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When they flower, some plants actually generate their own heat. The voodoo lily can raise its temperature by 25 degrees. As it does so, it releases a scent that attracts the beetles that pollinate it. When the voodoo lily generates heat, it burns starch i...

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One would not think that a brightly colored, relatively slow butterfly has much of a chance against a bird moving in for lunch. But you would be surprised. Scientists were. Some butterflies are protected by distinctive, bright markings that indicate they ...

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The painted turtle is found farther north than any other turtle in North America. During their first year of life, painted turtles survive temperatures as cold as 18 degrees Fahrenheit. After mid-June, painted turtles begin to lay their eggs. Each nest ho...

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The White-fronted bee-eater is an East African bird that lives in clans of up to fourteen members. White-fronted bee-eaters have several problems to deal with. Since they nest on the cliffs overlooking riverbanks, youngsters need a great deal of attention...

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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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Many who reject the Creator work hard to try to prove that He doesn’t exist. Creationists argue that the creation is so well designed that it must have a Designer. After all, a watch is much simpler than a bumblebee. If a watch needs a Designer and ...

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We are all familiar with evolution’s battle cry of survival of the fittest. Another way of putting it is that evolution favors the selfish.     Nature is full of surprises. For generations, evolutionists have explained why most animals bre...

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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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