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What Animals Eat
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The herbivorous diets of many traditionally carnivorous animals provide a glimpse into the original creation when all animals were vegetarians.
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4.3 Animal Nourishment (OB15)
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On the sixth creation day God determined what man and beast should eat.
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Creation’s Original Diet and the Changes at the Fall
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One must, in humble obedience, simply believe God at His word. God, through His Word, clearly shows that the original, created creatures were to eat only plants.
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Giant Panda’s Vegetarian Plight: An Evolutionary Dilemma?
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The giant panda’s adaptations for its specialized herbivorous diet may have fit it for its environment through the ordinary processes of natural selection.
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No Taste for Meat?
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A lion that wouldn’t eat meat? What does this tell us about the pre-Fall world?
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Diet of Snake Frozen in Time
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The location of a snake found “frozen in time” reveals a component of its diet: newly hatched dinosaurs.
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Vegetarian Ants
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Most ants are carnivorous, yet some are herbivorous. But how do the herbivorous species get the nutrients they need?
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Does Kissing Date Back 21 Million Years?
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How old is the oldest kiss? Well, the answer to that depends on your starting point!
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Does New Evidence Show Chimpanzees Are “Engineers”?
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A new study claims chimpanzees have “folk physics” and use “rudimentary engineering” as they use sticks to pull termites out of mounds.
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Wolves Observed Feeding on . . . Nectar?
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The Ethiopian wolf has been newly documented with a surprising behavior: feeding on nectar from red hot poker flowers.
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The Dark Side of Nature
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Nature isn’t all peace and beauty. But even the dark side of creation can tell us something about God’s grace.
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New Discovery: Baby Birds Learn Their Songs Before Hatching
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What might seem commonplace since we’re so used to hearing birds sing, is actually very complex—and a new study just revealed yet another layer of complexity.
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Speak!
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As we listen in on animal communication, it seems clear that animals have their own form of language. How does this knowledge affect our responsibility to steward God’s creatures?
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Vampires of the Animal Kingdom
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Sometime after the fall, several animals became omnivorous, carnivorous, parasitic, and/or insectivorous, then started incorporating blood into their diet.
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Dads on Duty
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While some animal fathers were created to simply pass on their DNA and then stay away, God created others to go above and beyond to protect and provide.
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Smarter Than You Think
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Astonishing examples of high intelligence in
“lower” animals point to an all-knowing Creator.
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The History of Domestication—Taming the Tale
| Answers in Genesis
It took human intervention to transform wild beasts into domestic farm animals and household pets. So when did this transformation happen?
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Slow-Moving Animal Dispersion After the Flood
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How land bridges, rafts, swimming, and other means can account for the dispersion of slower moving animals from the “mountains of Ararat” after the flood.
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Why Are Australian Animals So Unique, and How Did They Get There?
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Noah’s ark and how unique animals like the kangaroo, platypus, and emu came to reside in Australia (and nowhere else) from a global flood perspective
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Regeneration: Worth an Arm and a Leg
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Evolution can’t account for
an animal’s ability to regrow
limbs or heal its body. But
regeneration like this points
to an all-wise Creator.
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The Great Escape
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These animal escape artists know how to get away in style.
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The Right Tool for the Job
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Scientists
are constantly finding new ways that
animals use tools.
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Interspecific Adoption: Can Evolution Explain Altruism in Animals?
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Evolutionists have serious problems with interspecific animal adoptions, something many of them recognize. Creationists are in a much better position when it comes to discussing animal adoptions. While this cannot be argued dogmatically, incredible adoptions could point back to the original design.
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Battle of the Sexes or Designed Lizard Niches?
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Researchers found that sexual size dimorphism may be limiting South American lizards’ speciation. Males and females of the same species may be filling ecological niches usually filled by separate species. Is this an example of evolution in action or a designed adaptive feature input into the lizard kind’s genome?
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The Miracle of Flight
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Despite all our advances with human flight, we don’t come close to matching the wonder of birds and their feathered flight.
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Is Sexual Selection the Origin of Beauty?
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Sexual selection is the process by which the traits that affect mate choice shape the genetics of the species.
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The Intricacies of Flight in the Natural World
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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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Have Evolutionists Found the Root of REM Sleep?
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Does the discovery that sleeping dragons as well as mammals and birds experience REM sleep support the evolutionary story of their common ancestry with humans?
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Colugos—Soaring Above Expectations
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The colugo glides like no other mammal on earth and proves that our ingenious Creator knows how to surprise us.
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Peacock Tail Feathers Don’t Drag Them Down
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Evolution explains neither the peacock’s beauty nor its aerodynamic efficiency.
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Empathy Imitation Chimps Yawn Because Care
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Some scientists think contagious yawning is connected to the ability to empathize. Chimpanzees “empathize” as they mature, but do they really understand?
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Does Your Dog Yawn Because He Cares?
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What does your doggie’s copycat yawn reveal about evolution?
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Evolution Peacock Secrets Revealed
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Can a birds’ eye view explain the evolution of animal ornamentation and courtship behavior?
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Bees Bond on the Right
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Honeybees depend on their right antennae to differentiate friends from foes, scientists have learned.
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Jungle Doctors
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Many of God’s creatures find their own herbal remedies … without a doctor’s help! They know where to look for medicine all around them.
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How a Multitude of Homing Pigeons Vanished
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How 60,000 homing pigeons got lost when something disturbed the sounds of silence.
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Animal Sexual Behavior
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Biologists take journalists to task for teasing titillation.
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Dying to Live Another Day
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God gave certain creatures an amazing ability to shut down their bodies—in suspended animation—until circumstances get better.
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Super-Sized Teamwork
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Elephants’ ability to intentionally cooperate has boosted them into an “elite group” of animals, BBC News reports.
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Mourning Chimpanzees
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Last May we covered research that suggested chimpanzees “provide special attention to loved ones before they die and grieve afterward,” which unsurprisingly prompted comparisons to human behavior
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Animals' "Right to Privacy"
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Do animals have a “right to privacy”? Or are such “animal-hugger” claims the logical consequence of evolutionary views only?
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Chimp Stones Zoo Visitors
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The almost humorous—yet sad—story of a frustrated chimp throwing stones at zoo visitors could come straight out of a children’s story.
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Crocodiles and Humans Coexisting in African Village
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It may not be dinosaurs living side-by-side with humans, but it’s close!
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Cattle Align Bodies North to South With Compass Quality
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Out for a vigorous hike and lose your way? No need to reach for that compass; just be on the lookout for deer or cattle instead.
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Reciprocal Rodents: the Giving Rats
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Charitable rats are making headlines after a study published in PLoS Biology proffers evidence that “rats who received help in the past were more likely to help another unknown partner.”
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Selflessness in Apes
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An experiment conducted in the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda has provided possible support for chimp altruism.
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A Wonderfully Bizarre Bird
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The drought had been rather severe that summer, and the normally moist woodland was dry and parched. Suddenly, out of the brush, a chunky bird was frantically searching the soil for earthworms.
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Aquatic Animals
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The oceans—filled with incredible creatures like jellyfish, starfish, dolphins, seals, crabs, coral reefs, and octopuses—declare the majesty of their Creator.
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A Shark That Eats Its Veggies?
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Scientists noticed bonnethead sharks eating seagrass for several years, but perhaps influenced by their evolutionary worldview had assumed that they were just eating the seagrass to get at crabs, shrimp, or small fish living in and around the seagrass.
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Blue Whale: the Mammoth of the Sea
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What is the largest animal of all time—even larger than the most massive dinosaurs? The answer is the blue whale.
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Bioluminescent Sea Creatures
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Before modern cameras and technology, the inky blackness of the deep barred its mysteries from human eyes. But now these wonders are coming to light.
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Reef Belief is Challenged
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Coral reefs in Indonesia are bouncing back from the tsunami, showing how quickly life recovers from a catastrophe.
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Four for One, One for All
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The terror of the high seas, the Portuguese man-of-war is not a single animal but a colony working together.
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Fish
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The diversity and streamlined design of fish and sharks testifies to the God of creation, not to the mindless process of evolution.
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Cichlid Variety—Fishy Evolution
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Though a mystery to evolutionists, the incredible variety of cichlid fish
showcases the Creator’s brilliant design for His creatures to diversify.
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A Fishy Source for Sunscreen
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A fish with sunburn?
Not a chance! God provided
a wash-free, eco-friendly
sunscreen we hope to imitate.
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Designed to Go Blind
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Scientists once thought cave
fish lost their sight by accident.
Now we know they were
designed that way!
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Natural Selection in Guppies
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Guppies have some major advantages when it comes to using them as a model organism for evolutionary biology. Because of their isolation, guppy populations have been used to study the processes of “evolution” in the wild. These guppies have been used as model organisms for evolution since at least the 1970s.
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Origin of Fangblenny Fish's Unusual Venom
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The tiny tropical fangblenny reveals fangs when it opens its mouth, but unusual venom is the real key to its defense—and to the defense of its look-alikes.
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A Fin with a Function
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Recently marine biologists noticed the importance of a seemingly useless small fin on the backs of salmon.
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Antarctic Icefish—Cozy Below Freezing
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Subzero water is a death trap for most animals. Icefish, on the other hand, make their home in it.
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Did Paired Fins Foreshadow Paired Limbs in Terrestrial Animals
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Evolutionists suggest that we can thank an early jawless fish’s experimentation for the fact that we have right and left versions of our arms and legs.
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Cleaner Wrasses Demonstrate Providential Design
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Cleaner wrasses are famous for their cleaning of larger predatory fish. They are believed to be crucial to the overall health of a reef biome and to be surprisingly altruistic. What many people may not know is how the cleaning relationship exhibited by the cleaner wrasses demonstrates God’s design.
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Do Walking Fish or the SHH Gene Reveal How Life on Land Evolved?
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Walking fish, waterfall-climbing cavefish with a tetrapod-like pelvic girdle, and the gene that shapes skates’ gills all supposedly show how legs evolved.
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Hagfish Eyes Debunks Claim Eye Evolution
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Discovery of sophisticated eyes in a fossilized hagfish has dethroned the modern blind hagfish as the only observable intermediate form in eye evolution.
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Glow-in-the-Dark Sharks Super-Sensitive Eyes
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In the twilight zone, bright sharks know how to hide in the light.
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The Wonder of the Fish Called Menhaden
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Humanity was never meant to venerate or worship nature, but rather to preserve, protect, and harvest the bounty provided by God through His physical creation.
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Piranhas, the Feared Fish
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The word “piranha” conjures up visions of vast schools of small fishes quickly devouring anyone that should happen to fall into the river by accident.
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Sticklebacks Recycling Ancient Genetic Information
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Sticklebacks said to recycle ancient genetic information in “an evolutionary blink of an eye.”
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Hot-blooded Sharks
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It’s not easy being a great white shark—how can such a massive body ever hope to sustain high speeds in such cold water?
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Vegetarian Piranha Teeth Pre-Fall Perfection
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The fearsome piranha’s vegetarian version uses its teeth to shred plants, not meat.
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A Shark Tale
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Researchers down under were surprised to discover 57 hybrid sharks off Australia’s east coast.
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Did Fish Gills Evolve?
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Did fish gills evolve to help fish breathe, or did they evolve to help fish regulate body chemicals? Or did fish gills evolve at all?
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Flying Fish—Aquatic Flight Instructors
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Flight engineers have discovered another source of inspiration—creatures of the sea!
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Did Hair and Feathers Come from Fish Scales?
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Zebrafish are one of the most commonly used research animals in the world and various scientific studies use them for a wide variety of purposes. Because of their frequent use, they often show up as part of evolutionary studies, including a recent study comparing their scales to hair and feathers.
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Designing Nemo
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Perhaps the most iconic and easily recognizable fish in the world is the clownfish. What many of its aficionados do not realize, however, is that the clownfish is clearly designed for the environment in which it lives while providing some startling challenges to the standard evolutionary model.
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Rapidly Reproducing Killifish Defy Evolution
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Killifish have only rarely been addressed in major creationist literature and generally only in response to evolutionists claiming they had evolved some new ability. Killifish deserve a deeper look as they strongly point to a designer.
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Fickle Sticklebacks
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A surprising report
supports the creationist
idea that diversification
can take place rapidly.
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Boxy Beauty
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While it may look more like an underwater ice
cream truck, the boxfish’s square design has distinct
advantages over its sleek competitors.
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Sharks in a New Light
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Did you know that about 50 species of sharks can produce their own light to glow in the dark?
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Developments in Fish Said to Show How Limbs Evolved
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Development of “pre-hands” in fish said to show how terrestrial animals evolved limbs.
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Biological Cloaking of Silver Fish
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Biological cloaking design of silver fish offers biomimetic possibilities.
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Blind Cavefish Favor Flood Geology Model
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Blind cavefish cousins provide evidence consistent with Flood geology model of earth’s history.
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Migrating Flatfish Eye
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Migrating flatfish eye expected to flummox creationists.
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Shark GPS
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Certain species of sharks have developed “mental maps” to help them find destinations in their range with pinpoint accuracy
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Shark Navigator
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Thinking of taking a GPS-powered navigational device on your next road trip? Why not let a shark “ride shotgun” instead?
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Now the Fish Are in on It
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In April 2009 we reported on a study showing that mosquito fish can perform basic math tasks (specifically, counting and comparing numbers of symbols). New research goes a step farther, suggesting that mosquito fish have the numerical skills of college students.
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Fast Fish Evolutionary Response
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“[O]ne of the fastest evolutionary responses ever recorded in wild populations,” claims a press release about recent research. But is it really “evolution”?
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Hammerhead Shark "Creation" of Evolution?
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At least in terms of shape, the hammerhead shark is one of God’s stranger creations. Or was it a “creation” of evolution?
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A Fishy Riddle
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It’s a bit of a riddle: three fish are totally unlike one another, yet they’re all the same species. How can it be?
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'Spookfish' Looks in the Mirror
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The brownsnout spookfish isn’t exactly a household name, but scientists have just discovered its claim to fame: eyes that incorporate not only lenses, but also mirrors to see into murky Pacific Ocean depths.
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Fish Story
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The beautiful clownfish possesses incredible navigation abilities.
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How Clownfish Find Their Way Back to Familiar Waters
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After young orange clownfish hatch, they spend nearly two weeks in the open sea, probably carried by currents far from home.
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Grunting Fish a Tie to Evolutionary Vocal Cues
| Answers in Genesis
The latest entities speaking in favor of evolution may be 400-million-year-old fish, according to researchers reporting in the journal Science.
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Reverse Evolution Found In Small Fish Species
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Evolution supposedly had constructive results over millions of years. But what about a new study documenting “reverse evolution” in the last half century?
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Shaking Hands with a Shark
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A University of Florida study focusing on genes that control “how and where body parts develop in animals” has resulted in evidence that the genetic “potential” to grow fingers and toes is found in sharks as well as bony fish.
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Jaws of Life
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A frilled shark living over half a mile under the sea has been caught on tape. Evolutionists and creationists are both calling this a “living fossil.”
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Elite Swimmers
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Two very different fish kinds, tuna and great white sharks, have been found to have a very similar body shape, enabling them to swim really fast with minimal effort.
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Sharks and Rays
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One cruises through the water like a heat-seeking missile, the other swims gracefully like a giant bird in slow motion. They are the shark and the ray.
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Sharks: Denizens of the Deep
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Sharks come in all shapes and sizes, from the bizarre-looking hammerhead shark, with its eyes at either end of a double hammer-shaped head, to the angel shark, which has ray-like 'wings'.
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Fish That “Fly”
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Having propelled themselves out of the water with great force, they spread these fins out like wings to glide through the air for up to several dozen metres.
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Pacific Salmon
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One of the great resources of the west coast of the United States and Canada is the multitude of salmon in the coastal ocean and rivers.
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New Study: Blue Sharks Can Change Color
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Based on a study of nanostructures in the skin of blue sharks, scientists believe that they can change color as they dive, better matching the water around them.
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“Flue” Whales Confirm the Bible’s Teaching
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A new study of blue whale DNA found that around 3.5% of a blue whale’s genome is actually the result of interbreeding with fin whales.
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Did Crabs Evolve from Ocean to Land Again (and Again, and Again, and Again)?
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According to a new study, true crabs have evolved to leave their marine environment a stunning 7 to 17 times!
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Does Evolution Keep Making Crabs?
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I recently saw a headline that caught my attention titled, “Crabs aren’t the only thing evolution keeps making. An Expert Explains.” Now what is such a statement supposed to mean?
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Narwhal—Unicorn of the Sea
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The narwhal’s unusual tusk clearly didn’t grow by accident—but what is it there for?
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Shells—The Ultimate Beach House
| Answers in Genesis
Next time you’re at the beach and see a shell,
let your mind wander. Consider how much
careful design went into making this wonderful home for
even the tiniest, most insignificant animal. If God cared so
much for an animal’s temporary home on earth, how much
does he care for you?
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Underwater Christmas: Christmas Tree Worm
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You’ll find these festive decorations
year-round on coral reefs all
over the world. They’re actually the
feeding and breathing organs of
Spirobranchus giganteus, the Christmas
tree worm (although at 1½ inches [3 cm], giganteus seems a bit of a stretch).
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Killer Communicators
| Answers in Genesis
What makes orcas so successful at filling the oceans? If you think it’s their size and strength, listen up. You might think the orcas’ success is due to their strong, sleek bodies and sharp teeth. But these majestic cetaceans really owe their success to their advanced social skills.
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How to Solve a Monster Mystery
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In 1955, an amateur fossil hunter found a bizarre fossil in Illinois.
To this day, the exact nature of this monster remains a mystery.
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Horseshoe Crab—Lifesaving Living Fossil
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The Creator’s provision for the horseshoe crab is provision for us.
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Horseshoe Crabs—Divinely Designed Medical Marvel
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The strange and unique horseshoe crab demonstrates design and yields medical benefits to humans and pets.
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Whale Evolution
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Evolutionists tout the whale series as one of the best evidences for evolution. However, there are lots of problems with the story of whale evolution.
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Nudibranchs
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The words “slug” and “festive display of color” don’t usually come to mind at the same time. Fun facts about nudibranchs or sea slugs.
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Trichoplax adhaerens: Not So Simple After All
| Answers in Genesis
Even this seemingly
simple animal bears the
mark of divine design.
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The End of the Trail: Horseshoe Crabs
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Horseshoe crabs are called “living
fossils” because the ones you see in
aquariums today look the same as their
ancestors deep in the fossil record.
