The sloth: Slowest mammal on Earth
This creature may lack speed, but its special features make gripping reading.
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The atlatl (woomera) and the heron’s neck
Some have speculated that the idea of atlatl-assisted spearthrowing came from watching herons hunt.
Birdsong isn’t for ‘birdbrains’
Groups of plain-tailed wrens can sing a 4-part avian chorus with ease.
Placental versus Marsupial: A tale of two ‘wolves’
It’s not right to blame the dingo, just for the sake of promoting the evolutionary storyline.
Elephant Genome Project: evolutionary theory re-written
The Elephant Genome Project reveals a new elephant species alive today, and rewrites the previously held evolutionary tree for elephants. Research findings fit nicely with the Biblical account.
Praying mantis: unique stereoscopic vision
Praying mantis brain computes depth to target by comparing changing images from its two eyes
Mutant plastic-munching enzyme does not support evolution
New plastic-munching Ideonella sakaiensis bacterium was intelligently engineered, not randomly evolved.
Pre-Fall seafood
What fish ate before the Fall
God’s webspinners give chemists free lessons
The production of man-made fibres that have bullet-stopping capabilities leaves behind dangerous chemicals and don’t match the wonders of a spiderweb.
The non-evolution of the horse
The amazing variety in these magnificent animals serves as a reminder that things do not make themselves.
Lasting impressions
A smelly creature leaves the senses reeling, but is another example of the Creator’s genius.
Does your brain make your decisions before you do?
Answering a feedback about how to interpret neuroscience experiments.