Design features

Scientists have finally worked out how the Venus flytrap snaps shut on insect prey. But they are still baffled about the same thing Darwin was: how did this mechanism evolve?

The chameleon is well known for its ability to change colours. Not so well known are its telephoto eyes that can focus clearly on an object only an inch away. And its tongue shoots forward at tremendous g-forces, thanks to an intricate catapult design that is unparalleled in both nature and man-made machines.

Unraveling the Feathers vs. Scales Debate: Did a Single Gene Really Spark Evolution? Discover the Surprising Truth in the 2023 Experiment.

Water has some fascinating features that suggest it has been designed ‘just right’ for life.

Alsomitra macrocarpa Javan cucumber samara seed glider bio-inspiration for aeronautical design leading to stealth bomber

Claimed by evolutionists to be a vestigial organ, the appendix is crucial to our digestive system.

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Did the Chicxulub impact cause iridium layers or wipe out the dinosaurs, or are there problems with this idea, or did human hunting or the Ice Age kill them

When this jellyfish starts to grow old—it just makes itself young again. And again.

A review of Fire-Maker by Michael Denton.

Tokay gecko toes and feet utilize van der Walls forces in setae and spatula to walk on vertical surfaces.

Two tiny birds work harmoniously together—dad builds the nest and mum does the interior decorating, and together they raise their chicks.

Recent research has shown that bacterial flagella are even more sophisticated and fine-tuned then previously thought.

These male jacanas have a fascinating way of shielding their young from danger.

Scutisorex somereni Congolese hero shrew has unique backbone morphology defying evolutionary explanations for its origins

A review of: Foresight: How the chemistry of life reveals planning and purpose by Marcos Eberlin.