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Clear as Blood: How Did Antarctic Icefish Survive Their “Evolution”?
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Although the Antarctic blackfin icefish, (Chaenocephalus aceratus) had been known by scientists to have clear blood since the 1950s, it was assumed that this was some type of adaptation to a cold-water environment by these fish. But a new study reveals just how radical this “adaptation” turns out to be.
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Anemone Complexity Confounds Evolutionary Classification
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Anemones come in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and colors. A recent study sequenced the mitochondrial genome of several species of tube anemones and revealed some startling surprises that provide headaches for evolutionary classification.
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Biological Cloaking Device Renders Shrimp Larvae Invisible
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Tiny technology—an environmentally matched biological cloaking device—hides shrimp in plain sight.
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Tripod Fish: Denizens of the Deep Sea
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With all its remarkable features, tripod fish are challenging to evolutionists. For the creationist, the tripod fish is a marvelous example of God’s handiwork in his creation. It also is an excellent example of the detail he built into his world.
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Giant Coral Reefs—Too Old for a Young Earth?
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How could large reef systems with many generations of coral have grown in the approximately 4,400 years since Noah’s Flood?
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Terrors or Treasures?
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Recent invasions of massed jellyfish prompted new studies of these ocean terrors. Scientists were astonished by what they found. What purpose did God have for designing something that can cause such pain and fear? Really—what’s the point of jellyfish?
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Masters of Disguise
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Every day, the world’s master of disguise, the cuttlefish, finds new ways to blend into its ever-changing surroundings in search of its next meal. Cuttlefish are so good at imitation that they can instantly transform into a black-and-white chessboard or any other surrounding that mischievous researchers can think of.
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Seeing the Glory of God in Scallop Eyes
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If you could look at a live scallop, you'd see its shell frilled with tentacles and a layer of flesh on the inside rim, edged with little dots—its eyes.
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How and When Did Baleen Whales Get So Large?
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A study published in May in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B hypothesized how and when baleen whales grew so large.
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Does Gill Embryology Show Fish Evolved from a Common Ancestor?
| Answers in Genesis
Evolutionists believe that new information about gill embryology suggests gills evolved in the common ancestor of all fish.
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Armed with Brains
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How’d you like to think with
your arms? Ask the smartest
invertebrate on the planet!
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Massive Modern Reefs—Finding Time to Grow
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How is it possible to get such thick ocean reefs, if they had only a few thousand years to grow, after the Flood?
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Certain Blind Crustaceans Said to Show Evolution in Action
| Answers in Genesis
Did millions of years in the dark evolve away cave crustaceans’ eyes and the brain to see?
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Bubbles for Breakfast
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When you weigh 50 tons and haven’t had a full meal in months, you’re ready for some serious chow.
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Did Eels Evolve Better By Biting?
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Biting opened the way for biodiversity, evolutionists say.
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Big Blue
| Answers in Genesis
Alone in the ocean depths swims the largest creature that has ever lived on land or sea.
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Primitive Thinking
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As researchers examined the “simple” comb jellies, they were baffled by their complexity.
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Fossil Evidence of Whale Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis
The creature Pakicetus was initially regarded as a primitive whale, while further analysis confirms it was a land-dwelling mammal.
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Power Swimming up the Evolutionary Ladder
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The marine medals for diving go to animals like elephant seals and sperm whales, which can remain underwater for 90 minutes or more.
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Sea Urchins—The Daily Grind
| Answers in Genesis
For sea urchins, a broken tooth reveals an incredible design.
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Squid’s Secret Countermeasure
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The battle of the bottle-brush induces squid to unleash its secret countermeasure.
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Dolphins by Design?
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Dolphins-by-design or big-thinkers-that-bumbled-into-existence?
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Jurassic Squid’s Ink
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Jurassic squid’s ink is chemically identical to melanin in modern cuttlefish.
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Purple Crabs
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Now you’ve seen a purple crab . . . .
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Cold Edits
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Why the octopus doesn’t have to come in from the cold
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The Sponge’s Squeeze
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The secret of the sponge’s squeeze . . . revealed at last.
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The World of Whales
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Teremedia's 'World of Whales' exhibition was at the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, June to September 1996, including two creatures which are claimed to be ancestors of the whales.
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No Small Thing
| Answers in Genesis
Did you know that the creature with “the most complex vision systems known to science” is a shrimp?
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Fascinating Cuttlefish
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With green blood, three hearts, and able to change colour in a flash, it sounds like a ‘weird aliens’ movie creature. Actually, the cuttlefish is a seafood delicacy.
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Creation’s Crustaceans
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Lobsters, crabs, crayfish, prawns … seafood lovers everywhere relish the mention of such culinary delights. But there’s much more to know about these shellfish than how tastily they can be served.
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From the Ocean to Your Living Room
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Genesis 1 makes no mention of DVD players, of course, and we’re certainly not saying God had such technology in mind when He designed sea life.
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No Oxygen for Jellyfish-Like Creatures
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Oxygen is critical to survival. But for tiny jellyfish-like creatures living on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea, oxygen is nothing special.
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Coral: Animal, Vegetable and Mineral
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The world’s coral reefs provide some of the most spectacular natural colour on the planet.
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Dugongs: “Sirens” of the Sea
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Sightings of dugongs by early seafarers possibly gave rise to the mythology of mermaids and sirens.
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Jellyfish
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Jellyfish, a clever hunter for a creature with no brain
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Sea Lilies and Starfish . . . Splendours of the Sea
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Starfish and sea lilies are wonderfully unique creatures, but over the years they have caused many problems for evolutionists.
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Sea Monsters
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Real-life monsters once terrorized the seas. We shouldn't lose sight of their amazing design.
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Wonders of Creation: Those Clever Little Hermit Crabs
| Answers in Genesis
One type of crab has no shell of its own, but uses the discarded shells of other sea creatures. It is known as the hermit crab.
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Underwater Pollinators?
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A news item highlighting a research paper announced the discovery of Idotea balthica that can pollinate red seaweed—that’s right, underwater pollinators!
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Simple Tube Anemones? Think Again.
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Due to their evolutionary assumptions, evolutionists believe so-called “early” animals are simple. One such animal is the tube anemone. Because they live slow, long, predictable lifestyles, it was assumed that they were simple. But new research shows their mitochondrial DNA is anything but simple.
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Are Humans Animals?
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Are humans animals? The answer all boils down to your view of the world.
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4.4 Differences Between Human Life and Animal Life (OB16)
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The Bible clearly distinguishes between man and beast—something evolution does not do.
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Primetime for “Primates”
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As a visible way to buttress evolutionary claims, the London Zoo has the three men and five women displayed next to (but separated by a fence) their "primate relatives".
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Why Did God Create Apes with Human Features?
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“If God knew that apes and the like would be used so passionately by evolutionists to support their theory, why did he create them?”
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What Are Humans? Animals or Mammals?
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What is it about these behaviors that prompts us to call a fellow human an animal, whether in jest or seriously? It is any behavior that we deem less than civilized, behavior that we associate with animals more than with humans. But do those behaviors mean those individuals are actually animals? Of course not.
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God’s Image—The Difference Maker
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Are we just another animal? We can argue about DNA, brain size, and upright stature, but Genesis 1 emphasizes an infinitely greater privilege that sets mankind apart. But what exactly is the image of God and what are the implications of man being made in His image?
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Should Animals Have Equal Rights as Humans?
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It’s ironic that in PETA’s evolutionary worldview humans are just animals, yet PETA does not petition against the “animal cruelty” of killing unborn children.
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Why “Evolution in 90 Seconds” Video Is Just Art
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Where is the objective, observational “science”? It is found at the beginning and the end of the video, but nowhere in between.
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Evolution and What the Image of God Is Not
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A recent two-part piece on The BioLogos Forum admits that meshing evolution and the image of God that all humans possess is a “challenging issue.”
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Chimp Rights
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“They’re not people, you know . . . ”
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The Close Relationship Between Humans and Animals
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From pets to livestock, humans often have a close relationship with animals. But is that part of the story of human evolution?
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Crows Intellectually Close to Man
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They’re back in the news: crows, which sometimes seem to rival—or beat out—dolphins and chimps for the title of “man’s closest intellectual rival.”
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Spanish Parliament Supports Extending Human Rights to Animals
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For the first time, a national legislature has voiced support for extending human rights to animals.
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Chimps Outpacing Humans in Short-Term Memory Tests
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Chimps are seen outpacing humans in a computer-based mental challenge in a National Geographic News video.
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The Chimp Connection?
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The idea that humans and chimpanzees are related species is an evolutionary concept almost ingrained in society.
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Chimp-Human Hybridization: Two of a Kind or Two Different Kinds?
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There seems to be a never-ending stream of media reports that promote evolution. The latest is the provocative notion that there was hybridization between human and chimpanzee ancestors.
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Human Rights for Chimpanzees?
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The mental image inferred by the suggestion of granting “humanity” to chimps owes more to a “chimp tea party” mentality than to actual science.
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Aping Art
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She thought it was a great discovery. However, the painting was done by Gypsy the chimpanzee.
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Differences Between Humans and Animals
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Are there differences between humans and animals, or are we free to be animals like our evolutionary ancestors—as low-down as snakes, and to make pigs of ourselves, and to act like donkeys.
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Birds
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The design of birds—from the delicate egg to the intricate feather to the efficient wing—all declare the praise of their wise Creator.
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The Incubator Bird: Nest Engineers
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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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Emperor Penguins: Equipped for Life at the “Bottom” of the World
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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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Cowbirds—Passing on Parenthood
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These absent
parents,
extortioners,
and interlopers
are a reminder
of the fall. But
their intelligence
showcases
the Creator’s
brilliant design.
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Birds Are Brainy
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Birds are smarter than primates,
according to a study published in a
recent issue of PNAS.
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Evolutionary Puzzle Confirms Biblical Creation
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I recently wrote about a strange bird spotted in Texas—a naturally occurring hybrid between a blue jay and a green jay—and now you can watch a video to learn more.
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What We Knew About the Woodpecker
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As we study God’s world, new scientific discoveries sometimes change what we thought we knew. Can we still explain these changes with our understanding of God’s design?
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Cold Feet
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Try standing barefoot on a pile of snow and see how long you last. Ducks do it all the time and aren’t bothered. How is this possible?
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Scrub Jays—The Ultimate Bird Brain
| Answers in Genesis
When it comes to cleverness, you can’t beat these bird brains.
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Birds on the Run
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When birds need to pick up the pace, many of them use a strategy called grounded running.
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Life-Saving Vultures?
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Vultures are usually associated with death. But can vultures save lives?
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Bird Brain Refines Songs On-the-Go
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Bird’s brain is no “birdbrain” but fine-tunes songs on-the-go.
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Turtledove: A Bird in Season
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Turtledoves in the Bible are significant as a sacrifice, a symbol for Israel, and a bird in season. This paper sets out to help us appreciate the sight and sound of these birds in spring. Archaeology and ornithology unsurprisingly corroborate what we read in the Scriptures.
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Prepared for Perpetual Flight
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Some birds don’t know when to quit,
like the great frigatebird. It’s uniquely
designed to stay aloft for weeks
without touching the ground.
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Hummingbirds—Avian Acrobats of the Americas
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We marvel at birds in flight.
But one kind of bird stands apart in
its acrobatic talents, with a complex
flight system unlike any other.
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The Puffin Paradox
| Answers in Genesis
There’s more to this funny-looking fowl than meets the eye.
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Barn Owl: Frozen Dinner
| Answers in Genesis
This owl reflects the brilliance of our Creator, who built into
the bird’s genetic code a variety of feather colors
so it could survive in our fallen world.
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Peregrine Falcon—Nature’s Top Gun
| Answers in Genesis
The peregrine falcon comes equipped with all the necessary technology to defy deadly speeds.
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Barn Owl & Heart-Shaped Hearing
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The valentine face of a barn owl is not just for decoration. It actually helps him find dinner.
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Lesser Yellow-Headed Vulture
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Vultures are possibly the creepiest birds on the planet. But there is a beautiful design behind this yellow-headed vulture.
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Passenger Pigeon Extinct: Remembrance Day for Lost Species
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The passenger pigeon, the philosophy behind Remembrance Day for Lost Species, and the biblical precedent for animal conservation.
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Bird Decline: A Biblical Response
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A major study recently published in the journal Science analyzed immense amounts of population data of more than 500 species of birds since 1970. The bottom line is very disturbing.
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Penguins—Perplexing and Proficient!
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January 20 is Penguin Awareness Day. The penguin is a common favorite among both children and adults, bird lovers, and cartoonists. Evolutionists have a hard time explaining such a creature, especially since there’s no agreed-upon ancestor. Here are some fun facts about a fun bird on Penguin Awareness Day.
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Hoatzin Bird: Evidence Against Evolutionary Ideas
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The hoatzin is a very unique bird, something of a conglomeration of traits typical of birds, reptiles, and even mammals. It is roughly the size of a turkey, with a colorful, crested head and long tail feathers. However, its most interesting and unique features are distinctly un-birdlike.
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Modern Birds in the Cretaceous?
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Since at least 2009, when Dr. Carl Werner published Living Fossils the second volume of his Evolution: The Grand Experiment series, creation researchers have used the argument that modern-type birds have been found in the same Cretaceous layers with dinosaurs.
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Why “Egg-Shaped” Varies So Much
| Answers in Genesis
The diversity of bird egg shapes spans a wide range from spherical to elliptical with many degrees of asymmetry. Why?
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Salt Removal on Demand
| Answers in Genesis
Seabirds have a special gland that helps them drink seawater. Amazingly, a few other birds can develop this salt gland, as needed.
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Emperor of the Ice
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Emperor penguins are among the world’s most recognizable and well-loved birds.
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Do Naked Bearded Dragons Reveal Ancestry
| Answers in Genesis
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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God’s Spaceships
| Answers in Genesis
Thank you, Lord, for daily reminders of your
provision.
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Birdbrained Breakthrough
| Answers in Genesis
How can we better protect
athletes from concussions?
A newly discovered woodpecker
design may help.
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Flightless Birds
| Answers in Genesis
When we think of birds, we think of flight. But it appears the Creator had other plans, too.
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Bird Speciation from the Flood to the Present
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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
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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
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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
| Answers in Genesis
We often associate “common” with “ordinary.” But there’s nothing ordinary about pigeons.
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The Big Bang of Bird Evolution?
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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
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The capabilities of these seafaring dive bombers are unmatched in the animal world.
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The Hummingbird: God’s Tiny Miracle
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I cannot doubt the hand of God the Creator in the design of the remarkable hummingbirds. Truly they are ‘God’s tiny miracle.’
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Our Creator’s Sweet Design for Hummingbirds
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Most birds are blind to sweets. But hummingbirds are experts at telling what is sweet and even fending off fakes.
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Why Do So Many Birds Fly in a V Formation?
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Birds flying in V formation take aeronautical engineering to new heights.
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Were Zigzag Legs an Evolutionary Adaptation for Flight?
| Answers in Genesis
Bird posture was well-designed from the beginning to support heavy upper bodies by positioning the center of gravity over the feet.
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Building a Beak
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There’s more than one way to build a beak.
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Classic Black
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Classic black never goes out of style.
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A Humdinger of a Challenge
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Hummingbirds seem to have been designed specifically to defy evolution.
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Bowerbird’s Artistic Sense
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Before the discovery of bowerbirds’ optical effects, only humans were known to design optical illusions. But does the bowerbird possess an artistic sense like humans?
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Function of the Wings of Flightless Birds
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Biologists have identified the function of what were once considered vestigial structures: the wings of flightless birds.
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Three: Without a Leg to Stand On
| Answers in Genesis
Birds are vastly different from dinosaurs. How could one come from the other?
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A Head Full of Magnets
| Answers in Genesis
Turtles, birds, and butterflies had GPS long before humans invented the device. These creatures migrate thousands of miles each year to find food, to find breeding grounds, and to escape harsher seasons. Now scientists may be one step closer to uncovering how this animal navigation system works.
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Penguins
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So where did penguins come from? The Bible tells us in Genesis 1:20–22 that God created all sea creatures and birds on Day 5 of the Creation Week.
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Bird and Baby Physics
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Yet another experimental study teaches us more about the sophisticated (and, perhaps, surprising) intelligence of crows.
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The Evolution of Feathers: A Major Problem for Darwinism
| Answers in Genesis
One of the most difficult issues related to bird evolution is the evolution of feathers. Feathers are complex, designed structures required for flight, and are today found only on birds.
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Bird-Brained Toolmakers
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Scientists have determined experimentally that crows can learn to use tools to some extent.
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Giant Toucan Bills Help Birds Keep Their Cool
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The brilliantly colored bills of toucans aren’t just eye candy. Rather, they play an essential role in helping the birds control their temperature, scientists report.
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Birds Able to Cooperate and Solve Problems
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A team at the University of Cambridge has found that pairs of birds can solve a problem “as well as” pairs of chimps, reports BBC News.
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Claws on Wings
| Answers in Genesis
Did you know that there are three living birds with claws on their wings?
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Evolutionists Won't Hear This Bird's Argument
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An obituary for a grey parrot named Alex reminds us that evolutionists’ ideas about human origins don’t always—or should we say don’t often?—line up with reality.
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Birds Make Nest Eggs
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A new discovery highlighting bird intelligence, reported in Nature this week, further upsets evolutionary implications that elevate the intelligence of chimps and other primates.
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Bird Sets Nonstop Flight Record at 7,257 miles
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Boeings and Airbuses of the world, step aside: there’s a newly recognized king (or, in this case, queen) of the long-haul flight.
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Air Attack
| Answers in Genesis
This sounds like something out of a horror movie: an extraordinarily intelligent, playful parrot adapts its diet from seeds and insects to red meat.
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Bird Origin Problems
| Answers in Genesis
Can evolutionists rescue their own model of bird origins?
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Birds in a Family Tree
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A consortium of two hundred evolutionary
scientists representing twenty
countries wants to answer the question of
how birds became so diverse.
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Creation Science
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Can Bible-based creation science make successful predictions, explain the evidence, and properly explain reality?
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Created Kinds (Baraminology)
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God made living things to reproduce according to their kind. The taxonomic science of baraminology seeks to classify modern and fossil organisms within their original kinds.
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One of a Kind?
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Forget evolution’s tree of life. God made an entire orchard of “kinds” all at once.
