Mother bats expert at saving energy

Source: http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2010/02/11/mother_bats_expert_at_saving_energy.html In order to regulate their body temperature as efficiently as possible, wild female bats switch between two strategies depending on both the ambient temperature and their reproductive status. During pregnancy...

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The Beautiful Moth

ONE pleasant evening a moth flew into a plush restaurant. As it fluttered by her table, a lady dining there frantically shooed the moth away as if she were being attacked by a disease-laden mosquito! The moth proceeded to another table, finally alighting on a man's lapel. This man and his wife had an...

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How Crops Survive Drought

Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist at the University of California, Riverside has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions such as drought. Working on abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone...

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The Eye of the Peacock Mantis Shrip

The peacock mantis shrimp, found on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, is equipped with the most complex eyesight in the animal kingdom. “It really is exceptional,” says Dr. Nicholas Roberts, “outperforming anything we humans have so far been able to create.” Consider: The peacock mantis...

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WAS IT DESIGNED?

Biology of Sharks and Rays Like other sharks, the Great White is a biological "swimming machine", sculpted by evolution to utilize the properties of water with elegant efficiency. Everything about the White Shark's body shape is stripped-down and fine-tuned to optimize its swimming efficiency in a...

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WAS IT DESIGNED?

The Milk BypassIf you have ever watched a sheep, a goat, or a cow giving birth, you have probably marveled at how quickly the newborn gets to its feet and finds its way to the udder for mil. All mammals feed their young on milk. But in the case of young ruminants, such as lambs, kids, and calves,...

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Fast Food FOR INSECTS

Insects readily feast of quick, high-calorie food. A convenient source is a flower head. Like fast-food chains, flowers advertise their presence with bright colors. Finding the flowers attractive, insects alight on the flowers, where they can munch on pollen or sip nectar. Being particularly sluggish...

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Nature Had It First

“Ask, please,…the winged creatures of the heavens, and they will tell you…. The hand of Jehovah itself has done this.” –Job 12:7-9Everything about birds appears to be designed for flight. For example, the shafts of wing feathers must support a bird’s entire weight during flight. How can the wings...

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The Kingfisher’s Beak Traveling at speeds of nearly 300 kilometers an hour, the Japanese bullet train is one of the fastest in the world. In part, it owes its success to a small bird-the kingfisher. Why? Consider: In pursuit of a tasty meal, the kingfisher can dive into water with very little splash....

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Powered Flight

For centuries, men dreamed of flying. But a man does not have muscles powerful enough to lift his own weight into the air. In 1781, James Watt invented a steam engine that produced rotary power, and in 1876, Nikolaus Otto furthered the idea and built an internal-combustion engine. Now man had an...

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Hummingbirds-‘Faster Than Fighter Jets’

In terms of body lengths per second, a diving hummingbird flies faster than a fighter jet, says researcher from the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. Christopher Clark filmed the courtship rituals of male Anna’s hummingbirds and calculated that when swooping to impress females, “the feathered...

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The human eye contains a retina-a membrane with approximately 120 million cells called photoreceptors, which absorb light rays and convert them into electric signals. Your brain interprets these signals as visual images. Evolutionists have contended that where the retina is placed in the eyes of vertebrates,...

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The Cold Light of the Firefly In tropical and temperate regions, the firefly is recognized by the flashing light it uses to attract a mate, Interestingly, the firefly's light is superior to the incandescent and fluorescent light produced by man. In fact, the next time you look at your electric bill,...

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