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Maple to the Rescue

July 11, 2012

The SWAT team surrounds the compound. An officer tosses a maple seed into an open window and checks the readout on his computer. The team bursts in and, surprising the terrorists, rescues the hostages safely.

Darwin and Evolution

Are Two Cambrian Explosions Better than One?

July 9, 2012

Something seems wrong with this picture: deep sea creatures living in the dark were preserved in ash from a land volcano.

Amazing Facts

Animalympics

July 3, 2012

As summer Olympics season approaches, we should remember that we humans are not the only ones with some amazing physical abilities.

Birds

Dinosaur Feather Story Gets Hairy

July 2, 2012

Another "feathered dinosaur" story has caused a flap and flurry of news reports. But are they really feathers, and do they help evolutionary theory?

Amazing Facts

Evolutionists Taking Credit for Biomimetics

July 1, 2012

Biomimetics is all about design – intelligent design, mimicking the superb designs found in nature. Why, then, are some scientists claiming evolutionary theory is where the biomimetic beef is?

Botany

Explanatory Filter in Action: Fairy Circles in Africa

June 30, 2012

The old "crop circle" craze fanned the curiosity of many, till humans were filmed making them. Now, scientists have a different circle mystery, and they're stumped.

Botany

Evolution Worked Magic in Plants

June 29, 2012

Some evolutionary papers are filled with verbs like arose, emerged, and originated. Do these convey scientific understanding, or are they veils concealing ignorance? Is it like saying "abracadabra" to say something "arose" by evolution? A recent paper about sophisticated metabolic enzymes in plants is a case in point.

Amazing Facts

Thank Your Cilia

June 28, 2012

Throughout your body, cilia (protrusions on cells, singular cilium) are monitoring the environment and sweeping your passages clean.

Amazing Facts

Why Your Inner Ear Has a Spiral Shape

June 21, 2012

The cochlea in the inner ear, where sound is transmitted to the brain, has a spiral shape resembling a snail shell. It's not just to save space, researchers have found.

Amazing Facts

Pitcher Plant Inspires R&D Award

June 21, 2012

The R&D 100 award, previously given for inventions like the fax machine and automated teller machine, has been given this year for a biologically-inspired design that could revolutionize society in many ways.

Birds

Mating Turtles Fossilized Instantly

June 19, 2012

Evolutionary paleontologists have a mystery on their hands: how did turtles in the act of mating become fossilized?

Amazing Facts

Animal Olympians Inspire Engineers

June 13, 2012

Here are more stories about animals, plants and cells attracting scientists with their astonishing capabilities, proving that biomimetics is one of the hottest trends in science.

Bible and Theology

South Korea "Creationism" Means War

June 11, 2012

Give just one side of a controversy the press, and you will get a one-sided presentation of the issues. That happened this week in the journal Nature.

Bible and Theology