Birds

Nov. 26, 2017 from Answers Magazine

Despite all our advances with human flight, we don’t come close to matching the wonder of birds and their feathered flight.

The Incubator Bird: Nest Engineers

Aug. 22, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design

If you were an unhatched Malleefowl chick, your life would depend on the ability of your parents to incubate their eggs between 29 to 38 degrees Celsius.

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Why “Egg-Shaped” Varies So Much

Aug. 21, 2017 from Answers in Depth

The diversity of bird egg shapes spans a wide range from spherical to elliptical with many degrees of asymmetry. Why?

Emperor Penguins: Equipped for Life at the “Bottom” of the World

July 25, 2017 from 10 Cursed Creatures with Undeniable Design

In God’s wise foresight, He equipped the original penguin kind with the genetic information necessary for penguins like the emperor penguin to exist today.

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Salt Removal on Demand

June 4, 2017 from Answers Magazine

Seabirds have a special gland that helps them drink seawater. Amazingly, a few other birds can develop this salt gland, as needed.

The Intricacies of Flight in the Natural World

Feb. 23, 2017

Richard Dawkins sought to justify an idea of gradually producing flight, but showed little understanding of the engineering principles involved in aerodynamics.

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Emperor of the Ice

Jan. 9, 2017 from Answers Magazine

Emperor penguins are among the world’s most recognizable and well-loved birds.

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Do Naked Bearded Dragons Reveal Common Ancestry of Scales, Feathers, and Fur?

Oct. 3, 2016 from Answers in Depth

Discovery of placodes on reptile embryos is being seen as proof of the evolutionary connection between reptilian scales, bird feathers, and mammalian hair.

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Birds Are Brainy

Oct. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

Birds are smarter than primates, according to a study published in a recent issue of PNAS.

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God’s Spaceships

July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

Thank you, Lord, for daily reminders of your provision.

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Birdbrained Breakthrough

July 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine

How can we better protect athletes from concussions? A newly discovered woodpecker design may help.

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Flightless Birds—Alternate Flight Plan

May 22, 2016 from Answers Magazine

When we think of birds, we think of flight. But it appears the Creator had other plans, too.

Bird Speciation from the Flood to the Present

May 13, 2016

A scientist with a biblical worldview has to account for the different species of birds found today in each created bird kind from the Flood to the present.

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Bird’s-Eye View

Oct. 18, 2015 from Answers Magazine

A bird’s-eye view involves much more than the panoramic view we see from an airplane.

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Rewinding Evolution from Bird Beak to Dinosaur Snout

July 11, 2015 from Answers in Depth

Researchers claim to rewind evolution of bird beaks from dinosaur snouts by blocking beak-building genes to revert embryos to their ancestral state.

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Domesticated Pigeons—Anything but Common

July 1, 2015 from Answers Magazine

We often associate “common” with “ordinary.” But there’s nothing ordinary about pigeons.

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The Big Bang of Bird Evolution?

May 12, 2015 from Answers in Depth

Researchers say the “big bang” of bird evolution has been mapped, revealing the history and origin of birds, but they assume all life shares a common ancestry.

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Northern Gannets—Death-Defying Dive Bombers