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Variety Within Created Kinds
| Answers in Genesis
Today’s species show the potential variation that God designed within the original kinds, but this variety remains limited—cats are still cats, and dogs are dogs.
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Classifying Life
| Answers in Genesis
Classification systems are used to help us organize and study living things.
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Bara-What?
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Giving names to things seems to be a very important part of God's plan.
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They’re All the Same to Us
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Is it a jackal or a wolf—or just another reminder of an original created “dog” kind?
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“World’s Oldest Rain Forest Frog” Was a Frog
| Answers in Genesis
Our Creator put a tremendous amount of variety into the DNA of the frog kinds that he made. This extinct frog species, preserved in amber for us to find today, is just another example of God’s limitless creativity. While this may be a new species, it’s a frog, a member of one of the many frog kinds created by God.
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Lime-Green Blood Thanks to Evolution Gone Weird?
| Answers in Genesis
We typically think of blood as red, but six species of lizard in Papua New Guinea bleed green, not red. A new study claims this bright green blood evolved four times throughout these lizard species, which have all been placed in the same genus.
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All Aboard—Unexpected Passengers on Noah’s Ark
| Answers in Genesis
By studying the diversity of animals on Noah’s ship, we can understand how many creatures were destroyed in the flood and how so few animals repopulated the earth with the variety we enjoy today.
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What a Dog’s Nose Knows!
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In the Dog Spies blog, Scientific American highlighted a recent study that starts to answer some questions about a new scent assessment for dogs.
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Getting Enough Genetic Diversity
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The major remaining question is how tens of thousands of species could arise in a few thousand years.
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Getting Enough Bodies
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We need to know how these Ark ancestors can multiply fast enough to generate enough bodies to possess these new traits.
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Which Animals Were On the Ark with Noah?
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Male and female animals were on board Noah’s Ark to reproduce after the Flood. This has profound ramifications for identifying what the kinds looked like.
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Variation, Yes; Evolution, No
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Could there be enough variation in two created human beings to produce all the variation among human beings we see today?
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Red Wolf Species Classification Affirms Biblical Creation, Puzzle
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As researchers sequence the DNA of more organisms, they find species (like the red wolf) they called unique physically are not so unique genetically.
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Feedback: What Does “Two of Every Kind” Mean?
| Answers in Genesis
While there is a straightforward answer, the issue of animal “kinds” is crucial to grasp when answering common objections concerning Noah and the Ark.
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Suite Dogs
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God designed “man’s best friend” to produce a vast array of types, each with a suite of traits just right for a special need.
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Counting Kinds
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How could Noah have fit all those animals into his big ship? How could only he and seven other people have cared for them?
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A Horse Is a Horse, of Course, of Course
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DNA from an ancient horse’s foot suggests horses have been horses for a long time.
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4.2 “Each According to Its Kind” (OB14)
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From the creation account, it is clear that all living beings were created in clearly separate groups—each according to its kind.
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The Meaning of Mîn
| Answers in Genesis
If God finished creating on Day Six, why did so many varieties of animals and plants appear after Creation Week?
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Variety in Penguins
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While structures found in fossilized penguin feathers make evolutionists reconsider their ideas about these early aquatic birds, creationists can enjoy the variety God has put within this fascinating animal kind.
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Classic Multidimensional Scaling and Baraminology
| Answers in Genesis
The underlying assumptions of statistical baraminology should be better scrutinized, its role and utility in the baraminological toolbox should be seriously reconsidered, and strong conclusions should be avoided when other supporting data is absent.
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Not So Common Descent
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If creationists accept “descent with modification” as a natural process, how are we any different from evolutionists?
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Creation’s Hidden Potential
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Darwin’s ideas about species, when put to the test, have run into insurmountable hurdles.
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Explaining Diversity within Created Kinds
| Answers in Genesis
What can the lowly crustacean teach about genetic diversity? Quite a bit, as it turns out.
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Bearing Out Creation
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DNA tests have confirmed that a grizzly bear father and polar bear mother have produced what some people are calling a “pizzly.”
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Origin of the Chicken
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Whether it’s the answer to “which came first: the chicken or the egg?” or the corollary answer to that classic riddle “why did the chicken cross the road?” Darwin’s answer to the origin of the chicken was wrong.
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The Encyclopedia of Life
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Scientists worldwide have begun work on an online catalog of the world’s 1.8 million known species, known as the “Encyclopedia of Life.”
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Babel for Elephants
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Scientists from the U.S., Germany, and Switzerland have “calculated the date at which the African and the Asian elephant went their separate ways”—supposedly some 7.6 million years ago.
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The Elephant Kind
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Creationists understand that the classification category of species is not the same as the Genesis kind.
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Don’t Creationists Deny the Laws of Nature?
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The laws of nature are perfectly consistent with biblical creation, and pose a serious problem for naturalism.
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Science Fields and Methodology Came from a Christian Worldview
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Is Christianity incompatible with real science? The development and history of science answer a resounding “no.”
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10 Basics Every Creationist Must Know
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Every Christian who stands unashamedly on the authority of God’s Word should be ready to show how the Bible unlocks our understanding of the world.
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Distant Starlight
| Answers in Genesis
Interestingly, the big bang has a major light-travel problem of its own.
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The Dinosaur Guys
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A name like “Creation Research, Science Education Foundation (CRSEF)” may not capture much attention. But dinosaurs sure will.
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Real Scientists, Really?
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The claims of evolutionists and some old-earth creationists that young-earth creationists don't have real degrees and don't do real scientific research that can be published are simply not true.
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God and Math
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How God is the ultimate foundation for mathematics. Math has sometimes been revered as supreme and final truth...until a mathematician proved we must look higher.
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Imagine
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The more I learn about creation science, the more excited I get about my Savior and my God.
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Successful Predictions by Creation Scientists
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For many years, creation researchers have been studying the biblical record and the world around us to understand the history that God’s Word records.
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Why Do So Many Reject Creation Science?
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Why do so many people reject creation science? Why do 98% of professional scientists accept evolution? This page seeks to answer these questions by documenting the behavior of opponents of young-earth creation science.
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Are Creationists Trying to Stop “Sound Science Education”?
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A blog appeared recently on the website for Americans United for Separation of Church and State titled, “Creationists Remain Hard at Work Trying to Block Sound Science Education.” It laments the tide of public opinion against evolution in the US and the way this influences how teachers present evolutionary ideas.
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Can Statistics Tell Us Whether Dinosaurs Had Feathers?
| Answers in Genesis
What are the limitations and possible pitfalls of statistical baraminology?
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Why Bring Back Extinct Species?
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Researchers are attempting to take species closely related to extinct ones and, using DNA from preserved specimens, to recreate the extinct species.
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Field Trip
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Natural history museums store some of earth’s greatest treasures.
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Can Bible-Based Predictions Lead to Scientific Discoveries?
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Several scientists share their favorite examples of Bible-based predictions that led to demonstrably true scientific discoveries.
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Does the Creation Model Make Predictions? Absolutely!
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Dr. David DeWitt responds to claims that the creation model is not scientific and does not make predictions.
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7.8 Danger No 8: Misinterpretation of Reality
| Answers in Genesis
Certain statements which appear constantly in evolutionist publications, should make us prick up our ears.
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Mapping Out the Truth
| Answers in Genesis
A creationist dig site in eastern Wyoming has set a new standard of excellence in fossil fieldwork.
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Stumbling Stones or Stepping Stones
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To understand fossils, we either begin with God’s Word or with human opinion that rejects God’s Word. Our starting point makes all the difference in the world.
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1.5 Some Consequences
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Bible-believing Christians ought to know that there are no scientific philosophical objections today which prohibit the use of the Bible for explaining the facts of nature (creation science).
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Why the Land of Milk and Honey Is Now a Desert
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In the biblical view of history after the Flood, how is it possible that the dry Middle East of today was once fertile?
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Look Only at Spiritual Fruit?
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Does spiritual fruit trump disdain for the clear teachings of Scripture? Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., shows why faith in Christ and adherence to His Word must work together.
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Is There an “Ultimate Proof of Creation”?
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Many creationists are looking for a “magic bullet” to prove creation is true. The proof, however, is not simply in the evidence.
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Science and the Inquisition
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Can scientists be unbiased? What are the limits of science? And were earlier scientists simply cowed into creationism by the Inquisition?
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The Wonderful Unscientific Teachings of Christianity
| Answers in Genesis
It has always been an interesting historical point that the contemporary creation movement began not in the pulpit, but in the laboratory.
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Searching for Truth
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What is the nature of truth? Can facts be refuted by science? Roger Patterson, AiG–U.S., addresses an attack on his book series Evolution Exposed.
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Loving Science, Loving God
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Science is an essential activity of the church.
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The Wildest Goose Chase in Scientific History?
| Answers in Genesis
By going back to God's Word, we can see the world much more clearly.
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Caught in the Act!
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The editor of the Answers Research Journal has received and identified the first attempt at scamming the journal.
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Worldviews and Occam’s Razor
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Does creation and a young universe, as revealed in the Bible, require “convoluted theories” to deal with the facts? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., responds.
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The Ultimate Standard
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Sometimes critics of Creation refer to the creation/evolution debate as “science vs. the Bible” or “reasoning vs. faith.” Of course, nothing could be further from the truth.
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Bringing Balance to the Shelf
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Would you like to see more creation material in your local public library or school library?
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Can Creation Models Be Wrong?
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If scientific evidence causes a creationist model to change, we should not let that shake our confidence in the accuracy and authority of Scripture.
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“Putting Science and Its Studies in Their Proper Place”
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“It is about time someone really pointed out the fallacy that medicine and other science's cannot survive without the belief in evolution.”
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Science Facts? Or Science Fiction?
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Dr. Jason Lisle responds to a Christian astronomer's comments regarding creationist astrononmy.
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The Great Divide Continues
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Grand Canyon: A Different View is back in the headlines in America with a dispute over whether or not a federal review of the book actually took place.
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Non-Creationist Compliments AiG’s Intelligent Discussion
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“I hope that we, the debaters, regardless of opinion, can allow our discussions to encompass two of the wonders central to the human condition - thse of friendship and of reason.”
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Scientists for Creation
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There has been much recent discussion about origins, how this world came into being.
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Understanding Poisons from a Creationist Perspective
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The problem of poisons is considered, and it is concluded that a false dichotomy exists between poisonous and non-poisonous chemicals.
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Test Your Knowledge
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Following is a list of six words and phrases used by creationists. Pick the meaning beside each which you think comes closest to the true meaning of that word.
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It Helps to Think Creation
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Can you think of one area where evolutionary thinking has ever helped? Does it make our children smarter or keep them off drugs? Does it put meat on the table or men on the moon?
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A Christian Creationist View of Teaching Science
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Science teaching is made more than normally important, because science in the modern world has for many replaced God as the source of authority.
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Creation Science—Methodology
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After two years of heavy involvement with the Creation Science Ministry in Queensland, I write this article to share some of our experiences and the reasons for our approach and our methods.
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Creation as Science Part 3
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Any theory of the origin and history of life is a theory on the nature of life. Nowhere could this be more true, than theories or models or beliefs about the origin and history of man.
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Creation Science in the Churches
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Many Christians and churches cannot see the relevance of creation science.
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Creation as Science Part 2
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Creation is often criticized as being religious while evolution is scientific. In reality, both have religious aspects and both have points which are testable by repeatable observation.
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Creation as Science
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Those who propose evolution of any sort (atheistic or theistic) usually raise one major criticism against creation.
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Creepy Crawlies
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Even the unusual and gross creatures—spiders, insects, and other creepy crawlies—distinctly proclaim their Maker’s praise.
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Insects
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The insect world displays stunning variety from butterflies to ants to beetles to bees. This variety is not the result of evolution but of God’s creativity.
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Bombardier Beetle–The Arsenal Insect
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The bombardier beetle’s tail end is equipped with twin “spray nozzles” (or gland openings) to shoot its gaseous ammunition.
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Honeybees: One of God’s Sweetest Designs
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A single worker bee may add merely one-twelfth of a teaspoon of prized honey to its colony. Yet the power of the bee is in the cooperation of the colony.
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Ants
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One reason ants are so successful is because of their ability to communicate with each other.
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Honeybees
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The next time you see a honeybee, take a moment to thank the Creator for his abundant provision through these amazing little creatures.
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Zombie Ants and Genesis
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Carpenter ant colonies evade zombie apocalypse because only the climbing dead become weapons of mass dispersion.
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Why Are Wasps So Evil?
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If God is good, why are some creatures so bad?
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Termites: A House in Order
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When they work together,
these insignificant
insects can accomplish
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Miniature Metropolises
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Gifted ant architects have built thriving cities on every continent—using every imaginable kind of material.
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Giant Silk Moths—Butterflies’ Unsung Rivals
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The family of giant silk moths, or Saturniidae, includes the largest—and arguably most beautiful—moths in the world.
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In Case of Fire, Follow the Ants
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Ant behavior may help us save lives. Creation is overflowing with such practical ideas and possible solutions to our most vexing problems.
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Periodical Cicadas—Synchronized Swarming
| Answers in Genesis
What’s fascinating about periodical cicadas is their sheer numbers and the mysterious timing of their emergence from hiding.
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The Indestructible Cockroach
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Most people would be happy to live in a world without cockroaches. But even creatures we see as pests show God’s amazing designs.
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Silence of Crickets Variation and Selection
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Hawaiian cricket “evolution” into stealth mode saves them from extinction.
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Vampire Hell Ants Preserved in Burmese Amber
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Detailed images of a newly discovered species of hell ant—extinct ants with scythe-like jaws—in Burmese amber may hold the answer to how they ate.
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Aphids: A Change for the Better
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Animals that can grow wings in a single generation—only an imaginative Creator could think of that!
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Metamorphosis—A Symphony of Miracles
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Since the dawn of time, people have marveled at the caterpillar’s visible transformation into a butterfly.
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Beetles—Go Anywhere, Do Anything
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The most diverse order of animals on the planet is by far the beetle order. God shows how He can take one design and create a spectacular array of forms.
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Marvels of the Monarch
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A monarch’s development from caterpillar to adult and its incredible ability to migrate clearly display the Creator’s design.
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Early Development of the Fruit Fly as Evidence of Design
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In this article, we will look at some of the intricate steps that God put in place to ensure the proper formation from generation to generation of one type of beneficial organism, the fruit fly, following the miraculous ex nihilo creation of their kind.
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Honey Bee Medicine
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It was recently discovered by Maori and collaborators that double-stranded microRNA (miRNAs) fed to honey bees conferred resistance to certain viral diseases that they were exposed to. It worked through a process called “RNA interference”; a molecular mechanism whereby ingested RNA actually silences certain genes.
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Honeybees Navigate with a Map of Polarized Light
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The uncanny ability of honeybees to remember and communicate the location of sweet nectar has been the subject of ongoing investigations.
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Cockroaches—The Right Creatures for the Job
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Despite their bad reputation, cockroaches
were designed to do good things.
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Peppered Moths . . . Evidence for Evolution?
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The story of the peppered moth has been set forth for decades as the prime example of evolution in action. It is a fascinating story about how, due to a combination of environmental changes and selective predation, a moth turned into, well, a moth. But, are peppered moths really evidence of evolution?
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Lessons from a Beetle
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A team at the University of Leeds in England has engineered a spray nozzle that replicates the bombardier beetle’s (in)famous defense mechanism.
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A Sweet Revelation
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The honey bee is a wonderful example of this intricate design and complex genetic information, the knowledge of which forever changed my life.
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Butterflies on the Battlefield
| Answers in Genesis
What if badges could change color in an explosion, giving doctors vital information about the severity of the shock?
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Hissing Cockroaches
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Shy, gentle, and easy to care for — does the hissing cockroach sound like an ideal pet?
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Monarch Butterflies Prescribing Medicine for Offspring
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Monarch butterflies are famous for their distinctive coloration and multigenerational migration. Now, they may become famous for something else: prescribing medicine for their offspring.
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God’s Rainbow in Living Color
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There is no better place to see God's palette of colors than in butterflies.
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Fire-Chasing Beetles
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The Melanophila beetle is one of many creatures that actually hunt for fires.
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“35-Million-Year-Old” Mayfly Looks Astonishingly Like a Mayfly
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Breaking news: ancient (“35-million-year-old”) mayflies looked extremely similar to modern-day mayflies!
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Bombardier Beetles and Vomiting Toads
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For most insects, getting eaten is the end—but not for the bombardier beetle. These little beetles are often discussed in creation literature because of their incredible design features, including the ability to shoot a boiling, noxious gas so they can escape predators.
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Pollinators: Meant to Bee
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The author experienced firsthand God’s incredible design for bees—and mankind’s opportunity to steward even the smallest of God’s creatures.
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Bumblebees: An Electric Exchange
| Answers in Genesis
A bumblebee may be an unwelcome
sound to you. But for a
flower, it’s positively electric.
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Bedazzling Beetles
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This
beetle’s colors serve as camouflage against the dense
backdrop of trees and plants. How is this possible?
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The Mystery of the Exploding Beetle
| Answers in Genesis
When Dr. Andy McIntosh investigated the bombardier beetle,
he discovered explosive evidence of God’s intricate design.
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God’s Design in Creation: Water Strider Legs and Leafhopper Eggs
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Two examples of our Lord’s creativity involve insects you’ve probably seen before but perhaps not thought much about: the water strider and the leafhopper.
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Milking Roaches for All They’re Worth
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God’s creativity is as infinite as He is, and discoveries like the protein sequence in roach milk point back to our amazing Creator.
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Bee Beacons
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Flowers guide bees in ways invisible to human
eyes. And the bees have some pretty sophisticated
onboard equipment to detect those floral beacons.
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Dinosaur Moth
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Researchers on Australia’s Kangaroo Island have discovered a tiny moth they claim has remained essentially unchanged for 40 million years.
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Solar-Powered Hornets
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Recently the abdomen of a certain hornet was discovered to have intricate structures that look like space-age solar panels.
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Desert Dessert
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Honeypot ants gorge until they can’t leave the nest.
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Providential Provider
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A special moth-flower relationship, discovered in arid regions of North America, has inspired the wonder of biologists worldwide.
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How Do Leafhopper Legs Survive the Launch?
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Discoveries about Leafhopper locomotion may provide useful lessons in biomechanics and robotics.
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Water Striders—Walking on Water
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Since creation, water striders have been skipping effortlessly across lakes and ponds. The secret is an ingenious design that only the Great Designer could have invented.
