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The Vine that Keeps Pet Butterflies
Two groups of tropical vines rely for reproduction on the world's only known species of pollen-eating butterfly. Neither vine has very showy flowers…
2 years, 7 months ago
What Amoebas Know
When lost in the forest with no clues to where to go, humans tend to go in circles. And we have brains. Amoebas, which don't have brains, somehow man…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dancing Bees
Bees depend on a good memory of their surroundings to make the thousands of trips necessary to keep their hive in operation. Each day a single bee m…
2 years, 7 months ago
Discovery Confirms Creation Claims
One good test of whether a theory is scientific is whether the theory can accurately predict new and surprising findings. If you have a barometer, y…
2 years, 7 months ago
Bacteria's Eyes and Ears
Modern researchers are learning that bacteria are not a simple form of life. Rather, a bacterium is a tremendously complex creature that thinks. Sci…
2 years, 7 months ago
A Whale of a Problem
According to evolution, life began in the sea. However, because the land was better for life, evolution developed land life from sea life. It was on…
2 years, 7 months ago
Three Million Children!
There are five known groups of orchids that throw their pollen. These flowers are designed with mechanical flower structures that work as triggers. …
2 years, 8 months ago
A Desert Full of Frogs?
Even though many frogs live much of their lives out of the water, they need water to reproduce. This can be a problem since some frogs live in trees…
2 years, 8 months ago
Hydraulic Spiders
Hydraulic machines are part of our everyday lives. When you step on the brakes in your car, brake fluid, which cannot be compressed, is forced from …
2 years, 8 months ago
The Strange Behavior of Orchids
There are between 10,000 and 15,000 species of orchids. While you surely are not familiar with all of them, it sounds strange to talk about orchid b…
2 years, 8 months ago