The word evolution is often used imprecisely, leading the public to believe that any biological change is evolution, and, therefore, it’s a fact.1 But phenotypic variation within the same species has nothing to do with evolution.
Recently, biological research has been conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS) by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.2 Scientists wanted to see how conditions ... More...
Research into insect eyes continues to reveal amazing structure and function. For example, although fruit flies’ eyes are attached firmly to their heads, it was discovered that their retinas can move internally to smoothly track visual motion.1
Scientists from the University of Konstanz, Germany, recently discovered how light is processed by the brain of the hummingbird hawk-moth. They uncovered the incredible ma... More...
Water that is nearly five times saltier than the ocean is deadly to most animals. But in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, scientists have found a tiny roundworm living in these harsh waters. The organism, called Diplolaimelloides woaabi, was recently described in the Journal of Nematology.1 Its discovery gives a clear example of how life can function at the edge of what is possible. More than adding a new species name,... More...
What if every living creature—from coral reefs and cold-water fish to mountain flowers and desert reptiles—followed the same hidden temperature rule? Scientists at Trinity College Dublin recently reported that all life seems to follow a single pattern called the universal thermal performance curve. This curve shows how living things react as temperatures rise and fall.1 The study, published in Proceedings of the Na... More...
Research into God’s living creation is dynamic and always surprising. This is true whether one peers into the deepest reaches of space or dives into the unexpected in laboratory research. Indeed, the vast field of microbiology (bacteria, fungi, and archaea) has barely been touched when it comes to discovering and describing new species of organisms.
In 2011, scientists found a strange and fascinating single-celled microorga... More...
An open access 2026 PeerJ research paper claims that T. rex took 40 years to reach its full adult body size, in contrast to a much shorter previous estimate of 25 years.1–3 This study is arguably the most rigorous dinosaur growth study ever performed, and it was based on more data than any earlier T. rex analyses. Longevity studies in living animals consistently show that animals that take longer ... More...
Research by ICR geneticist Dr. Jeff Tomkins was at the center of origins news in what has been called the “No. 1 Story for 2025.”1 The prestigious journal Nature confirmed (albeit grudgingly and belatedly) that the true genome-wide DNA similarity between humans and chimpanzees is no more than 85%,2 rather than the 98%–99% similarity that has long been touted in both the technical and popular sc... More...
Imagine a machine that keeps working even when its parts change slightly or its surroundings shift. Most human-made machines would fail under that kind of stress. Living cells, however, manage this every day. Life is not weak or accidental. It shows flexibility, responding to change while keeping its basic function. A recent study in Nature Ecology & Evolution highlights this ability, showing biological systems that seem prepared... More...