FISHY SIGN LANGUAGE
Galatians 5:13
"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another."
Humans aren't the only ones who use sign language, a recent study has found. Two types of fish are now known to use gestures to help them capture prey. Both the grouper and coral trout hunt cooperatively with other kinds of aquatic sea life. And they pull this off with sign language.
Though grouper are very fast in the open water, they are much too big to pursue prey that swim into small areas. But that's not a problem for the giant moray eel. Their slim bodies make it easy to crawl into small holes. So when the grouper's prey flees to an area it can't reach, the grouper points to it by rotating its body so that its head faces downward and then shakes its head back and forth in the direction of the potential meal.
Similarly, coral trout make gestures like the grouper's headstand signal to show their octopus hunting buddies the location of the prey. For the octopus, fitting into tight spaces is no problem.
We humans are often unable to accomplish a task by ourselves. If we are wise, we will ask others for help. And when others turn to us for help, we should do the same. God didn't make us all alike. We need one another within the body of Christ. Use the gifts God has given you to be of service to others. And remain in fellowship with fellow believers so you can build up one another in Christ.
Thank You, Father, for the gifts You have given me so that I may use them to serve others. And when I am in need of help, remove my pride so that I will allow others to minister to me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/fish-use-sign-language-130429.htm."Fish Use 'Sign Language' to Help Hunting Buddies," Discovery News, 4/9/13. Photo: Coral trout. Courtesy of Richard Ling. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Galatians 5:13
"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another."
Humans aren't the only ones who use sign language, a recent study has found. Two types of fish are now known to use gestures to help them capture prey. Both the grouper and coral trout hunt cooperatively with other kinds of aquatic sea life. And they pull this off with sign language.
Though grouper are very fast in the open water, they are much too big to pursue prey that swim into small areas. But that's not a problem for the giant moray eel. Their slim bodies make it easy to crawl into small holes. So when the grouper's prey flees to an area it can't reach, the grouper points to it by rotating its body so that its head faces downward and then shakes its head back and forth in the direction of the potential meal.
Similarly, coral trout make gestures like the grouper's headstand signal to show their octopus hunting buddies the location of the prey. For the octopus, fitting into tight spaces is no problem.
We humans are often unable to accomplish a task by ourselves. If we are wise, we will ask others for help. And when others turn to us for help, we should do the same. God didn't make us all alike. We need one another within the body of Christ. Use the gifts God has given you to be of service to others. And remain in fellowship with fellow believers so you can build up one another in Christ.
Thank You, Father, for the gifts You have given me so that I may use them to serve others. And when I am in need of help, remove my pride so that I will allow others to minister to me. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/fish-use-sign-language-130429.htm."Fish Use 'Sign Language' to Help Hunting Buddies," Discovery News, 4/9/13. Photo: Coral trout. Courtesy of Richard Ling. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
HOW MANY SMELLS CAN YOU SMELL?
Psalm 45:8
"All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad."
Until recently it was commonly thought that humans can smell approximately 10,000 different odors. But that's no longer thought to be true. So how many different odors can that nose in the middle of your face detect?
Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York set out to test the idea of 10,000 different odors. The number dates back to 1927, but it was never scientifically investigated. So they asked 26 people to identify a scent from three samples containing 128 molecules - two that were the same and one that was different. From this, they were able to tell how many different scents the average person would be able to distinguish if they were presented with all the possible mixtures that could be made from the 128 molecules.
So what was the official number? One trillion different odors - and even this, they say, is most likely an underestimate! Now, why would our Creator endow us with such an amazing sense of smell? Could He have been showing us how much He loves us? After all, the sense of smell enables us to appreciate the delightful aroma of flowers and food. In fact, we couldn't enjoy the food we eat if it weren't for our ability to smell.
Our sense of smell is one example of what is called God's common grace. He has given this gift to everyone, believers and unbelievers alike. But only believers can appreciate this as a gift from God and not an evolutionary accident of nature.
