Life Design
Does Animal Intelligence Make Humans Less Special?
You might have seen MSNBC, What were they thinking? Studies reveal animal intellect , June 24, 2012; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47940997/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.T-o9AFLhdqd more
Flowers for Mom—and for Earth
I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania … more
Under the Sea at Monterey Bay
The first sardine cannery opened on Ocean View Avenue, Monterey in 1908—by the 1950s, overfishing forced the canneries to close their doors. The innovative Hovden Cannery was the last to close … more
TNRTB Classic: Oxygenation Events
Around 2.5 billion years ago, oxygen established a more permanent foothold (with some instability) in the atmosphere, and it rose to current values around half-a-billion years ago. The coordination of … more
Optical Illusion Reveals the Reality of Design
Bruno Laeng and Tor Endestad, “Bright Illusions reduce the Eye’s Pupil,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 109 (2012): 2162-2167 more
Human tails and gills; Genesis 1-3; From sea to land to sky? Complex metabolic pathways in LUCA?
(04/10/2012) Human tails and gills; The historicity of Genesis 1-3; Did life go from sea to land to the skies? Did LUCA contain complex metabolic pathways? more
Ants Designed to Fight Disease
You might have seen Yahoo! News, Sick Ants Help Vaccinate Colonies, Study Suggests, Apr 03, 2012; http://news.yahoo.com/sick-ants-help-vaccinate-colonies-study-suggests-210602440.html more
How Did the Zebra Get Its Stripes?
You might have seen Yahoo! News, "Zebras' Stripes Tell Nasty Flies to Buzz Off" Feb 09, 2012; http://news.yahoo.com/zebras-stripes-tell-nasty-flies-buzz-off-214010128.html more
TNRTB Classic: Rodents Are a Good Thing
It goes against human nature to feel gratitude for mice and rats—nevertheless, there are a lot of reasons to be thankful for rodents. This Monday I discussed the benefits mankind and the … more
Thank God for Beaver Dams
For two centuries the fur trade supported Canada’s economy—and almost all that fur came from beavers. Before the arrival of European settlers, Canada was home to at least 60 million … more
Scripture’s Medical Wisdom Answers a Skeptic’s Challenge
Which has benefited humanity more, science or religion? Most atheists would say science. The hard-fought advances in knowledge, won by the unrelenting application of the scientific method, have … more
Benefits from Beavers
One wonderful feature of the higher animals God created is that each one seems to benefit humanity in multiple remarkable ways. As research advances, more of these ways come into view. A team of … more
Rise in Planetary Oxygen
ScienceDaily, "Molecular 'Culprit' in Rise of Planetary Oxygen" Jan 10, 2012; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120110140216.htm more
Podcast Highlight: Busy as a Beaver
If you were asked to name an animal that has greatly impacted the economic growth of the North American nations, would beavers come to mind? If not, they definitely should. Thanks to … more
Bipedalism and Brain Size
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Chapter eight of Adam: Miracle, Myth, or Monkey
Animals in the Spotlight
In early elementary school I developed distaste for reading. To remedy the situation, my parents bought books suited to my interests—principally, animals. I willingly … more
Beavers Helped Build American Ground
MSNBC, "How Beavers Helped Build the Ground Under America's Feet" Dec 28, 2011; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45806279/ns/technology_and_science-science/#.Tv5DJlbNmEV more
Have Scientists Discovered a Memory-Enhancing Drug?
Science Daily, "Neuroscientists Boost Memory in Mice Using Genetics and a New Memory-Enhancing Drug" Dec 09, 2011; http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/12/111208125716.htm more
Life in Titan's Atmosphere; The Long-Term Evolution Experiment; Adding Neanderthal Genes to Human DNA; Noncarbon-based Life-forms
Life in Titan's atmosphere; The Long-Term Evolution Experiment; Adding Neanderthal genes to human DNA; Noncarbon-based life-forms more
You Might Soon Say “I Heart Snakes”
“Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?” Indiana Jones’ lament in Raiders of the Lost Ark resonates with all fearers of the slithery, scaly, downright scary creatures. Many people … more