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The “Impossible” Insects
| Answers in Genesis
Better known as stick (or leaf) insects, the phasmids are the undisputed masters of camouflage in the living world.
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Hitch-Hiking Insects
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These fascinating creatures, known to insect specialists as Strepsiptera (from the Greek meaning ‘twisted wing’), are virtually unknown to the public.
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Ants: Swarm Intelligence
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The behaviour of ants has long fascinated scientists. And why not? These insects haveamazingly complex colonies, with social 'castes' in which every member has a role.
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Ready to Prey
| Answers in Genesis
The praying mantis is one of the most recognizable and striking members of the insect kingdom.
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A Monarch is Never Late
| Answers in Genesis
The astonishing navigational abilities of the monarch butterfly seem all the more astonishing in the light of new research.
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Symbiosis—The Cooperation of Life
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One secret of the ants’ success is their ability to cooperate with numerous other organisms.
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Green Islands
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Anyone strolling through an oak or beach forest in the northern hemisphere autumn is sure to find them—among the countless brown leaves scattered on the ground, some are still green in one portion.
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Darwin’s Termites
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The testimony of termites is to creation.
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Beetle Mania
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The bombardier beetle has an incredible firing mechanism that shoots a toxic chemical at attackers with superb accuracy
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Dragonflies: Designed to Dart!
| Answers in Genesis
The dragonfly’s marvellous ability to dart sideways, upwards, hover, and instantly change direction, is due to impressive design features.
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Beautiful Butterfiles
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Hunting for butterfly eggs is a difficult business. Not only because they are vanishingly small but because the female of the species attaches them almost exclusively to the underside of leaves.
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What a Body!
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If a car manufacturer were to succeed in somehow making the same material as the outer skeleton of the humble stag beetle—its ‘armour-plating’—he'd be a multi-millionaire overnight!
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Beetles . . . Nature’s Workaholics
| Answers in Genesis
Although many of us may prefer to keep our distance from beetles, a close look at these tireless toilers is a rewarding exercise.
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Unidentifiable Insect Appears at London's Natural History Museum
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Have a fancy for identifying bugs? Maybe you can help the experts classify an otherwise baffling bug that first appeared on the grounds of London’s Natural History Museum last March.
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Metamorphosis Misnomer
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Our purpose here is not to present this evidence of creative intelligence so much as to highlight an example of the biased labels and loaded terms which often appear in evolutionary biology.
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Lightning Bugs: The Beetle Beacons
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The most amazing thing about lightning bugs is their ability to produce light.
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Water Striders: Hallmark of Evolution or Testimony to Creation?
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The incredible water strider: is its “just so” construction a hallmark of evolution or a testimony to creation?
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Scorpions—Armed and Dangerous
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Scorpions appear armed to scare and kill. Are we supposed to be afraid, or is it just our imagination?
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New Species of “Sparkly Blue” Bee Discovered in Texas
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Scientists have just named a brand-new species of mining bee (small bees that are very important pollinators): Andrena androfovea.
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Fossil Millipede “As Big as a Car” Discovered
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A fossilized millipede exoskeleton was found in England from a creature estimated to be nine feet long—a reminder of the size of animals in the pre-flood world.
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New: Butterfly Wings More Than Just Scales
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God’s design in butterfly wings is evident in complexity, utility, and beauty, which points back to a glorious Creator.
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“100-Million-Year-Old” Spider with Long Tail Discovered
| Answers in Genesis
There seems to be no end to the variety of amazing creatures being discovered preserved in amber in Myanmar. And now they’ve found a beautifully preserved spider—but, unlike living spiders, this one had a “tail” that was longer than its body.
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Butterflies: Beautifully Designed!
| Answers in Genesis
These insects show God’s ingenious and beautiful design
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Bolas Spiders—Eight Legged Gauchos
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The bolas spider uses a droplet of strong adhesive on the end of a strand of silk to snag moths from midair.
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a . . . Moth?
| Answers in Genesis
This agile flyer scoots in and
out of tight spots faster than
any plane Boeing or Airbus
ever dreamed of.
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The Great Veggie Burglar
| Answers in Genesis
Two marvels in one: a spider that loves vegetables and a master thief, adept at nabbing golden treasures from fiercely guarded repositories.
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Why Are There So Many Mosquitoes?
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While sometimes a nuisance and a carrier of unwanted disease, the mosquito has a role in the success of the environment that was implemented by the Creator.
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Snails, Slugs, and Semi Slugs
| Answers in Genesis
Carnegie Museum biologist suggests a new evolutionary history for snails and slugs but fails to account for differences in anatomy and lack of evidence.
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Tough as Snails
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The lowly sea snail, of all things, has a unique way of manufacturing armor from soft ingredients.
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Parasites
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Our world is filled with the little monsters and these parasites can be pretty nasty.
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Spectacular Spider Fossils—How Do We Explain the Evidence?
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Paleontologists working in the Jinju Formation (Early to Mid-Cretaceous) in southeast South Korea discovered ten well-preserved spider specimens in shale. Of the ten spider fossils, two, from the extinct Family Lagonomegopidae, had tapeta in their eyes.
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Recent Amber Fossil Finds
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Two recent amber fossil finds, one in Myanmar (Burma) and the other in Lebanon, have revealed some very interesting examples of similarities between fossil and extant forms, both in morphology and in lifestyle/behavior. These two studies are mainly focused on Orders of arthropods and insects.
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Parasitoid Wasps Shed Light on the Origin of Venom
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Many parasitoid wasps optimize the reception for their larvae by injecting venom that disables the host insect’s immune system or changes its behavior.
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The Ultimate Web Designer
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Next time you’re tempted to brush away a spider web, stop to consider the engineering required . . . and the Engineer behind the engineer.
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Jaws of Life
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Sometimes we’d be better off if we just
kept our jaws shut. It’s a different story for the
trap-jaw ant.
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Did Spiders Evolve Knees Through Gene Duplication?
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Spiders were designed with two versions of the dachshund gene, one essential to knee formation, but spider knees did not evolve through gene duplication.
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Fear the Parasitic Wasp: Spider Zombies Caught in Web of Deceit
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When a parasitic wasp skewers an orb spider and glues an egg to its back, she sets off a chain of events that alters the behavior and destiny of the spider.
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Crab Crossing
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Every year before Christmas, a vibrant red carpet covers Christmas Island, northwest of Australia.
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Face Mites ‘R’ Us
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Germophobes beware: a new study suggests that all adults have face mites. But did they follow us through evolutionary history?
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Dust Mites Defy Dollo’s Law
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University of Michigan researchers believe these free-living, non-parasitic, but allergy-causing arachnids prove that reverse evolution is possible.
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Bacterial Bodyguard
| Answers in Genesis
Scientists were shocked to discover that some stinkbugs have developed resistance to insecticide.
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Snails and Their Unique Genetic Variations
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Convinced that genetic similarities confirm a common ancestry for two kinds of snails, researchers sought a transitional form and believe they found it.
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At a Snail’s Pace
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According to researchers, garden snails are evolving slower metabolisms.
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Scuba Spiders
| Answers in Genesis
This remarkable spider shouts the wisdom of its Designer.
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A Few Facts from Under the Rocks
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The Robber (or Coconut) Crab, Birgus latro, is not only the world’s largest land invertebrate, it’s also a thief that climbs trees at night and steals coconuts!
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Wonderful Worms
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Earthworms are highly specialized creatures. They seem obviously designed for their important task of burrowing through soil.
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What is Peripatus?
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At first glance, it looks like a caterpillar. However, on closer examination the external appearance is more like an annelid (earth) worm.
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Hairy Horror or High-Tech Marvel?
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Without spiders, we would be literally suffocated out of existence, if not actually eaten alive, by all manner of bugs.
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Extinct Animals
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The rocks preserve the memory of many unusual and often gigantic now-extinct animals that inhabited the world before and after the Flood of Noah’s day.
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Ice Age Animals
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The Ice Age was home to some giant and intimidating creatures, from mammoths to saber-tooth cats to giant sloths to massive cave bears.
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What Mean These Mastodons?
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Varieties of fossilized mastodons, mammoths, and other elephants are widely distributed across North America and around the world.
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Mystery Mammoth Points to a Global Flood and Ice Age
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According to a report recently published in The Washington Post, researchers have uncovered the cranial remains of an enigmatic mammoth.
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Why Were Ice Age Animals So Big?
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When you think of the Ice Age, you think of big critters like the woolly mammoth and giant sloth. Why was this huge size so helpful?
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Wyoming Cave Traps Animals from the Ice Age Until the Space Age
| Answers in Genesis
Natural Trap Cave preserves a treasure trove of animals from the Ice Age until the 1970s.
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Messages on Stone
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It was once held that mammoths and mastodons became extinct 30,000 to 40,000 years ago.
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The Confusion of Elephant and Mammoth Classification
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It is likely that all mammoths should be classified as one species, or at least within one biblical kind.
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Woolly Mammoths—Flood or Ice Age?
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There is plenty of evidence that the woolly mammoths in Siberia, Alaska, and the Yukon and almost all other surficial sites in the Northern Hemisphere died after the Flood.
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Frozen in Time
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The bones, tusks, and especially carcasses of millions of woolly mammoths frozen in the tundra of Siberia have excited the imaginations of children and scientists for hundreds of years.
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Frozen Mammoth Carcasses in Siberia
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Frozen mammoth carcasses have challenged our imagination for centuries. These carcasses sometimes come with skin, hair, and internal organs including the heart.
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Why Live in Siberia?
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What drew millions of woolly mammoths to the far north where the winters are currently so fiercely cold and the summers so dangerously boggy? And what did they eat while they were there?
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A Mammoth Number of Mammoth Hypotheses
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Efforts to understand the mysteries associated with the woolly mammoth have led to an abundance of hypotheses — all with mammoth problems.
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The Extinction Wars
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The worst problem uniformitarian scientists encounter with the extinction of the Siberian woolly mammoths is that they disappeared not just in Siberia but everywhere at about the same time.
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Mammoths Thrive Early in the Post-Flood Ice Age
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We have developed the post-Flood Ice Age model based on the climatic aftermath of the Genesis flood. Now we are in a position to delve into the mysteries of the woolly mammoth.
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Were Siberian Mammoths Quick Frozen?
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Despite its appeal, there is much evidence against the quick-freeze hypothesis.
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Extinction of the Woolly Mammoth
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Climate change at the end of the Ice Age was the main cause of late Ice Age extinctions.
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Forget Jurassic, Now It’s Pleistocene as the Coolest Theme Park
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In only 10 years or so, you’ll be able (so we’re told) to see woolly mammoths, rhinos, cave lions, and long-extinct horses in a Siberian “Pleistocene Park”. Scientists from Russia, South Korea, and Japan are working towards cloning ice age animals to put into a research (and tourist) park in Yakutsk, Siberia.
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Megalonyx—Gentle Giant of the Ice Age
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When you think “sloth,” you usually think of the slow-moving, tree-hanging creatures from South America. But not all sloths lived in trees.
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Woolly Rhinoceros Skull Found In Himalayas
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Pliocene rhino plowing pre-Pleistocene snow pleases paleontologists.
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What Happened to Woolly Mammoths?
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What happened to the woolly mammoths? It’s a whodunit (or, rather, a “what-done-it”) mystery of extinction that rivals the question of what did in the dinosaurs.
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Mammoth Tour
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Lyuba, a deceased baby woolly mammoth, has left frosty Siberia for a world tour.
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Mystery Rock
| Answers in Genesis
Neither mom nor I can remember my age, but we both remember that rock!
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Youth-Earth Evolutionism
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Mammoths didn’t die out that long ago: a creationist conclusion or the latest evolutionary idea?
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A Mammoth Find
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In a special guest news analysis, creationist (and mammoth expert) Michael Oard considers the well-preserved mammoth “Lyuba.”
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A Mammoth Discovery
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The frozen remains of a baby mammoth discovered in 2007 are stirring up talk—especially because the mammoth is “remarkably preserved.”
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Mammoth Undertaking
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Mapping the genetic code of the woolly mammoth has opened the possibility of bringing one back to life.
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Woolly Mammoth Genome Has Been Mapped
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The genetic code of the woolly mammoth has finally been (mostly) mapped, and the question on (almost) everyone’s mind is: can we bring one back?
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“Mr. Ice Age” Solves Woolly Mammoth Mystery
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The woolly mammoths have puzzled scientists for hundreds of years, but Ice Age researcher, Mike Oard, has proposed a radical solution in the latest issue of TJ.
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Mammoth Among the Pharaohs?
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A mammoth in an Egyptian painting? Surely not—haven’t we been told in textbooks that mammoths definitely died out some 9,500 years ago?
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Are Mammoths Still Alive?
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Two Russian scientists have found the remains of a group of woolly mammoths, on an island off northeastern Siberia, which give radiocarbon ages of less than 4,000 years.
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Can Scientists Resurrect Extinct Species?
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Scientists are working on trying to bring back a variety of extinct species, such as the woolly mammoth and Tasmanian tiger (thylacine). Will they be successful?
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Unicorns—“More Legit Than You Think”?
| Answers in Genesis
Unicorns—were they real? Most people immediately answer “no,” but not so fast.
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Ancient Crocodiles Ate . . . Plants?
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Evidence suggests extinct crocodiles were herbivores, which aligns with the biblical perspective that animals were originally vegetarian.
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Will Woolly Mammoths Walk the Earth Again?
| Answers in Genesis
The goal of a new start-up is to resurrect an ice-age era “woolly mammoth” by 2027. What does the Bible say about these created kinds?
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Unicorns in the Bible?
| Answers in Genesis
To think of the biblical unicorn as a fantasy animal is to demean God’s Word, which is true in every detail.
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“Feathered Dinosaur” Featured Long Tail Plumage Evolutionists Say
| Answers in Genesis
Up, up, and away—this large, long-feathered microraptorine was equipped for fast flight, steep descent, and a controlled landing.
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Archaeopteryx’s Feathery Legs Fuel Flightless Evolutionary Claims
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While there is nothing “transitional” about the feathers on Archaeopteryx, researchers claim new insight concerning the evolution of quill-like feathers.
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Crash Landing for Archaeopteryx?
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It’s an evolutionary icon, a supposed transitional form between two different kinds of animals. But the certainty about Archaeopteryx is now clouded by debate.
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Whale Skull Shows Echolocation Appears Abruptly in Fossil Record
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Moby Dick’s ancient cousin was well-equipped with sonar for hunting and mapping the bottom of the sea.
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Did Tiktaalik’s Pelvis Prepare Fish to Walk on Land?
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Previously shrouded in mystery, Tiktaalik’s pelvis supposedly sheds new light on the evolution of ambulatory hindquarters.
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Archaeopteryx Evolve Flight, Get Grounded
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“Proto-bird” or transitional form? Archaeopteryx gets its walking papers at Los Angeles conference.
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Dawn of the Early Bird Too Good To Be True?
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Feathers are ruffled because the newest candidate for the first bird upsets the currently popular claim that Archaeopteryx was not a bird at all.
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Prey Before Eating
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The largest-known open-ocean crocodile was more than 20 feet (6 m) long and had a head the size of T. rex.
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Cambrian Arthropod Had Legs on Its Head
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Well-preserved Cambrian arthropod fossils prompt a response.
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Toothed Bird Adds to Avian Biodiversity in Age of Dinosaurs
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A toothy robin-sized bird has been identified in the Early Cretaceous Chinese Jehol Group in northeastern China.
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Ancient Flying Fish Around the Globe
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Ancient flying fish flew in far-flung reaches of the globe.
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Invertebrate with a Neural Network Similar to Modern Insects
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Cambrian critter with neural complexity comparable to modern insects surprises evolutionary scientists.
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Trilobite Eyes—Ultimate Optics
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What do physicists and paleontologists have in common? When discovering God’s complex design for trilobite eyes, expertise from both fields was required.
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Mosasaur: Lizard or Whale?
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The mosasaur was a marine lizard, not a whale. But like the whale, evolutionists believe it started out—ancestrally speaking—without much in the way of swimming adaptations. Over 27 million years, researchers claim it evolved into such an excellent swimming predator that it ruled the seas.
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The World’s Largest Marsupial Found In Queensland
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A nearly complete skeleton of the world’s biggest marsupial, the Diprotodon, was unearthed at Floraville Station in Queensland. This specimen, 6-½ feet tall and 11 feet long, is estimated to have weighed three tons.
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Will the Real Unicorn Please Stand Up?
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The unicorns mentioned in the Bible are not the fairy tale creatures many people think of, but real creatures familiar to the people living in ancient times.
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The Bunny King
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Once upon a time a rabbit king was buried on Minorca . . .
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Fossil with Crocodile and Cat Traits
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Cats and crocodiles may appear about as different as two vertebrates can possibly be. But a fossil found in Tanzania has traits of both.
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Leviathan Found - According to Broad Definition
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Leviathan has at last been found—according to a broad definition of “Leviathan,” anyway.
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Five: Tracks But No Trilobites
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Why do we find lots of trilobite tracks in lower rock layers, but we don’t find any trilobite fossils until higher up?
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Fossil Seal Walks In
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“Evolution at [w]ork,” declares National Geographic News. “[T]he evolutionary evidence we have been lacking for so long,” reports BBC News. So just what is this new fossil?
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Fishy Old Brains
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What’s so “remarkable” about the fossil preservation of a fish brain?
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The Web of Spider Evolution
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What was once “the world’s oldest spider” is now just a primitive version of the “web-spinning modern spider,” BBC News reports.
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New Species Found In Insect Fossil On eBay
| Answers in Genesis
Forget fieldwork. The trendy new way to discover fossils is as close as your Internet browser.
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Ancient Shark Has a Bite Stronger Than a T rex
| Answers in Genesis
T. rex, stay out of the water: the ancient giant shark megalodon had a bite far more powerful than yours!
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Monster Record
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The Monster, a partial fossil of what is presumed to be the largest known marine reptile has been found on a Norwegian island.
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Giant Frog Fossil Unearthed
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A team of American and British scientists has discovered a fossil frog so large it’s been dubbed “Beelzebufo,” or the “frog from hell.”
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How to Catch an Extinct Fossil Fish
| Answers in Genesis
Indonesian fisherman Yustinus Lahama’s capture of a rare coelacanth fish is a reminder of the perpetual fallibility of paleontologists (and much of what they say!).
