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Photos of insects from Greece taken by reader Marcel, who lives in Edinburgh. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/06/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and in Dobrzyn Hili supervises construction of a new wooden structure over the well. Andrzej: What are you doing here? Hili: I’m giving advice to Mariusz about the well repairs. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/06/f...

A Dutch Jewish girl, born on this day in 1927, was sent to Auschwitz at age fifteen. She died there.

The juvenile of a rare colossal squid, the Earth's largest invertebrate, was videotaped in the depths near the South Sandwich Islands. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/05/s... www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f8l...

Susan Harrison's photos of rare black swifts at Burney Falls, California. Close-up is from Cornell's "All About Birds" site. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/05/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili and Szaron are resting. Hili: He wants to make the bed. Szaron: Tell him that we are still asleep. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/05/t...

A Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz. She was nine.

Jesus and Mo deal with theodicy, but come up with the same explanation for evil. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/04/j...

Reader Ephraim Heller sent some photos of cheetahs taken on a trip to Tanzania. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/04/r...

I'll be free in Iceland from July 19-24. and will be glad to meet local readers. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/04/g...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is scatterbrained: Hili: There are some things we have to discuss. Andrzej: What things? Hili: I’m just trying to remember them. . . . and bonus photo of Szaron whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/04/w...

A Belgian Jewish boy was gassed immediately upon arriving at Auschwitz. He was one year old.

I use an Atlantic article to consider whether universities should be preferentially hiring conservative professors to redress the strong professorial imbalance in favor of the left. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/03/s...

A photo of what I consider the world's most beautiful bird, the Resplendent Quetzal (esp. the male) from Guatemala, taken by Scott Ritchie. Note the chick's head protruding from a hole in the tree trunk. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/03/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is patrolling her beat: Hili: Who has knocked over the bench? Andrzej: Probably the wind. Hili: Naughty wind. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/03/t...

This French Jewish man lasted less than a month after arrival in Auschwitz.

A bubble combined with a variable-frequency speaker and an LED strip make magic: whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/02/a... www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5ed...

Matt Ridley and a colleague produced a paper arguing for a lab-leak origin of the covid virus. That paper was rejected, so they published it in the Telegraph. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/02/o...

There are two satellite flies (kleptoparasites) following a spider wasp in this photo. Can you spot the two flies? (This may be the hardest "spot the" photo I've posted.) whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/02/s...

Abby Thompson presents some lovely intertidal photos from California. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/02/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's being an amateur entomologist (bonus photo of Szaron and Kulka): Andrzej: What are you looking at so intently? Hili: Some little thing is climbing to the top of a blade of grass. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/02/m...

This Dutch Jewish boy was gassed to death as soon as he arrived in Auschwitz. He was twelve.

A good discussion between Glenn Loury and John McWhorter. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/01/g...

Sunday duck report: the ducklings are growing by leaps and bounds. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/01/s...

John Avise starts a series of photographs of damselflies from North America. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/01/r...

All the news that's fit to post on the first day of June. And over in Dobrzyn, Hili demands her rights as editor-in-chief: Hili: Don’t even think about it. Andrzej: About what? Hili: About sitting in my chair. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/06/01/s...

A Dutch Jewish girl was gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz. She was twelve.

Three--count them, three--cat-related articles, including one showing that cats know their "owners'" scents, and use different nostrils to distinguish friend from stranger. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/31/c...

Lou Jost acquired on eBay a slide of diatom specimens from the 1832-1836 British Challenger Expedition. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/31/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's tired of being Editor-in-Chief: Hili: We have to make a careful plan. Andrzej: What plan? Hili: How to break away from work. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/31/s...

Gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz, this Dutch girl was only seven.

Guest post by Coel Heller: is there chemical evidence for life on a distant planet? An easy to read summary of why the answer is "we don't know, but probably not." whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/30/g...

Photos of some raptors of Tanzania, taken by Epharim Heller. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/30/r...

All the news that's fit to print, but Hili is kvetching in Dobrzyn: Hili: You made a very bad decision with this gravel. Andrzej: Why? Hili: You forgot that cats walk without shoes. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/30/f...

An eight-year old Jewish girl was gassed to death upon arriving at Auschwitz. She was seven.

Lovely photos of flowers (stacked) by Thomas Webber. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/29/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili's doing sociology: Hili: Some say that everything depends on us, others say that nothing depends on us, so how is it? Andrzej: Conduct an experiment: try not to make any decisions for half a day. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/29/t...

French Jewish girl was gassed upon arriving at Auschwitz. She was 9 years old.

This statement violates not freedom of speech, but academic freedom. University research should not be beholden to the political whims of government.

LOL!

A new paper contends that hummingbird bills evolved in California since WWII to deal with humans' hummingbird feeders. But it's an imperfect study. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/28/p...

The conehead mantis, found around the Mediterranean. Yes, thisis a real photo, and the insect is a great example of crypsis (camouflage):

Jesus and Mo today is about an upcoming trial that may make blasphemy illegal in the UK: www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/05... whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/28/j...

Photos of ducks by Damon Williford. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/28/r...

All the news that's fit to print and, in Dobrzyn, Hili is worried about her image. Andrzej You are looking like a beaver. Hili: Is it a compliment or the opposite of it? whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/28/w...

A Jewish girl, aged 1.5 years, was gassed, together with her mother, upon arriving at Auschwitz.

This site has ten pair of photos. One is real and the other is AI-generated. Can you tell the difference. I got 9 out of 10 correct. britannicaeducation.com/blog/quiz-re...

Photos from the Serengeti in Tanzania taken by Ephraim Heller. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/27/r...

All the news that's fit to post, and, in Dobrzyn, Hili points out a similarity between cats and pre-electricity humans (both slept when the sun was down): Hili: How did people live without electricity? Andrzej: Like cats in those times. whyevolutionistrue.com/2025/05/27/t...

A 50-year-old French woman was gassed upon arriving at Auschwitz.