Design in Nature

Sixth Senses in Animals

Our five senses cannot detect everything. The world is full of information beyond our reach, but many animals have “sixth senses”—super senses that enable them to experience other dimensions of our world. These bonus senses help these creatures survive and thrive in their habitats.

Amazing Design in Cells

If our genes and cells arose randomly through competition for supremacy, then how can we explain so many wonderful processes where cells are programmed to sacrifice themselves for the good of the whole, especially during development?

Divinely Designed Defenses

The defense mechanisms of just about every group in the animal kingdom could provide us with a lifetime of enjoyable study. It appears that these abilities were genetically present in the original creatures, but activated after Adam sinned, when God cursed the creation.

Horse Leg Bones

At first glance, horse legs appear to be poorly designed. Taking a closer look at the equine leg bone, however, scientists have discovered unexpected features that give it amazing strength and may inspire new engineering ideas.

Articles About Design in Nature

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What Can We Learn About God from Creation?

Oct. 26, 2025 from Answers Magazine
Nature reveals so much more about God’s character than a few hints we might easily overlook.
Magazine Department Article
Discovery of “Dark Oxygen” Supposedly Sheds Light on the Origins of Life

Jan. 1, 2025 from Answers Magazine
Metallic nodules on the ocean floor are found to produce their own oxygen. Despite evolutionists’ wishful thinking, these nodules are a nod to the Creator.
Magazine Article
Beauty—The Undeniable Witness

Jan. 4, 2024 from Answers Magazine
God made his handiwork so clear that even a child can see it (Romans 1:18–20). The beauty of his work is inescapable—and an undeniable witness to his existence.
In-Depth Article
Biological Gears Discovered in Leafhoppers

April 6, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Cambridge researchers discovered functioning mechanical gears in juvenile leafhoppers as “training wheels,” showing that God created gears long before humans.
Magazine Article
Sixth Senses in Animals

Oct. 18, 2020 from Answers Magazine
We’ve all heard about “the five senses”—sight, taste, touch, smell, and hearing. But are there other ways to experience the world?
Magazine Article
Blubber Gloves

March 6, 2016 from Answers Magazine
God designed a clever coat of insulation that makes life a breeze for animals that call the arctic their home.
Magazine Department Article
Colors on Our Creator’s Canvas

Jan. 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
God brushed the canvas of His creation in colorful strokes that could only have come from His hand.
In-Depth Article
God’s Design for Bioluminescence

May 28, 2015 from Answers in Depth
Bioluminescence helps many animals hunt, hide, or reproduce, and it remains a riddle for evolutionary scientists.
The Evolutionary Problem of Feedback Mechanisms

Dec. 26, 2014
One of the things that becomes a total contradiction to the proposition of biological evolution is the reality of feedback.
In-Depth Article
Caffeine: Convergently Evolved or Creatively Provided

Sept. 20, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Did caffeine evolve again and again or did our Common Designer provide many plants with the genes to make it?
In-Depth Article
Run For Your Life! Evolution’s Solution

Aug. 8, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Good designs last, evolutionists conclude, but where did they come from in the first place?
In-Depth Article
The Wonderfully Made Design of the Skin and Its Microbiome

July 16, 2014 from Answers in Depth
Microbes live in a mutualistic relationship with the human body, make up the human microbiome, and play a role in our health by modulating the immune system.
In-Depth Article
How the Scorpion Got Its Sting

Feb. 3, 2014 from Answers in Depth
A genetically engineered toxin is said to show how scorpions evolved.
Magazine Department Article
Gear Up

Jan. 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
The journal Science reported in September the discovery of the first mechanical gears to be found in a living organism.
Research Paper
Life Lessons Illustrated in the Animal Kingdom

Dec. 31, 2013 from News to Know
In 2013, it seems that animals—ever a prominent theme for evolutionary biologists—have proven a marvelous showcase for God’s designs.
Magazine Article
Creature Teachers at Your Local Zoo

Nov. 25, 2012 from Answers Magazine
You don’t have to travel far to enjoy a getaway that will also build your biblical worldview.
Magazine Article
Horse Leg Bones—A Hole in the Design Argument

Nov. 18, 2012 from Answers Magazine
Taking a closer look at the equine leg bone, scientists have discovered unexpected features giving amazing strength and may inspire new engineering ideas.
Magazine Article
Death by Design

Jan. 11, 2012 from Answers Magazine
If our genes and cells arose randomly through competition for supremacy, then how can we explain so many wonderful processes where cells are programmed to sacrifice themselves?
Magazine Article
Good Designs Gone Bad

Oct. 23, 2011 from Answers Magazine
Everything in God’s creation was originally “very good,” but now many microbes cause disease and death.
Magazine Article
Design in the Curse

Oct. 16, 2011 from Answers Magazine
If God made a perfect world, where did harmful abilities come from?
Magazine Article
Designed to Kill in a Fallen World

Aug. 22, 2011 from Answers Magazine
Snakes are killing machines.
Them Bones, Them Thigh Bones

March 12, 2011 from News to Know
What amazing structure is strong yet lightweight? And just as importantly, who was the designer?
Three Design Stories

June 12, 2010
Design stories, times three.
Trio of Design Reminders

June 27, 2009 from News to Know
Three stories this week provide salient reminders of the design apparent in creation—whether it be in structures we’re just beginning to understand, or in engineers taking cues from nature to construct their machines.