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Tiktaalik and the Fishy Story of Walking Fish, Part 2
| Answers in Genesis
Now that the euphoria in the media has settled down on the “walking fish,” it is time to reflect upon what must surely be the biggest fish story of the decade.
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Tiktaalik and the Fishy Story of Walking Fish
| Answers in Genesis
Now that the euphoria in the media has settled down on Tiktaalik, it is time to reflect upon what must surely be the biggest fish story of the decade.
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Did Microraptor gui Invent the Biplane Before the Wright B
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Once again, the media is abuzz with feathered dinosaurs busily “experimenting” with flight. This time the presumed dinosaur, Microraptor gui.
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Swimming with the Dinosaurs
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One way or another, in the creation model, Castorocauda is another example of God’s fascinating design in a pre-Flood organism; in the evolution model, Castorocauda is a surprise and challenge.
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Trilobite Technology
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Trilobites, described by Stephen Jay Gould as ‘everyone’s favourite invertebrate fossil,’ are a class of marine arthropods which are often well preserved and of striking appearance.
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Peruvian Walking Whale
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A recent journal article published by Current Biology, features the discovery of a fossil (MUSM 3580) touted as a “walking whale,” in the Pisco Basin, located in the desert of the southern coast of Peru. Peregocetus pacificus is the name that was given to this new “protocetid” which was discovered in middle Eocene.
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Hybrid Animals
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Genesis infers that all creatures reproduce after their kinds. Hybrid animals like ligers, wholphins, and zonkeys help to define the boundaries of kinds.
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Creationism, Evolution, and Hybrid Animals
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James Owen, in a National Geographic News story, explains how a growing number of “hybrid species” have been observed in the wild.
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The Great Species Mix-Up
| Answers in Genesis
The wild and woolly world of hybrids is setting evolutionary ideas
back on their heels.
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Does the Bible Forbid Animal Hybridization?
| Answers in Genesis
Hybrids fit well into the biblical history of our world, and they glorify the design of our amazing Creator!
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Truth from the World’s Newest Zonkey
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Zonkeys attest to the variations possible within the “horse kind.”
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Shark Hybrids
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Scientists in Australia have discovered 57 hybrid black-tip sharks off Australia’s coast. Is this evidence of “evolution in action” or variation within a kind?
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Pizzly or Grolar Bear?
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If you’re in the forest, beware the menacing grolar bear.
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Interpreting an Unusual Arctic Bear in Creation Model of Origins
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In 2006, on the south end of Banks Island, that a 65-year-old hunter shot and killed the first documented grizzly/polar hybrid (grolar bear) in the wild.
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Toads Voluntarily Hybridize
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Research published in the journal Science details how some female toads violate an “evolutionary rule.” Perhaps no one has told them about it!
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New Hybrid: Salsmanders
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Joining the ranks of such hybrid animals as ligers and wholphins, is a new hybrid salamander breed of the California tiger salamander and barred salamanders.
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Mammals
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Great diversity exists within the mammal group. From koalas to deer to bats to primates to whales to cheetahs, mammals declare the glory of their Creator.
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The Bear That Isn’t!
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The all-knowing and wise Creator designed the lovable Australian koala to be what he is: unique!
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Australia’s Amazing Kangaroos and the Birth of Their Young
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They’re Australia’s best-known marsupials - and they display all the evidence of planned, purposeful creation.
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Images of the Mysterious Okapi Finally Captured on Film
| Answers in Genesis
It may be neither a unicorn nor a dinosaur, but the African okapi, which appears to be a strange combination of giraffe and zebra, was nonetheless long rumored to be a “mythical animal.”
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Reindeer: Thriving in a Winter Wonderland
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Reindeer, with their brilliant design for navigating life in a frigid home, will go down in history.
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Giraffes: Testimonies to God’s Design
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Towering tall over the African savanna, the giraffe looks as if it belongs in the circus. It strolls on stilt-like legs, and its neck parades high in the sky. But the giraffe is no comic freak of nature. It displays divine design.
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Bats: Equipped for the Hunt
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As the only true flying mammals, bats are well equipped for the hunt. Their wings can maneuver nimbly to abruptly change directions and carry them swiftly.
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Elephant: The Giant with Specialized Tools
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An elephant’s trunk is like a built-in multi-purpose tool. Weighing in at roughly 300 to 400 pounds, the trunk is no lightweight piece of equipment.
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Platypus: The Mystery Mammal
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From an acorn-size egg hatches a creature with a duck-like bill, beaver-like tail, and reptile-like stance. It’s a bird! It’s a reptile! It’s a—platypus!
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Tasmanian Tigers: Extinct or Elusive?
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Sightings of Thylacines have been reported over the years from explorers and from indigenous people groups who send hunters into the jungle or mountains.
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Kitty Kinds
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The first high-quality sequence of the cat genome has yielded some answers to why cats condescend to grace ordinary human beings with their companionship.
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Which Came First: "Egg-Laying or Live Bearing Mammals"?
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“Eggs-actly what evolved first, egg-laying or live-bearing mammals?” evolutionists ask.
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The Platypus
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The platypus has perplexed scientists since its discovery by Europeans in the late 18th century.
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Primates
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Are primates close relatives of humans or a distinct group created for God’s glory?
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Apes Are Smart, Not Creative
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Chimpanzees have proven to be quite skillful at learning certain basic tasks—particularly those related to obtaining food—but even evolutionists have to admit that “technological innovation and improvement seem to be uniquely human traits.”
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Orangutan—King of the Treetop Trapeze
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With their red hair and funny faces, orangutans have won a place in our hearts. But they stand out, even among apes, for other reasons too.
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Hitch-Hiking Lemurs
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Evolutionists used to think the lemurs got to Madagascar before the island broke off from Africa. Now they have to assume that the island was in its present place before these creatures arrived.
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Easing Out of Hammocks
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Easing out of hammocks into earthbound beds presumably helped apelike ancestors awaken to new possibilities.
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Primordial Primate Like Squirrel
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Primordial primate said to have scampered about the trees in ancient Montana.
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Clue to How Human Behavior Evolved
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Gentle gorilla "gestural motherese" said by some to be a clue to how human behavior evolved.
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Gamboling Gibbons
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No human acrobat ever attempted the kind of superhuman feats that gibbons perform every day.
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Chimps Help Each Other Too
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Chimps, especially mothers and their offspring, help each other. While that makes them “more similar to humans than previously thought,” does it mean we’re all just apes?
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Bonobos Less Humane Than Once Thought
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They may not be outright cannibals, but even so, bonobos are decidedly less “humane” than once thought.
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Purring Cats and Roaring Tigers
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The variety of domestic cats and wild cats like the Sumatran and Siberian tigers display common features, impressive diversity, and God's glory.
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Obscured Knowledge of Original Domestic Dog
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Designing man’s best friend has obscured knowledge of the original domestic dog.
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Have Anteaters Evolved 12 Times?
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According to a new study, the specialized ability to primarily dine on ants and termites has evolved “at least 12 times since the Cenozoic era began.”
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Carnivorous . . . Squirrels?
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Some squirrels have started hunting smaller mammals!
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Elephant Trunks—More Complicated Than We Thought
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Evolutionists can’t explain the complex design and usefulness of the elephant trunk, but Christians know who made it.
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Red Panda or Red Imposter?
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You know red pandas are adorable, but how well do you really know them? Check your red panda prowess with these questions.
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Tree Squirrels—Method to the Madness
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There’s more to a squirrel’s mad dash to collect nuts than meets the eye.
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Practical Prickles: Streaked Tenrec
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Watch out — this critter’s outrageous hairdo is more than a fashion statement. With a prickly exterior and a matching disposition, these crazy critters overcome the odds in a dangerous place. How do they do it? The secret is in the spines.
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Top Notch
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Beavers expertly engineer our waterways and landscapes—but can we work together to better steward God’s creation?
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How the Arctic Fox Got Its Winter Wardrobe
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When winter arrives, this fox takes off his thin summer coat and puts on a luxurious new wardrobe just for the occasion.
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Souped-Up Sniffers
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Dogs are always sniffing around, but it’s not because they’re always hungry. Unlike us, they interpret the world primarily through smell.
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Wolverines—More Than Claws & Fury
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The wolverine’s fearsome features help this formidable creature survive in its harsh environment.
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Aquatic Engineer at Your Service—North American Beaver
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Beavers aren’t just great dam builders.
They’re specially equipped to work in the
water as God’s wetland engineers.
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Quokka: The Happiest Animal on Earth?
| Answers in Genesis
Even the cutest critter reminds us that we live in a fallen world.
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Platypus: One of a Kind
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The platypus may not fit into a manmade box, but it fits perfectly in God’s design.
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Why Bears Don’t Bench-Press
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The next time you consider skipping a workout, remember that exercise
isn’t for the birds . . . or bears.
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Snow Leopard—The Ultimate Cool Cat
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The snow leopard survives in its frigid climate thanks to a collection
of cool features.
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Meerkats —The Original Social Network
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Meerkat clans were working together in southern Africa long before Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey came on the scene.
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Short-Legged Reminder
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From the giant Newfoundland
to my short-legged dachshund, dogs
are a pleasing reminder of our
Creator’s fantastic ingenuity.
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Koala Conundrum
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The slow loris’ large eyes have
a reflective layer to help them
see in almost total darkness.
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Camel Diversity—Spitting Image
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Despite living continents
apart, this caravan of
creatures clearly confirms
the Bible’s history.
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Slow Loris: Fuzzy Can Be Fatal
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The slow loris’ large eyes have
a reflective layer to help them
see in almost total darkness.
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Marsupial Fingerprints
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The amazing design of fingerprints
helps us get a good grasp on God’s Word.
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Blind Mole-Rats: Evidence for Intelligent Design
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A skeptical social media post is making the claim that the lesser mole-rat (one of several blind mole rats) is evidence against intelligent design.
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Giant Panda: The Veggie Bear
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How can a bear live on plants? Surprisingly well.
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Feedback: Have Domestic Cats Remained Virtually Unchanged for 2,000 Years?
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It can seem contradictory when we look at ancient Egyptian art that often shows remarkable stability in appearance to today’s cats.
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White-Tailed Deer—All-American Athletes
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Want to race? It’s easy to see why white-tailed deer have become winners in the Americas.
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Naked Mole Rats: A Special Kind of Ugly
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It’s just as well that these unsightly
creatures live underground.
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Evolved to Feel No Pain?
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Researchers studying mole-rats and the East African root rat discovered that several had pain insensitivity to several different irritants (called “algogens” throughout the journal paper). Some had multiple pain insensitivities, while others had none.
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Beavers: God’s Natural Builders
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Because of the curse after Adam and Eve’s sin, life for all living things is hard. But God is gracious and gifted creation with natural builders to restore habitats and create ecosystems. Since April 7 is International Beaver Day, let’s look at these busy builders.
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The Bloodhound—Natural Born Smeller
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What a nose! If you’ve ever seen a bloodhound at work, you can’t help but be impressed.
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Cute Clandestine Climber
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Hiding in Indonesia’s tropical forests is
one of the cutest—and most creatively
designed—creatures on the planet.
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Speedsters of the Serengeti
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You donʼt need to be
an expert to appreciate the
fine details that make this
sleek machine run.
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Flying Foxes
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Bats comprise nearly one fifth of all mammal species and are distinct from other mammals in several ways. There are over 1,100 different bat species. As the only mammal designed for sustained flight, bats are very distinctive in appearance.
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What’s in a Look?
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Does the difference in eye contact times between domesticated dogs, dingoes, and wolves prove an evolutionary progression from one to another?
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The Not-So-Nutty Habits of Squirrels
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A close look past squirrels’ annoying habits reveals a creature designed by the Creator with some not-so-nutty—actually brilliant—behaviors.
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Connecting the Dots
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The ScienceBlogs website indicates intra-abdominal testicles show that elephants may have evolved from a common ancestor of manatees or whales.
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How Domestic Cats Came to Rule the World (at Least the Part I Live in)
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The colorful history of the domestic cat, filled in by the latest paleogenetic study, illustrates many fun facts that are consistent with biblical truth.
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Sloths: Slow on Purpose
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Turns out, the three-toed sloth is a complex creature that serves as a testimony to the resourceful and highly imaginative Creator God.
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Naked Mole-Rats: Evolutionary Marvel or God’s Grand Design?
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Naked mole-rats survive extreme oxygen deprivation in their crowded burrows by switching on fructose metabolizing machinery in their heart and brain cells.
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Defining Species—An Elephant-Sized Problem
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Quick, can you tell the difference between an African and an Asian elephant?
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Echidna—Outback Oddity
| Answers in Genesis
Evolution is hard-pressed to
explain this prickly little digger.
That’s because the Creator made
it like no other single animal.
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Climate-Controlled Coworkers
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The Creator gave a few select animals—such as horses and camels—unique abilities to serve alongside people in harsh environments.
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The Ultimate Team Players
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Scientists are learning more and more about the marvelous abilities of animals, which go far beyond physical design.
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Yaks—Living the High Life
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God designed one mighty beast to thrive in extreme Tibetan conditions.
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Pinnipeds—Blurring the Boundaries
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We love to categorize creatures into neat little niches. But what about those strange creatures that dip their fins in two different worlds?
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Genes Hold the Giraffe’s Head Up High
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The giraffe’s genome explains its long neck but does not support an evolutionary tall tale.
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Did Mammals Evolve to Rule the Night?
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Evolutionary researchers contend mammalian ancestors evolved night vision before the age of dinosaurs.
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Rodent-like Mammal Shakes the Evolutionary Tree
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Does this giant groundhog-like animal that shared the world with dinosaurs tell us anything about how we evolved?
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Bats: Sophistication in Miniature
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When it comes to hunting and catching prey, few creatures use a system as complex and highly specialized as that of the insect-eating bats.
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Camels
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From their nose to their feet, camels are perfectly suited to their desert environments.
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Tabby Trait Ties Cat Evolutionary Tree
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Tabby trait traced through genetic analysis ties together the cat family tree.
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Do Drinking Giraffes Have Headaches?
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Darwin saw no problems with giraffe evolution. However, he was not aware of certain problems peculiar to giraffes which make his easy assumption of giraffe evolution even more difficult to accept.
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The Dracula Connection to a Young Earth
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Some scientists have suggested that the vampire bat developed its blood-sucking practice while it was an insect-eater, as most bats are.
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Bat Sonar Points to Creation
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‘This sonar [of the bat] is a marvellous discriminator: in a bat–swarm, in cave or night air, a bat can know its own sound among thousands of mobile neighbours, even detecting its own signals.
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The Opossum—Survival of the Generalist
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Rummaging in the trash heap, scrambling to avoid cars at night—the opossum’s pervasiveness is a testament to his unique design: to make do.
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Jurassic Rat Now Considered Oldest Mammalian Ancestor
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Once upon a time, in a Jurassic park long, long ago, grandmother rat climbed a tree.
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Climbing Feat
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God designed goats to face altitude with
attitude and to take death-defying feats in stride.
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The Aww-Inspiring Koala
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If you hear “cute” and “Down Under,” what comes to mind? Surely it’s the koala.
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Panda and Dysteleological Arguments of Stephen Jay Gould
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The panda’s ‘odd’ forelimb arrangement has an enlarged wristbone ‘digit’ commonly called the panda’s ‘thumb’.
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The Platypus Is an Evolutionary Puzzle—Have They Finally Solved It?
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The platypus continues to baffle evolutionists with its webbed feet, glowing fur (in UV light) and venom—but it makes sense in a God-ordered world.
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Olinguito—The Last Carnivore?
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High in the Andes, a furry member of the raccoon family has lived quietly for centuries without detection.
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Skunks—A Design that Makes Scents
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God has given the skunk the ability to live in a fallen world, by using a perfect defense mechanism.
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Sea Bear of the Frozen North
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The polar bear is also referred to as the “white bear,” “sea bear,” and “northern bear.” An estimated 40,000 of them make their home on the southern edge of the Arctic ice cap.
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Camels—Confirmation of Creation
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It is a dry, hot, day in the desert. There is no water in sight. The wind is thick with sand, and the dunes continually shift underfoot. These conditions prove no problem for the camel.
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Low-Octane Tanks of the African Plain
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One reason rhinos rule the African plain has nothing to do
with their horns or size.
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Hippopotamus—Territorial Terrors
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Those pudgy pachyderms might look cute in the zoo, but don’t cross one in the wild.
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Sea Otters
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Fun-loving and playful on the surface, otters serve a critical role in the Creator’s underwater gardens.
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Can the Cheetah Out-Run Extinction?
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Can the world’s fastest cat win its race against the threat of extinction?
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Cows of the Sea
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Gentle cows calmly grazing on fields of grass . . . at the bottom of the sea. Sound like science fiction?
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When Sloth Is Not Sin
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In all of God’s creation, the sloth has a unique claim to fame: the slowest mammal on the planet.
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Bulletproof Banditos
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Wandering around America’s grasslands is one of the
world’s most talented banditos. But robbing vaults and
escaping capture requires more than a tough hide.
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Beavers
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The dam building ability of beavers is fairly well known, but beavers possess other amazing design features which God has included in their anatomy.
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Tiptoes and Trunks
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The “sixth” key to a balanced view of foot evolution . . . or design!
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Shrew-Like Rodent Evolving Backwards?
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Backing off back teeth—is this shrew-like rodent evolving backwards?
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Wonderfully Made … the Armadillo
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Should you venture into the south-eastern United States, or almost anywhere south of there into South America, you might be treated to the sight of an armadillo.
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BBC News: “Aquatic Deer and Ancient Whales”
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Several species of chevrotains (mouse deer) hide from predators in the water. Does that prove evolution?
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Kangaroo Rats
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Despite its name and hopping gait, the kangaroo rat actually has more in common with a camel than with its much larger marsupial namesake.
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Spectacular, Surprising Seals
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Around the world, seals and sea lions represent different things to different people.
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Rats: No Evolution!
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The small animals we call rats come in two types, the black rat and the Norway rat (Rattus rattus and R. norvegicus), and they have lived with man throughout history.
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Not Just Horsin’ Around
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While horses have many uses, from transportation to recreation, they have provided Rebekah Holt an opportunity to teach others about the Creator.
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Robo-Bats
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As far as fliers go, most humans probably prefer watching birds or butterflies to bats. But in addition to sonar, bats have other interesting design features.
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Frozen Puppy, Dog, Wolf, or Something in Between?
