Encyclopedic ‘truth’ … or worldly wisdom?
Encyclopedias have been regarded by many as being reliable ‘fonts of knowledge’. But when it comes to evolution, can you trust them?
Bombardier idea
The bombardier beetle’s explosive secrets are inspiring engineers to design better aircraft engines.
Two perspectives on near death experiences
How should we interpret experiences of people who claim to have seen the afterlife?
Sight and the centre of the universe
How far is the earth from the centre of the universe? And How many receptors does the human eye have?
What is Peripatus?
It’s not a caterpillar. Nor an earthworm—its ‘legs’ have retractable feet and hooked claws. And it most certainly is not a ‘missing link’.
Could God cause the beginning of the universe?
Can God be uncaused and eternal? Can a sentient cause be uncaused?
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.
A candid admission
The real issue behind the creation/evolution battle over origins.
Sleeping with the enemy
Will teaching our children that the Bible means what it plainly says cause them
to fall away from the faith? Some Christians say ‘yes!’
Kangaroo rats
James Tour—leading scientist and Darwin skeptic
One of the world’s more-prominent scientists questions evolution and can’t understand why his colleagues react negatively when he raises concerns that they can’t answer.
Eugenics is back
It is abhorrent that humans should decide which baby is allowed to live based on their ‘fitness’.