eric J. Cassell

In the last several years there has been increased interest in and research into so-called “microinsects.” These are insects that are miniaturized compared to the majority of other insect species. They include species of wasps, beetles, and ants. An example is the wasp Megaphragma mymaripenne (pictured above), which is only 200 micrometers long (1⁄125 inch) and is the third smallest known insect. Such microinsects are comparable in size to some single-celled organisms. M.

Jul 31, 2024 | evolutionnews.org | Eric J. Cassell

A newly published study in the journal Nature concerning fish hearing has apparently unraveled the mechanism for how they determine the direction of sound.1 For a long time it was believed that fish did not possess any sense of hearing. One reason was because they do not have external ears. That ignored the fact that hearing is accomplished by the inner ear in most animals. It was Nobel Prize-winner Karl von Frisch who conducted experiments in the 1930s that proved fish can hear sounds.

Jul 3, 2024 | discovery.org | David Klinghoffer |Eric J. Cassell |Stephen Meyer |James M. Tour

caleb-fisher-kI9g40XHb0w-unsplash Intelligent Design Watch: For July 4th, an Intelligent Design-Themed Tour of Washington, DC Intelligent Design Our nation’s capital is steeped in lessons from U.S. history. You could spend years there trying to gather up and learn from them all. In a way the whole city is a memorial to the ideas that inspired the American Founding.

May 2, 2024 | evolutionnews.org | Eric J. Cassell

Skip to content A group of prominent scientists and philosophers have published a declaration that there is evidence that a wide range of animals exhibit signs of consciousness.

Apr 16, 2024 | evolutionnews.org | Eric J. Cassell

Skip to content The honey bee “waggle dance” is the method used to communicate to members of a hive information about the location of food sources as well as potential nest locations. The information includes direction and distance. One of the mysteries about the method is how other bees are able to detect the direction that the dancer bee is attempting to communicate.