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Scientists unveil a supposed 18,000 year old frozen puppy discovered in Eastern Siberia. But is it an evolutionary link in dogs that some suspect?
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Kangaroos: God’s Amazing Craftsmanship
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Kangaroos' faces, the way they carry their young in a pouch, their phenomenal leaping power, and their deadly 'karate kicking' have long intrigued people.
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Nature Spot: Why Numbats Have Teeth
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Why do numbats have teeth? If you think it’s because they need to chew, try again!
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Lasting Impressions
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Skunks, like many other creatures, have design features which can help them to cope in a post-Fall world, after the Curse on all creation because of Adam's rebellion.
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Reptiles
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Snakes, lizards, alligators, and other reptiles may or may not be your favorite animals, but certainly their brilliant design draws attention to their Designer.
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Lethal Lizards
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The existence of venom in so many animals has long challenged creationists. How did it show up in a very good creation?
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Gecko: Designed to Climb
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The gecko is designed to climb. Scientists had to magnify the gecko’s foot thousands of times to find out its secret to defying gravity.
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Eastern Box Turtles—Frozen Alive!
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Eastern box turtles can literally be “frozen alive” and emerge unharmed.
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The Snake Can Walk?
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A snake with a leg—is it evidence of evolution, creation, both, or neither?
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Chameleons
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A chameleon might look bizarre to you, but not to a bug.
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How Did Iguanas Get to Fiji?
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How Fijian iguanas made the journey to the islands of Fiji has been a mystery in the evolutionary worldview—but researchers think they’ve solved the mystery.
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Show Your Teen This Example of “Evolution in Action”
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According to reports, scientists are getting “front row seats of evolution unfolding in real time,” as two lizard species interact for the first time in Florida.
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Are Chameleons Evolving Brighter Colors?
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A study comparing the original Kenyan chameleons with the Hawaiian populations of chameleons found the island dwellers were 30% brighter than their African counterparts.
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Lizards on Lava
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Scientists studying a species in the Mojave Desert, known as side-blotched lizards, have learned that individual lizards can change coloring within a few weeks.
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Decked Out for the Desert
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Horned lizards aren’t known for speed to avoid predators or
venom to bring down threats. But these miniature dragons
have tricks for desert survival.
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Does the Bible Say That Cobras Make Themselves Deaf?
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When examining the text, it is easy to see that Scripture is not claiming that snakes are or have the ability to make themselves deaf. David, through the use of poetic imagery, is comparing his enemies to dangerous serpents that appear to be docile but are cunning and deadly.
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How Did Snakes Get Their Venomous Bite?
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If God called His creation “very good,” then why does it include dangerous venomous snakes today? Are secular researchers on the right track as they examine the snake genome in order to find clues about gene evolution in humans? The answer is clear when you start with God’s Word.
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Four-Legged Snake Fails as a Transitional Form and Perhaps Even a
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Hailed as a transitional form between modern snakes and their supposed lizard ancestors, Tetrapodophis amplectus is now the subject of heated controversy.
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Walking Cathedrals
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You don’t have to travel to Paris to see one of the world’s greatest cathedrals. If you look carefully, one may be walking around in your own backyard.
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Winged Wonders
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Winged reptiles were primitive, clumsy, “prehistoric” beasts, barely
able to get off the ground, right? Take a closer look and see.
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Four-Legged Snake Fossil Found in Museum
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Many evolutionists believe the discovery of a four-legged fossilized snake is evidence of a burrowing lizard in the snake’s evolutionary past, but is it?
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Turtle Wrestling?
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This issue of Answers in filled with muscular tools—many articles to help you on topics where the Bible is under attack.
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Chameleons’ Color of Divine Wisdom
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Chameleons’ skin color can shift dramatically, and in just a few minutes their colors can revert back to the original. How do they do this?
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The Butcher Crocodile and the Bible
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To evolutionists, the "butcher" crocodile demonstrates crocodiles had evolved to be major Triassic predators millions of years before dinosaurs ruled the world.
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Thorny Dragon—Oasis on Demand
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Ever race in the hot sun without a hydration pack? Well, you wouldn’t stand a chance against this scary-looking critter.
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Fruit-Eating Crocodiles
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Contrary to conventional wisdom, crocodilians not only can digest fruit but seem to commonly and intentionally consume it.
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Snake Medicine
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Besides being the fastest land snake, the black mamba also has one of the fastest-acting snake vemons of any land snake.
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Mamba Venom Derives from Gene Duplication
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Venomous variations of nontoxic proteins and a potent painkiller in mamba venom point to variability available within created kinds.
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A Snake Version of Lucy
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“It’s the ‘Lucy’ of snakes,” claims Yale paleontologist.
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Vertebratesimals
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In late 2011, scientists described a newly discovered chameleon species on Madagascar.
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Salt Sneezing Lizards
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The marine iguana displays special design for sneezing excess salt.
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The Legless Snakes
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Why and how did “serpents” lose their limbs? The research may move forward, but the answer stays (largely) the same.
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Evolution in (In)Action
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An Australian lizard can apparently either give live birth or lay eggs.
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Amazing Turtle Shell Development
| Answers in Genesis
The incredible way a turtle develops a shell—is it an evolutionary accident or part of God’s design?
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Turtle Power
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Turtles are some of the most unique of God's creatures.
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Snake Fangs and Evolution
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If the riddle of where fangs fit into snake evolution has been gnawing at you, biologists may have come up with an answer.
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The Danger of Komodo Dragons
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Rare and rarely seen outside of zoos, the Komodo dragon is the world’s largest lizard. But recently a group of stranded Britons had an encounter with a Komodo dragon that was reminiscent of a dinosaur-era battle.
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Many Flying Reptiles Were Carnivorous
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Mighty pterosaurs may have landed and strolled about on land when it was time to dine, reports LiveScience on a study published in PLoS ONE.
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Sea Reptile is Now Largest on Record
| Answers in Genesis
Norwegian scientists have announced the largest marine reptile known to modern science, a fossil discovered in 2006 in Norway’s far-north Svalbard islands.
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A Leg Up?
| Answers in Genesis
Researchers in India have discovered a lizard without limbs, and it looks virtually identical to a snake.
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Sea Turtles—One of Today's “Living Fossils”
| Answers in Genesis
Sea turtles are intriguing to watch and study. A look at the facts reveals that they have been around for thousands (not millions) of years.
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Lopsided Snakes
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One of this week’s examples of “evolution” in action is Pareas iwasakii, the Japanese snake.
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A Lizard on Your Ceiling
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The gecko lizard can walk across your ceiling upside-down without falling off. How does it do tills? Until a few years ago scientists did not know, though they proposed several conflicting theories.
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Adam and Eve: The True Account
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Adam and Eve, the first humans, were real, historical people created by God and placed in the Garden of Eden. Their historicity is foundational to the gospel.
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Learning from the Temptation of Eve
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Since temptation is something that Christians face and struggle against every day, it is necessary that we understand how it presents itself in our lives. We can gain much insight in the nature of temptation from the first temptation in Genesis 3:1–6, when the serpent comes to Eve in the garden in Eden.
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In Defense of the Historical Adam
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If Adam and the Fall are not historical, then Jesus died for a mythological problem and He is a mythological savior offering us a mythological hope.
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How Could Adam Have Named All the Animals in a Single Day?
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How could Adam have named millions of different species on Day 6 if it was only 24 hours? This is a common objection to a straightforward view of Genesis 1.
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Eve’s Legacy—Hope amid Despair
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Eve found hope in the same promised Seed that we all look to.
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A Response to Adam and the Genome
| Answers in Genesis
Adam and the Genome illustrates that, as new scientific data accumulate, evolutionists find new and more nuanced ways to contradict the Bible.
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Only 1 in 4 Mainline Pastors Believe in Adam and Eve
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According to recent data, most mainline Protestant pastors don’t believe the Bible, undermining the gospel as a result.
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Did Humans Invent Clothes 120,000 Years Ago?
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Evolutionary story suggests clothing was made many tens of thousands of years ago while ignoring the biblical account.
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No, Eve Was Not the First #MeToo Victim
| Answers in Genesis
According to a female rabbi and professor, Eve was the first victim of #MeToo, the recent movement to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault. Her article is ridiculous and so obviously false that it’s hardly worth commenting on, but it’s an example of what happens when God’s Word is no longer the authority.
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Adam, Apologetics, and the Age of the Earth
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What is the goal of Christian apologetics? Is the earth old since human and dinosaur fossils aren’t found together?
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The Necessity of Believing in a Historical Adam
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Rejecting the historical Adam comes with serious theological consequences.
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Denying Adam: Navigating Evolutionary Ideas and Biblical Truth
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When we deny the existence of a literal Adam, we undermine the very authority of Scripture.
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Full of Meaning: Replenish or Fill in Genesis 1:28?
| Answers in Genesis
Why would God tell Adam and Eve to “replenish” the earth in Genesis 1:28 if they were the first humans?
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A Literal Adam Is Not the Issue
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A defense of only the historical Adam without the rest of the creation account is incomplete.
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When Was Adam Created?
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A biblical overview on the creation of Adam, how to read Genesis, when Adam was created, and other considerations about the first man
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What Was Adam Like?
| Answers in Genesis
From reading Genesis, and armed with a basic knowledge of genetics, we can learn a lot about what Adam was probably like.
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Other Humans Before Adam & Eve?
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Simon Turpin of AiG–UK responds to biblical scholars who argue that Genesis 1 & 2 allow for pre-Adamite beings on earth prior to Adam and Eve.
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Genetics Confirms the Recent, Supernatural Creation of Adam and Eve
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A scriptural framework leads to specific expectations about the genetic differences among humans and other species, expectations that can be scientifically tested against modern genetic data. Genetics confirms the recent, supernatural creation of Adam and Eve and refutes the evolutionary narrative on human origins.
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Differences Between Humans and Apes
| Answers in Genesis
We often hear comments like “the fossils tell us,” but in and of themselves fossils
don’t speak or tell us anything, including their age. Fossils exist in the present
and it is people who speak and give their interpretation of the past history of
fossils based on their starting assumptions.
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Eroding the Historical Adam: A Response to Adam and the Genome
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Because of the impact of evolution on the theological world today, an increasing number of evangelical scholars are denying Adam’s historicity.
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Finding Adam in the Genome: A Response to Adam and the Genome
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The recent publication of Adam and the Genome illustrated how evolutionists find new and more nuanced ways to contradict the biblical account.
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How Do Some Among You Say There Is No Adam?
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The Corinthians struggled with the idea of a bodily resurrection because it did not fit into their cultural worldview.
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Adam, Morality, the Gospel, and the Authority of Scripture
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Is it simply an interesting curiosity to know that the Bible and solid scientific evidence agree on this question of human origins? Does it really matter what we believe about Adam? Yes it does! There are enormous moral and spiritual implications of these truths.
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Defending the Supernatural Creation of Adam
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Due to a mixture of biblical and secular reasons, an increasing number of evangelical scholars are beginning to deny the supernatural creation of Adam.
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The Consequences of Denying a Supernatural Creation of Adam
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The issue is not whether a person can be a Christian and believe in evolution but what one has to concede theologically in order to hold to their belief.
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How Long Was Adam in the Garden?
| Answers in Genesis
The Bible is full of historical accounts, but they leave out fascinating details that we’d love to know more about. Is it okay to look further?
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Daughters of Eve
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May we redeemed daughters of Eve consistently root out the deceptive influences within and without, trusting and obeying God’s perfect Word.
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Good-bye Adam
| Answers in Genesis
Christian scholars like Giberson are ultimately placing evolutionary ideas in authority over God’s clear teaching in the Bible on origins.
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Adam Settles In at Bryan College
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Bryan College in Tennessee was founded to honor William Jennings Bryan, the man who defended creation at the 1925 Scopes trial.
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The True Account of Adam & Eve
| Answers in Genesis
Ken Ham, president of Answers in Genesis, sets the record straight in The True Account of Adam & Eve.
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Mutilating God’s Word: Adam, Bilbo, and Peter Enns
| Answers in Genesis
Dr. Terry Mortenson, AiG-U.S., responds to a recent blog post by Dr. Peter Enns that strongly accused Ken Ham of teaching obvious error and misleading Christians.
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Exiles from Eden
| Answers in Genesis
Far from being a secondary issue, the Genesis account of Creation and the Fall is central to our understanding of who we are and why we need a Savior.
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Biblical Authority Discussion Questions: Exiles from Eden
| Answers in Genesis
Biblical authority discussion questions from the article “Exiles from Eden” can be downloaded.
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Contradictions: Eve’s Birth Certificate
| Answers in Genesis
Genesis 1 and 2 seem to indicate different times for the creation of Eve. Was Eve created on Day Six or not?
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The Bible Is Clear: Adam Was a Historical Person
| Answers in Genesis
Did God create the first human being from nonliving matter and breathe life into him, or is another interpretation possible? Scripture doesn’t leave room for doubt.
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From One Flesh—Or Two?
| Answers in Genesis
Were Adam and Eve human-like animals before God transformed them into His image?
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“The Search for the Historical Adam” and Population Genomics
| Answers in Genesis
The June 2011 issue of Christianity Today spends a lot of ink searching for the historical Adam or explaining why we shouldn’t expect there to be one.
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Encouraged By Eve
| Answers in Genesis
Although the Bible is filled with sadness, it is also filled with hope!
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Adam and Orthodoxy
| Answers in Genesis
Darrel Falk of BioLogos recently presented an article proclaiming the coming acceptance of evolution among evangelical Christians. He intends to fight against the biblical idea of a young earth.
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Does the “New Perspective on Paul” Undermine a Historical Adam?
| Answers in Genesis
There has been a lot of talk recently about a New Perspective on Paul (NPP). Writers previously thought to be evangelicals have used this new idea to open an assault on Adam and Eve.
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Was Adam a UFO (Unidentified Figurative Object)?
| Answers in Genesis
Many evangelical Christians don’t realize the importance of the Genesis record and its implications on other areas and doctrines of the Bible.
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Did Eve Eat an Apple?
| Answers in Genesis
Despite the large number of cartoons and the almost universally accepted tradition, the Bible does not say that Eve ate an apple. Why then is it so popular to believe that she did?
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Did Adam Have a Belly-Button?
| Answers in Genesis
Did Adam have a belly-button? I believe we really have an answer to that, and we can say, 'No — Adam didn't. Neither did Eve.'
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Adam's Rib
| Answers in Genesis
Adam's rib is not a topic you'd expect to be discussed in courses promoting evolution. So I was intrigued to read in Discover magazine that the subject of Adam's rib arose repeatedly.
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Why 'Adam' never met 'Eve'
| Answers in Genesis
This highlights the uncertainties and complexities of attempts to reconstruct the past. It is at present just as consistent with the data to state that the real Adam and Eve lived in the same place.
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Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
Are you properly equipped to give a reasonable apologetic (defense) of the Christian faith to answer the skeptical questions of the world?
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“Science vs. Religion”
| Answers in Genesis
News stories thrive on conflict and intrigue, and one common theme presents science and religion as opposing forces—reason struggling to overcome draconian divine revelation. It grabs attention, but it’s bunk. Many atheists and humanists oppose biblical Christianity, but science does not.
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Fool-Proof Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
The Apostle Peter was emphatic that every Christian needs to be ready to defend the faith.
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Did the Apostle Paul Speak Against Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis
What did the Epicureans believe, and how did Paul respond to them?
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Apologetics Web Series
| Answers in Genesis
In a culture where God’s Word is constantly under attack from those both inside and outside of the church, we must always be ready to give a defense for the hope that is in us. This web series on Apologetics is designed to give you the tools required to defend the faith.
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One Book Is Sufficient
| Answers in Genesis
Scripture alone is a sufficient source of knowledge about God; nature is not.
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Apologetics: Introduction
| Answers in Genesis
In a culture where God’s Word is under attack from those inside and outside of the church, we must be ready to give a defense for the hope that is in us.
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The Heart of Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
Several years ago, while I was pastoring a church and teaching apologetics at a Christian high school in Wisconsin, I learned an invaluable lesson.
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Not Ashamed of a Biblical Starting Point
| Answers in Genesis
Observational science confirms that the Bible really is the right starting point and reveals the inconsistency of starting with secular ideas.
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Critical Thinking
| Answers in Genesis
Learning to think critically when faced with an argument is an essential skill that can work as an insulator against cultural brainwashing.
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Thinking Critically About “Ape-Man” Messages
| Answers in Genesis
“Four-million-year-old fossil offers proof of human evolution!” Messages like these often appear in headlines, textbooks, and museums. Here’s how to sort through such claims with biblical, critical thinking.
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Critical Thinking Questions
| Answers in Genesis
To really determine what is true and what is false requires that you test everything in light of the only source of ultimate truth—God’s Word.
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Digging Behind the Headlines
| Answers in Genesis
If your nonbelieving friends or co-workers know you’re a creationist, chances are good that some of them like to pass along the latest news or science reports.
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The Legacy of Brainwashing
| Answers in Genesis
Atheistic evolutionists reject talk of “thinking critically” about evolutionary ideas, because evolution is their way of explaining life without God.
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ASK Good Question Series
| Answers in Genesis
Don’t just receive the things that are presented to you, but take the time to stop and ASK questions.
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Are We Brainwashing Our Children?
| Answers in Genesis
Educators and “experts” who embrace evolution declare that children taught to reject an evolutionary worldview will never understand the world around them.
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Examples of Critical Thinking: Biblical Application
| Answers in Genesis
Evaluating claims made about or based upon the Word of God are even more important than claims of a scientific nature.
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Examples of Critical Thinking: Scientific Application
| Answers in Genesis
These examples of critical thinking show how we can apply the ASK framework to evaluate scientific claims.
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Evolutionism Indoctrination for English School Children
| Answers in Genesis
Although there are few restrictions on the teaching of evolutionism to primary school children in the UK, the humanists want the indoctrination to increase.
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That’s Entertainment ... Or Is It?
| Answers in Genesis
“Dad, you’re not going to believe this,” my daughter told me on the phone one day. “There’s evolution in the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding!”
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Learn to Read Critically
| Answers in Genesis
Can a bone show change? It is vital for a Christian to read critically.
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An Exam to Examine Evolution
| Answers in Genesis
What students wrote in their final exams for an evolution class at a major U.S. university
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A “National Embarrassment”
| Answers in Genesis
The USAToday.com commentator stated or implied that people who believe creation and reject evolution are “gullible,” “ignorant,” of “low intelligence” and tell “lies.”
