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How does the brain remember what it learns? What happens when you think? Is your mind the same as your brain? As modern science learns more about the wonders of the brain, it also learns that it is farther than ever from learning how the brain works. Some...

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A spider’s venom paralyzes its victim, keeping the victim fresh, yet immobile. Spider venom does this by slowing or stopping the work of a chemical called glutamate, which controls muscle movement in insects. Glutamate is also an important messenger...

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Do you think that people are generally out to benefit themselves at your expense? Or are you someone who usually makes sure that you get what you feel is your share, even if it’s at someone else’s expense? Research shows that our mental attitu...

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Today, people regularly travel a thousand miles in modern airliners. A thousand miles is a long day’s drive, but it can be done. We would never think of walking or riding a horse that far. It was out of this questionable sense of superiority that cr...

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The human brain is like a network in which each brain cell is connected to thousands of other brain cells. Scientists have long suspected that this unique design helps give the human brain its intellectual power. However, the brain is so complex that our ...

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Scientists who are working on newer and better materials out of which to make things are concentrating their attention on ceramics. Ceramics do not break or wear as easily as other materials, including metals. High temperatures don’t cause them to w...

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Because it is sometimes connected to New Age religion, acupuncture is often seen as something negative. However, stripped of its pagan mumbo-jumbo, acupuncture has a sound medical basis. Medical researchers have shown that acupuncture stimulates certain n...

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When we hear about the “cave man” and the “Stone Age”, most people think of Neandertal man. Popularly called “Neanderthal,” the preferred usage today is Neandertal. When we think of Neandertal, most people think of a la...

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The fact that man is by nature a religious creature was underscored with the discovery of the oldest known religious sanctuary in the world. The shrine was discovered in northern Spain. Evolutionists say that the shrine was built by early Stone Age man. I...

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One question we are often asked is why more human fossils are not found in older rocks. In order to become a fossil, a creature must be buried rapidly in sediment so that it does not decay. Aquatic animals would be much more likely to produce fossils in, ...

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