When developing modern systems, mankind is very adept at putting in place contingency plans. They are there to anticipate events rolling out of control or to prevent significant loss or damage. Sometimes they are effective, many times, however, they prove to be totally inadequate. The point, though,…
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How insects fly has been a mystery to scientists for many years. How can, say, a big heavy bumblebee beat its tiny wings and fly? According to the conventional laws of aerodynamics, insects cannot fly. Studies of animal flight have attained a new level of detail over the last decade, due to …
The second of the three stages of our hearing apparatus is the middle ear.
The middle ear transfers the vibration of sound from the ear-drum to the cochlea where it can be converted into nerve signals. This transfer of vibration from one place to another might appear to be a very simple t…
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We often take our hearing for granted. Whether it is the calming sound of the waves as they collapse upon the shore, or the delightful strains of a gentle symphony, hearing just seems to happen and with little effort on our part!
But behind all of this lies a mechanism that is tremendously …
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As worshippers of the living God, it seems only right that we should appreciate the beauties and wonders of His Creation around us,” writes Brother David Burges on page 134 of his 202-page book Wonders of Creation — The Works of the Divine Designer published by The Testimony in 2017. He…
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Whales are the most majestic of all living reatures. Their power and sheer size, the distances they can travel, and their ability to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles, fill us with awe. But the most impressive of all is the Sperm Whale. The male Sperm Whale is the largest hunter eve…
