Recently my friend John Beaton drew my attention to the tiny biological wonder that is the hydra. This aquatic "mini monster" defies all of our normal notions of biological aging and death. The animal's name comes from ancient Greek mythology of a multi-headed water...

As a creation speaker, I especially enjoy doing presentations at secular venues, like public schools and colleges. Though audience members can be hostile, it is an opportunity to actually engage many who are undecided or “on the fence” regarding origins. Since most...

Last month we introduced the puzzle regarding the Philistines being mentioned in Genesis 21 and 26. It seems that the Bible references them being in Canaan during the patriarchal age—at least 500 years before they are supposed to have migrated into the region...

In reading through Genesis recently, I became puzzled by the references to the "Philistines" in the patriarchal age. Genesis 21:34 says, "And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days." But wait, didn't the Philistines first come into the land of Israel...

Living fossils are really cool. They are basically extant (living) species that have remained morphologically the same as their ancient fossil ancestors. In the evolutionary view this morphological stasis over a long geological time span is hard to believe. Could it...

This month we conclude our series on the most poisonous animals on the planet by considering an arachnid, the Brazilian Wandering Spider (pictured rigth). This spider's habitat is the rainforests, from central to South America. They get their name because they wander...