The peacock spider
A tiny, amazing, colourful arachnid ‘struts’ around like the bird after which it is named.
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Fish scales inspire flexible armoured gloves
Water dwellers have intricate design features that can be mimicked to help build better protective gear.
Evolutionists disagree on how evolution happens
There is more than one view among evolutionary researchers on how new biological structures arise.
Coral: The animal that acts like a plant, but is an active predator, and makes its own rocks for a house
The sea creature that makes so much of an impression, its effects can be seen from outer space.
Nature’s creatures do ‘impossible’ things
Water striders are strides ahead of robotics engineers, and fleas have the jump on them, too
What were Adam’s and Eve’s blood types?
Since God made Eve from Adam’s rib, would their blood types be identical? So how do we explain different blood types now?
Bird of paradise flower pigment surprise
What’s an ‘animal-only’ pigment doing in plants?
Capybara
Humans mostly find rodents repulsive, but lots of creatures love this one.
The Cambrian explosion
The remarkable fossils found in the Cambrian rocks provide devastating evidence against Darwin’s theory.
Spider decoys
These spiders are programmed to make larger duplicates of themselves and then animate them to scare and confuse predators.
Catfish, big and small
The size variation in the catfish Order is extraordinary.
Dead crocodiles downunder
Scientific experiments confirm that dead crocodiles need to be buried quickly in sediment to fossilize.