Genesis 1:20a“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life ….” The brown ghost knifefish, popular in many aquariums, generates a weak electric signal that it uses for navigation and communication...

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Psalm 5:3“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” The concave-eared torrent frog of China sings like a bird with a wide assortment of whistles and chirps. They live ...

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Mark 4:22“For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither is any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.” Airport security is a major concern these days. There are many ways for those who don’t have good inten...

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Psalm 82:3“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.” Domesticated honeybees in China are preyed upon by a native wasp. A single wasp can wipe out a nest of 6,000 bees before carrying off the larvae to feed its own...

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Psalm 136:4“To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.” A new bacterium that grows at depths of over 8,000 feet below the ocean’s surface has been discovered. This discovery wouldn’t normally be very not...

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Psalm 104:14“He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth….” The dodder is a very unusual plant and is known as one of the ten worst weeds found in the United...

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Job 21:22“Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.” According to modern thinking, intelligence is a product of several factors. Of course, the most important requirement is that the creature must be high on the evo...

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Proverbs 17:22“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.” Laughing is good for you even if it does begin with the release of adrenaline and other stress hormones. Whether you are tickled or reacting to a g...

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Job 38:2-3“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.” When we read biology textbooks or watch television programs about science and discovery...

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Hebrews 6:7“For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God….” Many people like to have a nice perfume around the house. They bre...

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  • The Unique Bdellas
    Scientists describe the creatures as mean, greedy and anti-social. They are also impressive chemists. That’s some reputation for a creature whose lifespan is only four hours. The short form of this microscopic creature’s name is simply bdella. Bdellas are predatory bacteria that live in fresh and salt water as well as in sewage. In the […]

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