Butterfly Unlocks Evolution Secret

Posted by Zonk on Sunday July 24, 2005 @11:36AM from the gotta-love-them-butterflies dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "The BBC has an article about a dramatic discovery in the quest for understanding evolution. From the article: 'Why one species branches into two is a question that has haunted evolutionary biologists since Darwin. Given our planet's rich biodiversity, "speciation" clearly happens regularly, but scientists cannot quite pinpoint the driving forces behind it. Now, researchers studying a family of butterflies think they have witnessed a subtle process, which could be forcing a wedge between newly formed species.'"

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Take that, creationists... by Colm+Buckley · 2005-07-24 11:48 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Expect really concentrated attacks on this research by the redneck^Wcreationist brigade. "But speciation has never been observed" has been the strongest rallying cry of evolution-deniers for more than a century...
Re:Remember, evolution is just a theory. by NineNine · 2005-07-24 12:29 · Score: 1, Flamebait

1. The Bible is fiction.

2. Get over it.