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Think Seriously
| Answers in Genesis
I wonder why there is such reluctance by old-earth compromisers to think seriously on these things.
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College Instructor Who Refused to Teach Evolution as Fact Fired
| Answers in Genesis
A popular college biology instructor was in danger of losing his job because he refused to teach evolution as fact to his science classes at Central Oregon Community College.
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Responding to Compromised Curriculum
| Answers in Genesis
Because theistic evolution and the Bible are mutually exclusive, both cannot be right. And since foundational doctrines that affect the gospel are at stake, we cannot withhold criticism, despite the pleas for “charity” from those who hold aberrant doctrines.
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William Lane Craig's Mytho-History vs. Genesis
| Answers in Genesis
Though William Lane Craig has done much good for the church in exposing the foolishness of atheism and defending the resurrection of Jesus, he has strayed far from the truth on the question of origins.
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Did Volcanoes Cause the Biggest Mass Extinction Ever?
| Answers in Genesis
In an attempt to explain all the biodiversity that has vanished, evolutionary scientists propose a series of mass extinctions caused by various catastrophes. One supposed extinction event, “the Great Dying,” is the subject of new research that claims volcanoes were responsible for wiping out 95% of life on earth.
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When Should We Use the Bible?
| Answers in Genesis
Popular Catholic blogger Matt Walsh recently wrote that during his recent interview with Ben Shapiro, he “contend[ed] that Christians should not appeal to the Bible when arguing with unbelievers about political and cultural topics.” Is he right about this?
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Jesus Is Superior to All Things
| Answers in Genesis
How Hebrews persuades that Jesus is better than anything
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Answering the Skeptics
| Answers in Genesis
When answering the skeptics we stand firmly on our presuppositions and point them to the truth of the Christian worldview and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Tools for Critical Thinking
| Answers in Genesis
Biblical critical
thinking
skills provide
a practical
toolset for
combatting the
culture’s lies.
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Not Just Any God
| Answers in Genesis
The universe was created
not by just a god but by
the triune God of Scripture.
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Targeted Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
What do young people
believe are the best evidences
of evolution? A behavioral
scientist sought the answer so
we could target our training.
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Taking Back the Bible’s Clarity—and Implementing Operation Upgrade
| Answers in Genesis
The Word of God is clear and needs to be proclaimed to all. It’s for all people for all time, regardless of their level of education!
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Honoring Christ as Lord: 1 Peter 3:15
| Answers in Genesis
When we consider the immediate and wider context of 1 Peter 3:15, there is a lot more to it than we may have seen at first.
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Ark Apologetics!
| Answers in Genesis
As you know, Answers in Genesis specializes in teaching God’s Word and presenting the gospel by using apologetics.
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Why Do Women Need Apologetics?
| Answers in Genesis
All Christians, men and women alike, are exhorted by Scripture to defend the faith when they see the truths of Christianity attacked or compromised.
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Learning to Defend the Gospel at the Answers for Women’s Conference
| Answers in Genesis
I recently sat down with Dr. Georgia Purdom, the woman in charge of organizing our Answers for Women conference, to get a look at why we need this event.
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The Ready Defense
| Answers in Genesis
Her spiritual life is hanging in the balance and no one even knows that’s the case.
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Skeptics Often Don’t Want the Answers
| Answers in Genesis
The blindness of the skeptic to the many evidences creationists have given them for years proves that the greatest need is for Christians to preach the gospel.
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The Right Tool for the Job
| Answers in Genesis
Trying to convince someone about the Creator but unsure which resource is most effective?
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Avoid Raising Little Legalists
| Answers in Genesis
Our fallen nature often leads us astray from true obedience into the ditch of rule-keeping.
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Supernatural or Science: How Do We Explain Miracles?
| Answers in Genesis
Since God created the universe and established the natural laws which govern it, is He not also able to supersede those laws when He chooses?
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Proving God’s Existence
| Answers in Genesis
It is clear from biblical history that miracles are not always a reliable cure for a hardened unbelief.
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Finding Our Way
| Answers in Genesis
Tough times often force us to go back to the Bible and rethink our assumptions.
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The 15 Questions of Life
| Answers in Genesis
Can your child, your student, or your church family answer the following questions?
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Answers & Orphans
| Answers in Genesis
At fifteen, Andrew Harris decided to do something he’d always wanted: support an orphan in a poor country.
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Reaching Bolivia and Latin America with Creation Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
Last week in Bolivia, AiG held some very full days of presenting creation apologetics talks in the city of Santa Cruz.
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Evolution vs. God
| Answers in Genesis
Today the battle being fought is one of authority. Will we look to God’s Word, or to man and his changing, fallible opinions as our highest authority?
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Where to Find Answers
| Answers in Genesis
Ken shares how he initially learned scientific and biblical answers to the origins issue, and how you can, too.
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Think Bigger
| Answers in Genesis
As God’s enemies become bolder in their reproaches, how will God’s people respond?
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A Spiritual War Is Raging
| Answers in Genesis
Ken challenges the church to recognize and get equipped for the raging spiritual war.
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Are You Teaching Discernment?
| Answers in Genesis
It’s not enough to teach students facts or good argumentation techniques.
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Everyday Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
Even when Jeff Durham isn’t teaching his apologetics class, he’s teaching apologetics.
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Faith vs. Reason
| Answers in Genesis
Some Christians have the idea that faith and reason are in conflict, divided by some unbridgeable chasm.
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Maturing the Message
| Answers in Genesis
The creation message has matured over the past three decades, as the discernment and understanding of creationist leaders has matured.
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Speaking to a Hostile Audience
| Answers in Genesis
We all have areas of special interest, whether animals, astronomy, or airplanes, that God can use as a springboard for evangelism.
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Thinking About Forever
| Answers in Genesis
Sharing scientific evidences isn’t enough to convince people about the age of the earth. Something more is needed.
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Fighting in the Forums
| Answers in Genesis
Christians should keep several things in mind when participating in online forums and discussion groups.
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Questions from the Road
| Answers in Genesis
If you were to get out on the road and ask people what their biggest questions about the Bible are, what would they say?
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Loose Hinges
| Answers in Genesis
If a door is not securely fastened, it doesn’t take long before the hinges will come loose. The same is true of faith.
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Did Miracles Really Happen?
| Answers in Genesis
What exactly constitutes a miracle, and did they really occur as recorded in the Bible? Paul Taylor explains.
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Testing Worldviews, the Bible, and Doctrine
| Answers in Genesis
“If an unbeliever were truly standing on a worldview that did not borrow from Christianity, then he would not be bothered by its inconsistency and arbitrariness.”
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Chapter 9: Beauty and the Curse
| Answers in Genesis
Until the church gets its foundation right, it is not going to make a significant impact on the culture, regardless of how successful programs are in attracting people.
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Jason Lisle vs. Hugh Ross Debate: Transcript
| Answers in Genesis
The complete transcript of a debate between Jason Lisle and Hugh Ross on the Dr Bob Grantí radio program which was held in December of 2004.
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Presuppositional Procedure
| Answers in Genesis
Here then is how the presuppositional (transcendental) method of defending the faith would proceed once the preliminary discussions and clarifications have taken place with the unbeliever.
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Is Apologetics in Vain?
| Answers in Genesis
Are apologetics efforts based on presuppositional arguments ultimately in vain? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., addresses this question and more.
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Foreword
| Answers in Genesis
If we are going to reach the culture of today with the unchanging saving message of the gospel, we have to adopt a different method by which to present the gospel.
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The Cross—Foolishness!
| Answers in Genesis
In this section, we are going to look in detail at the meaning of the phrase, ‘But we preach Christ crucified … unto the Greeks foolishness.’
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From ‘Jews’—to ‘Greeks’
| Answers in Genesis
I contend that countries like America, England, Australia and other Western nations were in generations past like the ‘Jews,’ but now are like the ‘Greeks.’
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The Generation Gaps
| Answers in Genesis
Like David, with God on our side and faith in His Word, we can defeat these ‘giants.’
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‘Myth-ing’ the Point
| Answers in Genesis
God himself is telling us that the person who gives proper respect to Scripture will find that he is pleasing the Lord.
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Cartoons in Ministry?
| Answers in Genesis
Do cartoons have a place in Christian ministry?
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Revelation, Speculation, and Science
| Answers in Genesis
It is one of those embarrassing historical ironies that modern science could not have arisen except in the atmosphere of a Christian world-and-life view.
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Building up the Arsenal
| Answers in Genesis
Some time ago, a secular reporter accused me of promoting violence. It was because he saw AiG’s classic “castles illustration” we often use, which really sums up the spiritual battle AiG is fighting.
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New Apologetics Web Series with Greg Bahnsen, PhD
| Answers in Genesis
It was the debate of the century. Christianity had unequivocally triumphed over atheism. And the audience knew it. Find out how in this new web series featuring Dr. Greg Bahnsen.
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The Burden of Evidence
| Answers in Genesis
Should Christians use a variety of apologetic methods? What does the Bible teach? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., provides insight.
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Impact of Young-Earth Creationist Apologetics Course on Worldview
| Answers in Genesis
This paper examines the influence of a YEC apologetics course on creation and evolution worldview attitudes of Liberty University students.
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Reality Check
| Answers in Genesis
There are seven wrong assumptions we can easily make about our audience.
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Autonomy Is No Ladder to Christ’s Supreme Authority
| Answers in Genesis
If an apologist treats the starting point of knowledge as something other than reverence for God, then unconditional submission to the unsurpassed greatness of God’s wisdom does not really make sense.
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Evidential Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
In popular misconception today, the choice of an apologetical method facing a Bible-believing Christian is between arguing presuppositionally or appealing to evidences from history and nature
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The Impropriety of Evidentially Arguing for the Resurrection
| Answers in Genesis
All facts are created facts which can be properly understood only when given the interpretation the Creator intends; as such, all facts demonstrate the truth of Christianity.
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Symbol of a Lost Life
| Answers in Genesis
Should we be surprised that a large percentage of young people who have given up on church have done so because they lacked biblical answers about common questions?
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Does the lack of a forum mean we’re afraid?
| Answers in Genesis
Many skeptics have accused us of not having a forum because we’re afraid our beliefs can’t stand up to opposition. The webteam responds.
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Ready To Reason
| Answers in Genesis
There is no need for God to use our evangelistic witness, our daily work for a paycheck, or our defense of the faith—but He chooses to do so, and He calls us to apply ourselves to them.
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Evangelism and Apologetics
| Answers in Genesis
Apologetics is no mere matter of “intellectual jousting”; it is a serious matter of life and death—eternal life and death.
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Why the Basics?
| Answers in Genesis
Christians won’t be effective if we forget the basics.
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Another Cup of Coffee
| Answers in Genesis
Apologetics aims to defend the Christian faith by answering the variety of challenges leveled against it by unbelievers, thereby vindicating the Christian philosophy of life (worldview).
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Presuppositional Reasoning with False Faiths
| Answers in Genesis
Students of apologetics wonder whether we can argue presuppositionally with unbelievers who adhere to false religious faiths.
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Where the Rubber Hits the Road
| Answers in Genesis
Twentieth-century believers can sympathize with their brothers in the ancient world. Our Christian faith continues to see the same variety of attempts to oppose and undermine it.
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Beware of Philosophy!
| Answers in Genesis
Should Christians avoid the study of philosophy? As Dr. Greg Bahnsen shows, we all study it whether we mean to or not.
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For Uncle Earnest
| Answers in Genesis
My wife has an uncle who—from my earthbound perspective—needs this issue of Answers.
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Put the Bible Down
| Answers in Genesis
Why are Christians expected to remove the Bible from the argument when skeptics can use any line of reasoning they wish? Dr. Jason Lisle, AiG–U.S., addresses this and more.
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How Well Do You Know Your Authority?
| Answers in Genesis
See how well you know the Bible by taking the following quiz.
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Road Work Ahead
| Answers in Genesis
‘But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness’ (1 Corinthians 1:23).
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Jamaican Joust
| Answers in Genesis
An edited, condensed version of a 2001 radio debate in Jamaica between Ken Ham and Ronnie Thwaites.
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How 'Secular' Is Your Worldview?
| Answers in Genesis
The purpose of this test is to actually teach the person involved to think in a particular way. I have found that all of us, myself included, have been ‘secularized’ to one degree or another.
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Archaeology
| Answers in Genesis
Archaeology brings the pages of the Bible to life as it both confirms the Bible’s account of history and expands our understanding of the world of the Bible.
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Does Archaeology Support the Bible?
| Answers in Genesis
God has vindicated His Word, and His Book is a genuine writing, with prophecies and revelation that must be taken seriously.
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Does a New Gospel Fragment Detail Jesus’ Childhood?
| Answers in Genesis
According to reports, a recent manuscript found details Jesus performing miracles as a child. How should Christians think about this find?
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Civilizations Lost to the Sea
| Answers in Genesis
Everyone loves to hear stories about lost civilizations like the island of Atlantis, which sank under the ocean.
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Ancient Technology
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Ancient man, far from being the commonly perceived illiterate brute, was a genius. Some of his ancient technologies still confound historians today.
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Geniuses, Not Brutes!
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Over my many years of traveling and speaking, I’ve realized that even many Christians (mostly unwittingly) have adopted an evolutionary view of man’s intelligence and achievements over the millennia.
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Uncovering Assumptions at Newgrange
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The winter solstice has a special effect at Ireland’s most famous megalith.
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Why the Electric Battery was Forgotten
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Fifty years ago, the then Director of the Baghdad Museum, Wilhelm Konig, reported the discovery of an electric battery 2,000 years old.
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Overturning Expectations About Ancient Man
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Most people have heard of Stonehenge and Cheops, but archaeologists have discovered monuments built many years earlier.
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Spears from Common Ancestors
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Common ancestor of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens said to have made spears.
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The Genius of Ancient Man
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The Genius of Ancient Man is the most complete, biblically based, and beautifully designed work ever assembled on the intelligence of ancient man.
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Excerpts From The Genius of Ancient Man
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Read excerpts from the book The Genius of Ancient Man by Don Landis
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Early Optical Technology
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Fairly sophisticated optical technology was being used soon after the Flood ended.
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Ancient Steelmakers
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An item of possible minor interest appeared in Time magazine, Sept 25th, 1978 p.72. It reports the findings of anthropologist Peter Schmidt who studied the Haya people of Tanzania.
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Ancient Egypt
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People often appeal to Egyptian chronologies as proof that man predates the biblical 6,000 years. But Egyptology, when properly understood, confirms the Bible!
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The Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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Critics of the Bible say the pyramids were built long before Noah's Flood, so the Flood must have only been a local affair, not global.
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Dating the Pyramids
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What are historic details about the founding of Egypt?
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Doesn’t Egyptian Chronology Prove Bible Is Unreliable?
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Viewing the evidence from a biblical framework makes the histories of Egypt and the Old Testament fit together like two sides of a zipper.
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From the Promise to the Exodus
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David Wright responds to arguments brought up against his previous article, “How Long Were the Israelites in Egypt?”
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Picking and Choosing Evidence
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Archaeological evidence provides information about many post-Babel civilizations, but constructing a timeline without a direct eyewitness elicits imagination.
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Were the Plagues on Pharaoh Because of Abram and Sarai unfair?
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Why did God punish Pharaoh because of Abraham's deception? Is this not unjust? Elizabeth Mitchell, MD, explains the reasons for the plagues.
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The Pharaohs of the Bible
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The Old Testament writings have been “sealed,” so to speak, over centuries by a Hebrew tradition for meticulous accuracy in preserving the Scriptures.
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Rameses the Great
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If he wasn’t the greatest of the pharaohs, he certainly thought he was. Having fathered over 50 sons and probably a similar number of daughters, we would have to concede to his claim for greatness.
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The Controversial Case of Giza’s “Underground City”
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Have giant underground structures been found beneath the Pyramids of Giza?
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False Egyptian History Undermines God’s Word
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Archaeologists claim that
Egyptian history conflicts
with the Bible—but the real
problem is with their timeline.
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The Boy King Tutankhamen
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The next monarch was the boy-king Tutankhaten, presumably a son of Akhenaten by his secondary wife Kiya.
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Radiocarbon Dating Timeline Ancient Egypt
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Radiocarbon dating adds to evidence that Egyptian antiquity was not quite so very ancient.
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Will the Real Shishak Please Stand Up?
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Who did Thutmose III fight at Megiddo, and what does that battle have to do with plundering Jerusalem? Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell, AiG–U.S., explains.
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A Correct Chronology
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Because of the ambiguous, and often erroneous nature of the information upon which Egyptian chronology must be calculated, it is not possible to present a full list of Egyptian dynasties and dates.
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The Glory Departs
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The Egyptians often referred to “wretched Kush” in their inscriptions, and they had made frequent forays into their country, but the Nubians had the last laugh.
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The Third Intermediate Period
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On the assumption that Dynasties 21 to 25 were consecutive, early scholars dated them approximately 1070-665 B.C., but a number of recent scholars have challenged this assumption.
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The Dynasty of Rameses
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Mernpetah only reigned for ten years, during which time he built his own mortuary temple, and left a stela in it recording his military activities.
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Transition to a New Dynasty
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Tutankhamen died childless with no heir to the throne, and what happened next is open to question.
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Akhenaten and Nefertiti the Beautiful
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Akhenaten’s statues depict him as rather grotesque with an elongated head, thick lips, pinched cheeks, protruding abdomen, and thick thighs.
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Amenhotep the Magnificent
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According to one dreamer, Amenhotep III got off to a good start. He was of divine origin.
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The Pharaoh and the Sphinx
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Thutmosis IV was out hunting and fell asleep in the shadow of the Sphinx which appeared to him in a dream.
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The Mighty Archer
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Amenhotep aspired to follow in his father’s military footsteps, and early acquired skill with his bow and arrow, and in racing his war chariot.
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The Greatest of All the Pharaohs
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Thutmosis III did not take long to assert his authority and swing into military action.
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Hatshepsut, the Female Pharaoh
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Thutmosis III was only about 12 years of age when his father, Thutmosis II, died, so Hatshepsut assumed the role of regent on his behalf.
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A New Day Dawns Over Egypt
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A dynasty is supposed to consist of a line of monarchs from the same family, but Manetho, who first divided Egyptian kings into dynasties, did not seem to know about this.
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Egypt Liberated
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It was inevitable that sooner or later there would be a war of liberation, and it came at the end of the 17th Dynasty.