Thank you, Lord, for being so generous in the gifts you have given us. Make me more appreciative of these gifts every time I sit down to a meal or smell a rose. Your blessings, while undeserved, are truly unlimited! Amen.
"Nose can detect one trillion odours," BBC News Health, 3/20/14. Photo: Dogs might not have a better sense of smell than humans after all. Courtesy of Elucidate. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Psalm 45:8
"All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad."
Until recently it was commonly thought that humans can smell approximately 10,000 different odors. But that's no longer thought to be true. So how many different odors can that nose in the middle of your face detect?
Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York set out to test the idea of 10,000 different odors. The number dates back to 1927, but it was never scientifically investigated. So they asked 26 people to identify a scent from three samples containing 128 molecules - two that were the same and one that was different. From this, they were able to tell how many different scents the average person would be able to distinguish if they were presented with all the possible mixtures that could be made from the 128 molecules.
So what was the official number? One trillion different odors - and even this, they say, is most likely an underestimate! Now, why would our Creator endow us with such an amazing sense of smell? Could He have been showing us how much He loves us? After all, the sense of smell enables us to appreciate the delightful aroma of flowers and food. In fact, we couldn't enjoy the food we eat if it weren't for our ability to smell.
Our sense of smell is one example of what is called God's common grace. He has given this gift to everyone, believers and unbelievers alike. But only believers can appreciate this as a gift from God and not an evolutionary accident of nature.
Thank you, Lord, for being so generous in the gifts you have given us. Make me more appreciative of these gifts every time I sit down to a meal or smell a rose. Your blessings, while undeserved, are truly unlimited! Amen.
"Nose can detect one trillion odours," BBC News Health, 3/20/14. Photo: Dogs might not have a better sense of smell than humans after all. Courtesy of Elucidate. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
DINOSAURS ARE ONLY THOUSANDS OF YEARS OLD
Isaiah 43:20
"The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen."
Previously Creation Moments has reported on the surprising discovery of soft tissue, collagen, blood and even DNA in dinosaur bones. Researchers now claim they have discovered how such tissues can be found in bones that are supposedly millions of years old. A team of researchers, using Carbon-14 dating on multiple samples of bone from eight dinosaurs, revealed that the bones are only 22,000 to 39,000 years old!
The 10-member research team presented their findings at the 2012 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting in Singapore. After the applause died down and the conference came to a close, the report was quietly removed from the conference website by two chairmen who refused to accept the findings! Rather than challenge the data openly, they erased the report from public view without a word to the authors. Frankly, we're not surprised.
As John Michael Fischer of NewGeology puts it, "Carbon-14 dates in the range of 22,000 to 39,000 years before present, combined with the discovery of soft tissue in dinosaur bones, indicate that something is wrong with the conventional wisdom about dinosaurs."
Creation Moments couldn't agree more! Once again, we see how scientists are led astray by their preconceptions that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Since Carbon-14 dating is only used to date bones thought to be less than 50,000 years old, scientists never thought of using C-14 dating to determine the age of dinosaur bones. Or perhaps they were afraid of what they would find!
Heavenly Father, I thank You for scientists who are bold enough to challenge conventional scientific wisdom. I pray that evolutionists keep running into facts that show them that they are wrong. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Isaiah 43:20
"The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen."
Previously Creation Moments has reported on the surprising discovery of soft tissue, collagen, blood and even DNA in dinosaur bones. Researchers now claim they have discovered how such tissues can be found in bones that are supposedly millions of years old. A team of researchers, using Carbon-14 dating on multiple samples of bone from eight dinosaurs, revealed that the bones are only 22,000 to 39,000 years old!
The 10-member research team presented their findings at the 2012 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting in Singapore. After the applause died down and the conference came to a close, the report was quietly removed from the conference website by two chairmen who refused to accept the findings! Rather than challenge the data openly, they erased the report from public view without a word to the authors. Frankly, we're not surprised.
