Lateral Line: A “Sixth Sense” for Fish (And Other Cool Tricks)

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What’s remarkable is that this organ constitutes an analog-to-digital converter, as pressure waves (analog) are converted to electrical signals. Source
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Rare Fossil Preserves a Moment of Deadly Battle — And Recalls a Problem for Darwin 

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Pterosaurs appear abruptly in the fossil record of the Late Triassic, which agrees with the predictions of intelligent design theory. Source
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Three Realities Chance Can’t Explain That Intelligent Design Can

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The argument for ID could not be clearer: Unintelligent forces cannot rearrange atoms into computers and airplanes and nuclear power plants and smartphones. Source
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Yes, Ants Think — Like Computers

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Computer programmers have adapted some ant problem-solving methods to software programs (but without the need for complex chemical scents). Source
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