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• Why Do Sunflowers Face the Sun?

  

  Oct. 14, 2024

  While sunflowers are growing, they follow the path of the sun each day. This behavior has a special name—heliotropism.

• Lookin’ Sharp

  

  Oct. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Cactuses are a sharp reminder of God’s provision for plants that live in dry environments like the West.

• On a Roll!

  

  Oct. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  You might recognize tumbleweed as a plant in western movies. But did you know that a rolling tumbleweed is spreading seeds?

• Just for Fungi

  

  July 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Fungi are not plants or animals—they belong to their own kingdom. God created fungi to help support all life on earth.

• Oyster Mushrooms Poison Prey

  

  Jan. 1, 2024

  In a fallen world, even mushrooms must eat—and they do this in some wild ways.

• Snow of Many Colors

  

  Jan. 1, 2024 from Kids Answers Magazine

  It’s fun waking up to a sparkling white wonderland of snow. But sometimes snow comes in other colors—often thanks to algae.

• More Than a Pretty Face

  

  Oct. 1, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Learn facts about sunflowers!

• Give Me Some Sugar

  

  July 1, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Sometimes a sweet treat really hits the spot!

• Made to Match

  

  April 1, 2023, p. 20

  An entire ecosystem flourishes thanks to God’s specialized design for the largest yucca tree and a little moth.

• Redwoods Drink Water from the Air

  

  April 1, 2023

  God has perfectly equipped his creation with everything needed to survive—including some creative ways like drinking water from the air.

• Fall Colors

  

  Oct. 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  What makes leaves turn color?

• Giant Coastal Redwoods

  

  Oct. 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Giant coastal redwoods remind us of our mighty God who created everything—from the smallest flower to the tallest tree.

• Soak It Up

  

  Oct. 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Have you ever wondered how water gets from a tree’s roots all the way up to the leaves?

• Glowing Glory

  

  July 1, 2022

  God’s creation is filled with colors sometimes too vibrant for us to see.

• Make a Tree Bark Rubbing

  

  July 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  When God made plants, including trees, on day three of creation week, he created them with everything they’d need to live.

• The Anther Answer

  

  July 1, 2022

  Botanists have long questioned why some flowers have multiple anther types (structures that produce pollen).

• Unbe-leaf-able Discoveries

  

  April 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  God’s creativity and generosity show up all over the place, including in the plant kingdom.

• What’s the Hole Truth?

  

  Jan. 1, 2022

  If God provides for plants, of course he’ll provide for his people.

• Grow an Herb Garden

  

  July 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  We enjoy tasty flavors like vanilla and peppermint because of herbs.

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• Patient Pitchers

  

  July 1, 2021

  Named for their jug-shaped traps, pitcher plants lure prey with delicious nectar oozing from their rim.

• Fine & Dandy Flying

  

  April 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  With one big puff of air, you can send dandelion seeds flying up to 500 miles away.

• God’s Gift of Trees

  

  April 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Because maples, oaks, willows, birches, palms, pines, and other trees are so common, it’s easy to overlook them.

• The Case of the Garbage Gala

  

  Jan. 1, 2021 from Kids Answers Magazine

  A mishap with the rare corpse flower reminds Eva and Andy of God’s perfect creation and the consequences of sin and death.

• Produce-Aisle Provisions

  

  Sept. 1, 2020

  Even after Adam and Eve’s forbidden bite in Eden, God still allows the juicy sweetness of fruit to refresh us.

• Sunflower Power

  

  Sept. 1, 2020

  What if solar cells could track the sun like sunflowers do?

• Arsenic Eaters

  

  July 1, 2020

  The Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata) thrives on poison, absorbing levels of arsenic that would kill most organisms.

• Plant Music

  

  May 1, 2020

  The evening primrose can sense a bee’s wing vibrations and gives a sweet welcome.

• Ancient Starch

  

  March 1, 2019

  Scientists recently discovered starch (organic sugar molecules) that has survived in fossils.

• Why Did God Make Weeds?

  

  Jan. 31, 2019

  Genesis 1 tells us God created the plants on day 3 of creation week. Does this mean God created the plants we call “weeds”? Yes, he did!

• Poplars Eat Poison

  

  Sept. 1, 2018

  A bacterium that occurs naturally in some poplar species thrives on the toxic industrial waste TCE.

• Lotus Leaves

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Lotus plants grow in ponds and rivers, which can be very muddy, but their leaves always look clean and shiny. Why is this?

• Burdock Thistle

  

  May 15, 2018 from God Thought of It First Cards

  Pulling the burrs of the burdock thistles off his clothes and his dog, George de Mestral wanted to understand how these burrs clung to his clothing and his dog's fur.

• Carnivorous Plants

  

  May 1, 2018 from Kids Answers Magazine

  For some plants, the best nutrients aren’t always in the soil—but in juicy bugs.

• Crazy Orchids

  

  May 1, 2018 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Orchids are really strange flowers. How strange? Well, just look at some of the weirdest ones.

• The Wild Side of Creation

  

  May 1, 2018 from Kids Answers Magazine

  The Bible tells us God made plants on Day Three of the Creation Week. Some of these plants are really wacky in their wonderful way.

• Biblical Reminders from the Hibiscus Plant

  

  Feb. 2, 2017

  God takes great care in designing, creating, and sustaining beautiful but common flowers.

• How Was Coal and Oil Formed?

  

  Jan. 16, 2017 from Museum Guide

  Crude oils themselves do not take long to be generated from appropriate organic matter.

• Food Chain From the Beginning?

  

  Aug. 8, 2016 from Museum Guide

  In the beginning, God created plants for us and the animals to eat.

• How Old Are the Trees?

  

  Aug. 1, 2016 from Museum Guide

  It’s highly unlikely that any vegetation (other than seeds, spores, and floating mats of vegetation) would have survived the Flood.

• The Origin of Photosynthesis

  

  July 25, 2016 from Museum Guide

  Plants are able to transform sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into energy in a marvelous process called photosynthesis.

• The Wonders of Cotton

  July 27, 2015

  Would you like to explore some of the qualities of cotton first-hand by performing a fun experiment

• What Is Plant Tropism?

  

  Feb. 7, 2014

  God designed plants with amazing abilities to survive and thrive.

• Seed Strength

  

  July 31, 2013

  Perform a fun experiment to discover just how strong seeds can be.