While many people think that the octopus is an ugly creature, the octopus is intelligent. The mother octopus puts a lot of love and effort into the care of her young. Fertilized octopus eggs are about the size of a grain of rice. They are connected in clu...
Continue ReadingThe fact that they must breathe air would seem to limit sea creatures like whales, dolphins and sea turtles. But these creatures are so well designed that their abilities amaze even the most informed scientists. How deep do you think a seagoing air breath...
Continue ReadingMany people have wondered at the abilities of savants. These are people who have very low intelligence, yet they can do seemingly impossible mental tasks. Some savants have been able to instantly name the day of the week when given any date within ...
Continue ReadingTropical passion vines have a unique defense against insects that would nibble on their leaves. Its leaves contain sealed packets of cyanide that are made active by being linked with sugar molecules. There are other sealed packets with an enzyme th...
Continue ReadingNew archaeological evidence supports the factuality of the Greek legend about the prophet, or oracle, of Delphi. According to legend, the site where the oracle would prophesy was discovered thousands of years ago by a goat herder. He found that his goats ...
Continue ReadingHow big is the largest living organism on Earth? We all know that the giant Redwoods of California grow larger than any whale. However, there are other living organisms that dwarf even the Redwoods. The mushrooms that spring up in your yard or the forest ...
Continue ReadingThe Bible mentions “the fountains of the deep” several times. During the Flood, we are told, God opened the fountains of the deep, suggesting seismic activity. When God ended the flooding, we are told that God closed the fountains of the deep,...
Continue ReadingEvolutionary scientists are often hard-pressed to explain human or even superhuman-like intelligence in animals. For example, let’s say that you last saw your child when she was four months old. It is now four years later. Are you certain you could ...
Continue ReadingResearch is showing that we can forget just about everything we ever learned about how we taste food. To begin with, we don’t taste with our tongues but with our brains. Remember those tongue maps that we all learned about in school? They show that ...
Continue ReadingThe relationships between two or more creatures are sometimes so well-designed and complex that there is no conceivable way that they could have evolved. Sacculina carcini is a microscopic crustacean that begins life as a free-swimming larva. The female f...
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