25 Apr, 2026
11 mins read

NY Times pushes an implausible story of polar bear evolution and what makes a species – Watts Up With That? – Beragampengetahuan

From Polar Bear Science Dr. Susan Crockford Carl Zimmer over at the New York Times penned a misleading story of speciation, using the polar bear as an example. It explains polar bear evolution based on a genetic interpretation that ignores the fossil record, bear behaviour, and geological history. [h/t Kip Hanson]. In my opinion, this kind of ‘science communication’ is […]