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Science and the Bible

Are science and the Bible compatible? When the Bible touches on scientific matters, is it accurate? Consider what the natural world reveals and what the scientists who study it have to say on the subject.

All Viewpoints on the Origin of Life Was It Designed? Evolution Versus Creation The Bible’s Scientific Accuracy

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The Storage Capacity of DNA

DNA has been dubbed the “ultimate hard drive.” Learn why.

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The Storage Capacity of DNA

DNA has been dubbed the “ultimate hard drive.” Learn why.

Viewpoints on the Origin of Life

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A Mathematician Explains His Faith

A Biochemist Explains Her Faith

A Consultant Surgeon Explains His Faith

Why We Have Faith in God’s Existence

A Brain Pathologist Explains His Faith

Irène Hof Laurenceau: An Orthopedic Surgeon Explains Her Faith

Monica Richardson: A Physician Explains Her Faith

An Embryologist Explains His Faith

A Kidney Specialist Explains Her Faith

A Software Designer Explains His Faith

Massimo Tistarelli: A Roboticist Explains His Faith

An Experimental Physicist Explains His Faith

“I Am Convinced That There Is a Creator”

A Biotechnologist Explains His Faith

A Microbiologist Explains Her Faith

A Biochemist Explains His Faith

A Classical Pianist Explains His Faith

Petr Muzny: A Law Professor Explains His Faith

“I Am Convinced That Life Was Designed by God”

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Was It Designed?

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The Shock-Absorbent Skin of the Pomelo​—Was It Designed?

Oxygen Transport​—Was It Designed?

The Manta Ray’s Filtration System​—Was It Designed?

Animal Artistry​—Was It Designed?

Photosynthesis​—Was It Designed?

Nature’s Energy Management​—Was It Designed?

Light From Life​—Was It Designed?

The Human Body’s Ability to Repair Wounds

The Elephant’s Trunk​—Was It Designed?

The Arctic Ground Squirrel’s Brain​—Was It Designed?

The Sea Otter’s Fur—Was It Designed?

The Cat’s Tongue​—Was It Designed?

The Function of Cat Whiskers—Was It Designed?

The Dog’s Sense of Smell—Was It Designed?

The Horse’s Leg—Was It Designed?

The Bat’s Echolocation​—Was It Designed?

The Slug’s Adhesive Slime

The Shark’s Skin​—Was It Designed?

The Dive of the Cuvier’s Beaked Whale​—Was It Designed?

The Flipper of the Humpback Whale

The Pilot Whale’s Self-Cleaning Skin—Was It Designed?

The Dolphin’s Sonar—Was It Designed?

The Slime of the Hagfish​—Was It Designed?

The Sea Cucumber’s Smart Skin

The Grunion’s Spawning Technique​—Was It Designed?

The Structure of the Limpet’s Teeth

The Glue of the Barnacle

The Byssus of the Marine Mussel

The Shape of Seashells

The Color-Changing Ability of the Cuttlefish

The Salmon’s Efficient Swimming Style

The Light Organ of the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid—Was It Designed?

The Amazing Arm of the Octopus​—Was It Designed?

The “Seeing” Skeleton of the Brittle Star

The Seahorse’s Tail—Was It Designed?

Fish Schooling

The Remora’s Sucker​—Was It Designed?

The Hummingbird’s Tongue​—Was It Designed?

The Gannet’s Dive​—Was It Designed?

Bird Colors That Never Fade

The Owl’s Wing—Was It Designed?

The Upturned Wing Tip of Soaring Birds

The Emperor Penguin’s Feather Coat—Was It Designed?

The Energy-Efficient Flight of the Wandering Albatross

The Bar-Tailed Godwit’s Navigational System

The Nest of the Malleefowl​—Was It Designed?

The Thorny Devil Lizard’s Moisture-Extracting Skin

The Tail of the Agama Lizard—Was It Designed?

The Crocodile’s Jaw—Was It Designed?

Snake Skin

The Gastric Brooding Frog’s Reproductive System

The Japanese Tree Frog’s Call​—Was It Designed?

The Bumblebee’s Flight Control​—Was It Designed?

The Landing Strategy of the Honeybee

The Honeycomb—Was It Designed?

How Do Ants Avoid Traffic Jams?

The Ant’s Neck

The Carpenter Ant’s Antenna Cleaner

The Compound Heat Shield of the Saharan Silver Ant

The Periodical Cicada’s Timing

The Mechanical Gears of the Issus Leafhopper

The Locust’s Motion-Sensitive Neurons

The Katydid’s Remarkable Hearing

The Monarch Butterfly’s Migration​—Was It Designed?

The Butterfly’s Wing

The Light-Absorbing Butterfly Wing

The V-Shaped Pose of the Cabbage White Butterfly—Was It Designed?

The Remarkable Hearing of the Greater Wax Moth

The Shell of the Diabolical Ironclad Beetle​—Was It Designed?

The Sensors of the Black Fire Beetle

The Dung Beetle’s Navigation Skill

The Lantern of the Photuris Firefly—Was It Designed?

The Haltere of the Fly

The Fruit Fly’s Aerobatic Ability

The Jumping Spider’s Blurry Vision

The House Spider’s Sticky Secret

The Brilliant Blue of the Pollia Berry

The Flight of the Dandelion Seed​—Was It Designed?

The Mathematical Ability of Plants

The Storage Capacity of DNA

Microorganisms That Break Down Oil

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Evolution Versus Creation

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What Does the Bible Say About Creation?

Young People Talk About Belief in God

What Does the Bible Say About Dinosaurs?

How Did Life Get Its Start?

The Untold Story of Creation

What the Bible Tells Us About a Creator

Did God Use Evolution to Create the Different Types of Life?

Evolution or Creation?—A Studentʼs Dilemma

The Wonders of Creation Reveal God’s Glory

The Living Planet

The Wonder Element

Your Cells—Living Libraries!

Creation or Evolution?​—Part 1: Why Believe in God?

Creation or Evolution?​—Part 2: Why Question Evolution?

Creation or Evolution?​—Part 3: Why Believe in Creation?

Should I Believe in Evolution?

What Does the Bible Say About Evolution?

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The Bible’s Scientific Accuracy

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Does Science Agree With the Bible?

God’s Laws on Hygiene Were Ahead of Their Time

Does the Bible Teach That the Earth Is Flat?

How Can We Be Sure the Bible Is True?

When Did God Begin to Create the Universe?

Is the Bible Outdated? Or Ahead of Its Time?

How Science Affects Your Life

Reasons to Trust the Bible—Scientific Accuracy

Portraits From the Past—Ignaz Semmelweis

Portraits From the Past—Galileo

Portraits From the Past—Aristotle

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Publications

Was Life Created?

What you believe about how life began really does matter.

The Origin of Life​—Five Questions Worth Asking

Examine the evidence and then decide for yourself whether to believe in evolution or creation.

The Wonders of Creation Reveal God’s Glory

When we look closer at the natural world around us, we can perceive the qualities of the Creator and draw closer to him.

BIBLE TEACHINGS

Science and the Bible

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