Archive: Motors, Teens, Geology Mysteries, Mars Flood, Pluto, Stem Cells, More
December 6, 2024
Here are some of the stories we were reporting in early December 2001, restored from archives.
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Archive: Eyes, Ears, Clocks, and Cold Dinosaurs
February 2, 2024
These entries from February 2022 are still worth reading. Enjoy!
Our Senses Did Not Evolve
June 22, 2020
Despite what evolutionists say, our bodies with their amazing senses are the work of a designing intelligence par excellence.
What Your Cells Do For You
June 29, 2018
Until recently, we humans had no idea the complexity of the systems that keep us alive.
Walk This Way: Body Designs Head to Toe
April 13, 2017
When you examine what makes us tick, you find intelligent design from the top down and from the bottom up.
Breaking! Dino Blood Is Real
December 1, 2015
Blood vessels found in a hadrosaur said to be 80 million years old are the real original material, researchers say.
Cell's Molecular Machines Arouse Fascination
August 9, 2014
With increasing image quality at their disposal, biologists are finding amazing molecular machines at work in living cells.
Your Cells Work for You
April 11, 2014
At a cellular level, the human body has a dizzying array of workers. Here are a few recent examples discovered.
Muscle Power Is Designed, Not Evolutionary
July 13, 2013
The wonder of muscle inspires both awe at its design and opportunities for evolutionary storytelling.
Molecular Motors Put a Spring in Your Step
June 11, 2013
When you feel in spring in your step, thank tiny molecular motors in your muscles and tissues that make it possible.
Cells Optimize Their Tasks
December 28, 2011
The key to design in manufacturing is optimization – hitting the “sweet spot” between competing interests. It’s not always possible to have all the elements of a product be ideal. A laptop computer, for instance, can’t have an extra-large monitor and simultaneously have long battery life and compact design. A muscle car cannot be expected to have the best gas mileage. In the heyday of “faster, better, cheaper” spacecraft, engineers often joked, “pick any two.” In the same way, living cells have to optimize their operations. A couple of recent papers explore how they find that sweet spot.