The way of the woodpecker
Engineers wonder at the woodpecker’s resilience to head-banging—and copy it.
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Dancing bees
Pterosaurs flew like modern aeroplanes
New discoveries about a tiny pterosaur bone show that they flew with ‘aerodynamic
tricks like those found in modern aircraft’.
Sensational Seeds—compact packages attest to God’s handiwork
A farmer plants a seed. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how …
Genetics and geographical distribution
A correspondent challenges us to explain genetics and geographical distribution
in a creationist framework.
Birds: fliers from the beginning
Archaeopteryx and Confuciusornis were fully-formed birds, conflicting with the evolutionary dinos-to-birds narrative.
The Dracula connection to a young Earth
The Dracula connection to a young Earth
Saddle up the horse, it’s off to the bat cave
When genetic evidence fits the evolutionary belief system, humanists are quick to
gloat. But what about when it totally contradicts it?
Amazing abalone armour
The intricate structure of abalone’s tough shell has inspired the design of
bullet-resistant armour.
The Blue Whale
Perhaps the largest creature God created, this denizen of the deep is awesome to behold.
Colourblind squid camouflage inspires Navy research
How do squid match their surroundings when they are colourblind? The solution has
inspired designers of a camouflaging material.
Bighorn horns not so big
Much to trophy-hunters’ disappointment, bighorn sheep on Ram Mountain are not what they were. But is it evolution?