Exodus 37:29“And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.” Plant seeds are distributed by a number of ingenious methods, including wind, water, mammals and birds. Plants tha...

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Genesis 3:15“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.” We were once told that tool use is what separates man from the animals. Then it was di...

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2 Corinthians 11:14“And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.” When one thinks of clever creatures, moths are probably not the first creature that come to mind – in fact, they probably don’t come to mi...

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Romans 8:21“Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.” There is a species of ant that, although quite small, makes slaves of yet smaller ants. This slav...

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Job 7:17“What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?” We have all heard the claims – and school textbooks love to include it – that humans and chimpanzees are about 99 percent gen...

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Job 9:10“Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.” A peregrine falcon diving toward its prey reaches a relative speed of 200 body- lengths per second. This is close to the 207 body-lengths that the space shut...

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Job 12:7“But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee….” While materials scientists are always interested in super-strong glues, they are especially interested in super-strong glue...

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2 Chronicles 9:23“And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.” When you look in a mirror you are conscious of seeing yourself. Bottlenose dolphins, elephants and primates in...

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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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