Marvels of Creation
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Small Things
In biology, the most amazing designs are often found in small things. Take for example froghoppers. These “insects can perform explosive jumps with some of the highest accelerations known among animals”, say three scientists in […]
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A Natural History of Biblical Lands (6)
The Sparrow The Hebrew word is tsippor, which is rendered “fowl” seven times, “bird” 64 times and “sparrow” twice (Psa 84:3; 102:7). It is used of any small “clean” bird, but in the LXX the […]
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The Human Ear (Part 4)
The Inner Ear In the previous article we saw how the structure of the cochlea enabled it to separate sound into its component frequencies: waves travel along the basilar membrane until they reach their characteristic […]
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A Natural History of Biblical Lands (5)
Michmash Cutting through the land of Israel some 10kms north east of Jerusalem is a natural fault line running east-west where a deep gorge called the Wady es Suweinit (Nahal Michmash) descends from Geba to […]
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