Dead crocodiles downunder
Scientific experiments confirm that dead crocodiles need to be buried quickly in sediment to fossilize.
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Nazi child euthanasia and Hans Asperger
A new study shows that Hans Asperger actively assisted the Nazi eugenics policies.
Mirror spider “like a disco ball”
God’s amazing creation is full of never-ending surprises
Deadly plant’s flowers in amber deadly to evolution
Many people know that Strychnos plants contain strychnine, a deadly poison. The discovery of its flowers in amber is ‘deadly’ to evolution.
Goats can read human faces!
A new study shows that goats can differentiate between human facial expressions—an evolutionary conundrum.
Humanism: neither healthy, nor humane
Chaplains are religious representatives operating in secular institutions. Since humanism is allegedly non-religious, is not a ‘humanist chaplain’ an oxymoron, revealing humanism’s blatant double standards?
Over-engineered odour detectors
Fruit flies’ ability to sniff out explosives explodes evolution myth
Is the human body badly designed?
Refuting Human Errors: A Panorama of our Glitches by Nathan Lents.
Cannibal deer!
Deer show us that nearly any animal could become a carnivore … under the right conditions.
The sloth: Slowest mammal on Earth
This creature may lack speed, but its special features make gripping reading.
The atlatl (woomera) and the heron’s neck
Some have speculated that the idea of atlatl-assisted spearthrowing came from watching herons hunt.
Birdsong isn’t for ‘birdbrains’
Groups of plain-tailed wrens can sing a 4-part avian chorus with ease.