Our 'backwardly-wired’ retina is an ideal structure to optimize colour vision.

A chemical reaction allows a tiny creature to stand out in the dark.

Renowned evolutionist J.B.S. Haldane famously said that evolution could never produce mechanisms such as the wheel and magnet. He was right.

Evolutionary theory adjudges jellyfish to be ‘primitive’. But a right judgment of the evidence impels a very different conclusion.

Even specialty vehicles such as dune buggies can end up hopelessly mired in sand. So designers of Martian robotic vehicles are looking to copy the ‘effortless’ all-terrain locomotion of earthly lizards.

Scientists finally discover how the female argonaut really uses its shell

The bacterium has “remarkable” and “sophisticated” nano-scale electric motors

Inspired by insect vision: new camera technology that can pick up detail in light and dark at the same time.

God’s creative power on display

The capacity for dark colouring is now known to be in each moth; and its caterpillar can detect twig colour through its skin, changing its colour to match.

Creationists are often accused of bad science or worse but a multiple award-winning, world-class engineer keeps putting the lie to these claims.

Ingenious depth perception of jumping spider eyes has inspired designers of micro-robot eyes.