As John Michael Fischer of NewGeology puts it, "Carbon-14 dates in the range of 22,000 to 39,000 years before present, combined with the discovery of soft tissue in dinosaur bones, indicate that something is wrong with the conventional wisdom about dinosaurs."
Creation Moments couldn't agree more! Once again, we see how scientists are led astray by their preconceptions that dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Since Carbon-14 dating is only used to date bones thought to be less than 50,000 years old, scientists never thought of using C-14 dating to determine the age of dinosaur bones. Or perhaps they were afraid of what they would find!
Heavenly Father, I thank You for scientists who are bold enough to challenge conventional scientific wisdom. I pray that evolutionists keep running into facts that show them that they are wrong. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
FIREFLIES LIGHT PATH TO BRIGHTER BULBS
2 Corinthians 4:6
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
If you think that light-emitting diode bulbs are bright, wait until you see what scientists are developing - an LED that's much brighter than the bulbs we're already using. And we can thank one of God's most delightful creatures - the firefly - for lighting the path to these brighter bulbs!
An international team of researchers at the University of Namur in Belgium recently examined Photuris fireflies under a scanning electron microscope to see if they could identify the structures that produce the light. After identifying seven structures as candidates for increasing the brightness, computer simulations helped them determine it was the "misfit scales on the light-emitting organ's surface that boosted its brightness."
The multiple abrupt edges - much like the shingles on a roof - were seen to scatter light rays to increase the amount of light that escapes the firefly's glowing lantern. When a second team of scientists put this to the test by etching a similar shingle-like pattern on existing LED bulbs, they found it boosted the bulb's light output by 55 percent.
We don't know when these bulbs will available to consumers. Perhaps they'll be on store shelves by the time you hear this. But we do know that these brighter LEDs didn't come about by accident. They were designed by scientists and engineers who knew where to look for answers. After all, engineers know a good design when they see it!
Thank You, Father, for the firefly and the many other marvelous creatures that bear Your fingerprints of design. I pray that many people will see these designs and desire to learn more about You, their Designer. Amen.
http://discovermagazine.com/2014/julyaug/7-brighter-idea. "Fireflies Inspire Brighter Lights," M. Hoff, Discover, 6/2/14. Photo: The jagged scales on a firefly's lantern help the bug shine brighter. Courtesy of Optics Express. Used for educational purposes under the Fair Use provisions.
SHOOTING AT EVOLUTION'S CLAY PIGEON
Isaiah 64:8
"But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand."
Have you seen those animated films featuring characters made out of clay? Well, scientists at Cornell University have now published a study in which they claim that clay could have helped real life arise spontaneously from non-life millions of years ago. Scientists refer to this as abiogenesis. But Creation Moments says it's just as likely that one of those animated clay characters could suddenly come to life.
The Cornell researchers claimed that clay was a key ingredient when life spontaneously emerged from non-life in earth's early years. In other words, forget what Louis Pasteur accomplished in his experiments that proved life doesn't arise spontaneously from non-life. According to Cornell professor Dan Luo, "We propose that in early geological history, clay hydrogel provided a confinement function for biomolecules and biochemical reactions."
Not all scientists, however, agree with such speculations. For instance, Dr. Kevin Anderson, a research microbiologist with a Ph.D. in microbiology, said that despite the Cornell report, "there is not a shred of evidence that life can form spontaneously under any conditions."
Evolutionary biologists frequently attempt to break scientific laws - in this case, the law of biogenesis that states that life only comes from life. Let us remind evolutionists that biogenesis is not just a good idea, it's the law!
Father, I pray that You will help people see the folly of believing in something as foolish as abiogenesis and that You will show them that life and eternal life come only from You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
https://cornell.app.box.com/clay. "Evolutionists Claim Clay Caused Life to Spontaneously Emerge From Non-Life," Christian News, 11/11/13. Photo: Gumby, an animated clay character popular in the 1950s. Used for educational purposes under the Fair Use provisions.
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