Thursday, September 17, is North Texas Giving Day, with early giving opening today! ICR is only where it is now because of the faithful, gracious donors who believe in our mission to honor Jesus Christ as the Creator and bolster confidence in His Word through science. We are so grateful for our donors and the fruitful work they allow us to do, and we invite you to join in furthering ICR’s ministry and the gospel through research and t... More...
According to the evolutionary narrative, life supposedly began as single-celled creatures that slowly became multicellular animals and plants. Through time, these evolved into a plethora of marine invertebrates (animals without a backbone), such as trilobites and sea stars. Over many more millions of years, invertebrates evolved into the first vertebrates—the fish. From these came amphibians like frogs, and eventually, fully terrestri... More...
Bumblebees got rhythm!
Rhythm is the “movement, fluctuation, or variation marked by the regular recurrence or natural flow of related elements.”1 People have the ability to dance and sing. Since grade school, we have been taught to recognize rhythm that underpins dance, speech, and music.
But zoologists have found that some birds and mammals can also perceive abstract rhythm (such as the ultrason... More...
Who would have thought that an extremely energy-efficient 3D camera is in a large part due to a tiny jumping spider?
Engineers at Northwestern University wanted to create a “depth sensor that could be used in resource-constrained situations where users don’t have unlimited access to power.”1 To put together this special camera, they turned to the jumping spider for design inspiration.
Jumpi... More...