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The Mysterious Hyksos
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It is hard to say who were most confused—the kings who took over after Dynasty 12 ended or the historians trying to sort them out.
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Pharaohs of the Oppression
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The texts of Sesostris III reveal him as a strong-minded character who burned the crops of his enemies.
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Exact Great Pyramid Construction Date
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How could construction on Egypt’s Great Pyramid have begun in 2470 BC if the Flood reshaped the earth over a century later?
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The Glorious Middle Kingdom
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The course of history in ancient Egypt has not been fully elucidated. Usually it has to be reconstructed from circumstantial evidence.
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How Do We Know What Happened?
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Before dealing with the Middle Kingdom it is necessary to discuss the sources of information on which our knowledge of this era is derived.
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More Shoddy Pyramids
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To the northeast of the massive Step Pyramid of Saqqara is the mastaba of Mereruka, vizier of King Teti of the 6th Dynasty.
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The Shoddy Pyramids
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Instead of layers of cut stone, the core consisted of a jumbled heap of stones piled up in the shape of a pyramid and then faced with limestone blocks.
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The Pyramid of Menkaure
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Menkaure was the last great pyramid-building pharaoh at Giza; however, his tomb is the smallest of the Giza pyramids.
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The Pyramid of Khafre
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Only the few lower layers of stone remain today, but it is of great interest because the lower half of the tomb chamber is exposed.
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Khufu Built the Big One
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It is 751 feet (29 m) at the base and originally stood 479 feet (146 m) high.
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Seneferu, the World’s Greatest Pyramid Builder
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After completing one pyramid he kept on building until he got the perfect pyramid.
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The Lost Pyramid
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Some of the greatest finds have been made when archaeologists have attempted to find missing links in the history of an area.
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The Step Pyramid
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The Step PyrJust why there should have been this new development of using stone instead of mud brick is still debated by scholars.
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Pyramids and Mummies
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Until you have stood in front of these massive mountains of stone you cannot grasp the immensity of it all.
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New Possible Pre-Flood Pyramid Found In Egypt
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Down in the Egyptian sand lay the remains of a pyramid that was once nearly five stories tall. Was it around before the Flood?
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Casting Stones at the Pyramids
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New evidence regarding the advanced technology evident in the ancient Egyptian pyramids is consistent with the Bible’s account of history. The evolutionary model of the history of early man presents man as an ignorant primitive gradually acquiring intellectual skills and technology. However, the biblical description of mankind’s dispersal from the Tower of Babel is consistent with the findings of advanced technology among ancient people all over the world.
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Fall of the Sothic Theory: Egyptian Chronology Revisited
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Current Egyptian chronology consists of 30 dynasties, as compiled by the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest Manetho, chronologically bound by the Sothic theory proposed by Eduard Meyer.
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Archaeological Evidence of Ancient Garden Confirms the Gospel of John
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Archaeology confirms the Bible (and has done so over and over again through the years)—including with a new set of excavations under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
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1,800-Year-Old Amulet Reads “Holy, Holy, Holy!” Is “Jesus Christ, the Son of God”
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Several years ago, a silver amulet was discovered buried in a grave in what is now Frankfurt, Germany. Scientists are finally able to read the fragile silver foil inside it.
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Black Stone Seal Confirms Biblical Record
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Yet another find confirms exactly what we’d expect starting with God’s Word: a beautifully carved black stone seal believed to be about 2,700 years old.
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The Book of Jonah: History or Forgiveness Parable?
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National Geographic Misses the Real Treasures in the Lost Treasures of the Bible Series
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ANE Tablets Discovered in Nuzi: Close to the Time of Abraham
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Just within the past decade, more stored clay tablets from the ancient Iraqi city of Nuzi have been researched, translated, and published.
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Discovery of an Ancient Curse Tablet
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How did the discovery of an ancient curse tablet confirm the biblical timeline?
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Joshua’s Altar and the Mount Ebal Curse Tablet
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Recent archaeological discoveries at Mount Ebal strongly confirm a historical event in the Old Testament.
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The Temple Was Built on the Temple Mount, Not in the City of David
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When we examine claims that the consensus is wrong, we must weigh the claims against what Scripture says.
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Where Did Solomon Build the Temple?
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There are several clues in Scripture as to the location of Solomon’s temple, but there is only one verse explaining precisely where it was built.
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In the Shadow of Shiloh
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While excavating the Old Testament city of Shiloh, a team of archaeologists discover artifacts that point back to the temple—and forward from there to Christ’s sacrifice.
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Coming to America by Boat
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One of the great mysteries and wonders of human history is how settlers reached the New World across vast oceans. Columbus reached the West Indies with the aid of advanced sailing ships and sophisticated metal instruments. But the first settlers were too primitive, right?
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Searching for Sinai
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Evaluating the options for the biblical location of Mount Sinai
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The Merneptah Stele
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This famous artifact contains an important reference to Israel: how does it relate to the Bible’s history?
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Have We Found Sodom?
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Archaeologists have found two competing sites for the location of the ancient city of Sodom, doomed for its great wickedness. Which site is the correct one?
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Relying on Relics
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Should we depend on religious relics to confirm God’s Word?
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Archaeology: Missing the Miraculous
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Does denying miracles blind archaeologists to their finds?
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Fact-Checking the Bible
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Does archaeological evidence line up with the Bible’s historical claims?
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Evidence for the Seven Year Famine of Joseph’s Time Found?
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Was a “mega-drought” from 4,200 years ago actually the cause of the famine in Joseph’s day?
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Archaeological Evidence for the Kingdom of Judah
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How recent digs in Sha’arayim, Socoh, Ziklag, and Lachish confirm history from the ancient kingdom of Judah and why it matters for biblical reliability
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Iron Technology in the Patriarchal Era
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Misinformed scholarship about Hittite metallurgy contrasted with the technological advancements of ancient man as demonstrated in the early Old Testament
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The Destruction of Sodom and the Future Judgment
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The reasons for God’s judgment against the “great sinners” of Sodom and how its destruction points to a greater future punishment to come.
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Ancient Jordan's Forgotten Kingdoms
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We’re familiar with many of the debates regarding Israel, but what about neighboring ancient Jordan?
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Out of . . . Asia?
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Most secular anthropologists have long repeated
this narrative about human history: we first
appeared in Africa. But this supposition has taken
another hit.
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The Tug of War Between Genetics and Archaeology
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What was once thought of as a single culture, the Bell Beaker culture has now been shown to have been two distinct cultures which had a unique pottery style that came to dominate Europe. Was this done through conquest, trade or cultural assimilation?
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Recent Archaeological Finds in Assyria Corroborate Scripture
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In a recent article in Iraq magazine (an archaeology journal published by Cambridge University), the author, Dr. Ali Yaseen Al-Juboori, looked at a number of inscriptions and artifacts from digs conducted in Nineveh, some from 1987–1992 that have yet to be published.
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Ancient Artifacts or Ancient Toys?
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When archaeologists or anthropologists find mysterious objects in a burial chamber or the remains of ancient villages, how do they know what the object was used for? A recent article and research paper have both brought up an interesting twist to this question: perhaps it was a toy or a child’s tool.
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Digging Past the Doubts
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Most archaeologists claim that no evidence supports the Bible’s claims about many Old Testament events. There is a problem, but it’s not with the evidence.
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Do Ancient Canaanite Remains Discredit the Bible?
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This assertion may appeal to skeptics, but it fails to deal truthfully with the biblical record and may also place too much weight on the genetic evidence.
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How to Myth-Interpret the Bible
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Our knowledge of the ancient Near East has grown
since the discovery of troves of documents and
artifacts. Do they have any value in interpreting the Bible?
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Even Caesar Confirmed the Resurrection
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The Nazareth Inscription is a powerful piece of extrabiblical evidence that Christ’s Resurrection was already being proclaimed shortly after He was raised.
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Ancient Shopping Lists Confirm God’s Word
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This archaeological study demonstrates that Israel was more literate than many scholars believe, meaning prophets could have been able to pen their writings.
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Trashing the Bible
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The past few decades of biblical
archaeology have been characterized by
what’s called a minimalist view of the Bible.
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Çatalhöyük—The First City After Babel?
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What if you could go back in time to visit one of the first settlements after Babel?
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Trillions of “Artifacts”—Who’s Really Got the Problem?
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Do trillions of artifacts found in Africa and elsewhere prove that the young-earth creation view is ridiculous?
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Book Review: Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus
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Author Tim Mahoney’s faith was shaken by scholars who claimed the Exodus described in the Bible never happened, until he discovered its biblical place in time.
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A Pre-Flood Empire?
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Perhaps Lamech ruled over much of the pre-Flood world, and he gave his sons control over these various industries.
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6. Archaeological Finds
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Archaeology provides us with fascinating and amazing affirmations of Scripture’s accuracy and trustworthiness.
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Archaeology’s Lost Conquest
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When Palestine was first opened to archaeologists, they were excited to seek evidence of Israel’s Conquest.
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Creative Compulsion
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Archaeologists are excited about recent carbon dating of petroglyphs in Nevada.
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Archaeologists Find Farming’s Roots All Over the Fertile Crescent
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Biblical history is consistent with the findings in the Fertile Crescent. The fact that the Fertile Crescent’s last Ice Age sediments contain evidence of many different cultures grinding and storing grain, as well as cultivating and domesticating wild plants, is completely consistent with biblical history.
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Getting Archaeology Right at Ai
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For decades secular archaeologists have dismissed the Bible’s account of Joshua’s battle at Ai. But what if they’re looking in the wrong place?
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Signs of the Past
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With the Bible as our starting point, we can begin to put together the truth about the Ice Age.
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The Return of King David
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After years in exile, King David has returned to Israel.
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UK Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer
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You would think a recent article was a news item about North Korea, but it's not— a woman in the UK was arrested for silently praying near an abortion clinic.
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The Walls of Jericho
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Fascinating recent discoveries reveal something unusual happened to the ancient city of Jericho.
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“House of David” Reads 2,900-Year-Old Stone Slab
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One of the most famous persons in biblical history is the warrior, shepherd, and musician King David. There’s evidence outside the Bible that David was real!
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Ur Connects Babel to Today
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What do pyramids and ziggurats left by civilizations tell us about the families who left Babel?
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Petroglyphs—Famous Frauds?
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A recent paper in a scientific journal purports to scratch away at the popular creationist claim that various rock impressions in Utah look like dinosaurs.
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Archaeology and the Bible
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Many archaeologists who excavate biblical lands reach conclusions that differ with the historical account of Scripture. How should a Christian respond?
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Fortress Represents Jewish Challenge
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Impressive fortress at Khirbet Qeiyafa likely represents the Jewish challenge to Philistine power 3,000 years ago.
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Biblical Landmark of King Solomon’s Time Found
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Once again, a bit of biblical history has been matched up with an archaeological finding.
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Archaeologists Uncover Pottery Bearing Gideon’s Name
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The name Jerubbaal (another name Gideon went by) has been found on a piece of 3,100-year-old ceramic pottery in Southern Israel.
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The James Claims
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A spectacular discovery has been made—an ossuary on which was inscribed, in Aramaic, the words ‘James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus.’
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AiG—First on Archaeology Hit List
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Recently, AiG responded to an Archaeology magazine article listing AiG on the top of their ‘pseudoarchaeological’ sites list. Here, we give AiG reader responses.
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“Pop” Cultures of Antiquity
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Civilizations of antiquity did not slowly evolve or trickle into history over tens of thousands of years.
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Inscription “One of the Most Important Archaeological Discoveries in Israel of All Time”
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In 2007, archaeologists found an eighth-century BC inscription featuring the name of King Hezekiah, one of Judah’s good kings.
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Taking a Bead on an Old Earth
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A dozen seashell necklaces (or perhaps bracelets) were discovered in a cave in Morocco, North Africa.
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Joseph's Cash Stash
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Archaeologists may have found evidence for the Joseph of Genesis in Egypt, a news agency has reported.
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Oldest City?
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Archaeologists in Peru claim that they have uncovered the oldest known urban settlement in the Americas.
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Tale from a Crypt
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A “documentary” produced by famed Hollywood director James Cameron, called The Lost Tomb of Jesus, has been shown on national TV.
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BBC News: “Jordan Battles to Regain ‘Priceless’ Christian Relics”
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International intrigue, ancient symbols and codes, flash floods in remote archaeological sites, a 2,000-year-old buried secret, and the truth about early Christianity: are they all plot elements of the latest blockbuster page-turner?
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Paradise Found?
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Did archaeologists uncover a possible temple from the Garden of Eden?
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Ancient Hebrew Tablet Stirs Theological Debate
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An ancient stone tablet covered with Hebrew text has created a “quiet stir” in biblical and archaeological circles, reports the New York Times.
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Archaeological Research Confirms a Biblical Account in 2 Kings
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“At that time Hazael king of Syria went up and fought against Gath and took it” (2 Kings 12:17)—and it appears this has been confirmed by archaeology!
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Archaeologists Uncover Seal of Isaiah the Prophet
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Archaeologists digging in the city of Jerusalem have made an exciting discovery—a 2,700-year-old clay seal bearing the name Isaiah. While they can’t prove the seal is referencing the biblical prophet, they believe it could be the first extra-biblical evidence for this major figure in biblical history.
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Fire a Potential Motivator of Early Human Migration
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The discovery of how to make fire—was it a turning point in human history?
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The Content of a Codex
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The world’s oldest known Bible: should it disturb Christians?
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False History—“Out with David and Solomon!”
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Archaeological challenges to the historicity of the Bible are the latest 'fad.'
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Non-existent Wall Found
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A wall mentioned in Nehemiah—but thought by some archaeologists not to exist—has been found, according to an Israeli archaeologist.
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Farming and Cheese Production in “Neolithic” Europe?
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The vast majority of museums, schools, and other institutions teach science from a naturalistic perspective. We’re excited to offer hands-on, full-day science workshops at the Creation Museum that teach science from a foundation of faith in God’s Word.
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AiG—First on Archaeology Hit List
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Why is a secular magazine talking about dinosaurs in the Bible, anyway? Does it pretend to be an expert
on what the Bible has to say?
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Conservative Jews Reject Torah, Allegedly in Light of Archaeology
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It’s easy to be confused by the word ‘conservative’ in the title Conservative Judaism.
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Bible Characters
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Misconceptions and mischaracterizations abound regarding the lives of the historical characters of the Bible.
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Cain
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One of the most asked questions by skeptics and Christians alike is, “Where did Cain get his wife?” Genesis provides the simple answer!
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Where Did Cain Get His Wife?
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One of the most-asked questions about the Bible is “Where’d Cain get his wife?”
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Does It Matter Where Cain Got His Wife?
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The Bible opens with one of many mysteries—where did Cain get his wife?
Some people think it’s trivia, but it’s not. The gospel is involved.
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Cain’s Wife
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Skeptics of the Bible have used Cain’s wife time and again to discredit the book of Genesis as a true historical record.
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4 Reasons Why Cain Could Marry His Sister
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Where did Cain get his wife? This question confounds many Christians and is a favorite of skeptics. Fortunately, the Bible and science provide an explanation.
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Why Didn’t God Respect Cain’s Offering?
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What is the ultimate reason God respected Abel’s offering and not Cain’s?
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“Contact”ing Cain’s Wife!
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Millions of viewers of America's CBS-TV on Wednesday evening, April 25 watched the television premiere of the anti-Christian film 'Contact.'
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Cain’s Wife Revisited!
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Cain’s wife seems to have been a popular topic lately! Only two weeks ago, we posted a similar positive feedback about Cain’s wife.
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Still the Most Asked Question . . .
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After more than 20 years in ministry, I still have to say that the “mystery” of Cain’s wife is still the most-asked question I receive.
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Who Was Cain’s Wife?
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No woman in Scripture has caused as much confusion as Cain’s wife. If Adam and Eve were the first people, and Cain their first child, whom did he marry?
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Moses
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Moses was raised in Pharaoh’s court and empowered by God to lead the Exodus. God spoke with him directly and led him to write the first five books in the Bible.
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Who Wrote Genesis?
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Some popular Christians don’t seem to think it matters who wrote Genesis. Yet the answer implies you either believe (or don't) what Jesus taught about the author.
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Contradictions: Dead Man Writing
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How could Moses be the author of Deuteronomy when his obituary is listed as the last chapter?
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Evidence for Mosaic Authorship of the Torah
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Scholars who reject the Mosaic authorship of the Torah are as unwilling as the Jewish leaders (John 5:39–40) in not wanting to listen to the words of Jesus on this subject.
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Hammurabi or Moses—Who’s the Authority?
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The discovery of ancient law codes and historical records that precede Moses has opened a treasure trove of information about early civilization.
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Moses: Talking with God, or on Hallucinogens?
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A controversial new paper in the philosophy journal Time and Mind posits that Moses’s interactions with God—including the Burning Bush, the Ten Commandments, and many of the events in the Book of Exodus—can be chalked up to drugs.
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Searching for Moses
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This article that the chronology of Egypt needs to be reduced by centuries, bringing the 12th dynasty down to the time of Moses and the Exodus.
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Beginning at the Writings of Moses
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The Lord has so mightily used this chronological approach to the teaching of His Word to animistic tribes that the lessons have been formalized in print.
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Noah
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Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord and is described as a just man who walked with God and was blameless in his time.
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Noah the Evangelist
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Noah was the first evangelist mentioned in the Bible.
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What Became of Noah and His Wife?
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Without details from the infallible record of Scripture, we can only speculate how Noah spent his final centuries.
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Models of Obedience
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Thanks to Noah’s obedience, members of every kind of land animal were saved, but more important, mankind was preserved so that the Savior would be born.
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Noah the Man
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When God sealed Noah and his family inside the Ark, He closed the door on Noah’s world forever.
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Noah’s Journal
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Did Noah keep a day-by-day log as many ship captains do?
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Noah After the Flood: Lessons from His Indiscretion
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Should we be surprised that after the flood Noah did not act so righteously and fell into sin when he got drunk and became naked?
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Noah: An Example of Faith
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The increasing marginalization of Christianity is nothing new. But, Scripture offers us encouragement. In what way is Noah an example of faith for us?
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Who Was Noah’s Wife?
| Answers in Genesis
Much speculation has arisen about the name of our great, great . . . grandmother. What can we know of her?
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Noah, the Super Prepper
| Answers in Genesis
In Noah’s case, God had told him exactly what to prepare for: nothing less than an end-of-the-world-as-he-knew-it Flood!