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Many people have experienced upset stomachs which accompany worry.  But did you know that unhappiness can even affect your bones? A recent medical show was looking at the risk factors for osteoporosis. Some of the risk factors include: being overly thin with a small...

Is there evidence that dinosaurs died off not so long ago?  In 2005, Dr. Mary Schweitzer found undecayed tissue, blood vessels, and cells within a fossilized T-Rex bone that she admitted should not have been there because it “violates everything we know about the laws...

Did you know God designed baby birds to have the original disposable diapers? Baby song birds are always hungry, and their mother is continually feeding them.  But what goes in one end must come out the other! The nest could easily become a big mess. Imagine the bird...

Have you considered that you might be wearing a souvenir from the Flood of Noah’s Day?  Amber is fossilized tree resin, and it is often used to make jewelry. Many pieces contain well-preserved land and aquatic life forms, such as insects, flowers, bird feathers,...

Did you realize that dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible?  In Job 40, we find a description of a behemoth. It feeds on grass like an ox (v.15), its tail sways like a cedar tree (v.17), its bones are like tubes of bronze and rods of iron (v.18), the behemoth ranks...

Can you name a creature with a deadly defense?  A species of millipede called apheloria has an almost unbelievable defense mechanism. Many millipedes roll up or give off a foul smell when attacked, but not this one. Each segment of this millipede’s body contains...

Did you know that the most amazing product transportation system ever devised is located inside your own body? The fascinating properties of blood deliver oxygen and remove waste through arteries and veins, a flexible tube system that carries blood to and from our...

Did you know the Bible contains the origins of germ control? Ignaz Philipp Semmelweiss, a Hungarian medical doctor, supervised a hospital in the mid 1800s.  He had two maternity wards: one run by midwives, and the other run by doctors. In the midwives’ ward, 4 out of...

Have you ever gone outside on a sunny winter day, and nearly been blinded by the brightness of the snow? Snow reflects almost 90% of the sun’s rays that land on it, which keeps the snow cooler and results in a slower melting rate.  This is important because snow...

If everything was perfect in the Garden of Eden before the Fall, then what did the mosquitoes eat? More people die from mosquito bites than from any other type of insect bite on the planet. Did mosquitoes bite in the Garden of Eden? Apparently not, because God...

Did you know that bats rely on echolocation for hunting in the dark?  The bat opens its mouth and sends out a high-pitched sound, which bounces off its surroundings, creating an echo that the bat can hear. To make these high-pitched sounds, the bat has a specialized...

How do trees collect nutrients to grow? Look closely at the shape of deciduous trees (those which lose their leaves in the winter). Each type of tree has its own characteristic canopy shape. The branches grow in certain ways in order to provide the perfect amount of...

Did you know there have been thousands of dinosaur tracks found all over the world? These dinosaur impressions include footprints and tail dragging marks.  Some of them are bigger than a human child!  So how do we fit these observations into a Biblical view of...

Did you know that spiders are capable of producing one of the finest filament strands known to man? These threads can be 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair, yet are five times stronger than an equivalent weight of a steel cable. Scientists have yet to...

Imagine a lake filled with fish, plants, and other creatures. In the winter, the top of the lake freezes and turns into ice. What if that ice sank to the bottom, then more ice formed on the top, and this cycle repeated?  Eventually ice would completely fill the lake,...