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We Glow in the Dark —a Glimpse of Wonder entry™—

It sounds like a sci-fi headline: Humans glow in the dark! But tucked behind the dramatic claim is a quiet, beautiful truth — one that most people have never heard.   Japanese researchers equipped with ultrasensitive cameras set out to photograph something nearly impossible to see. Not heat. Not infrared. But visible light — light produced by the human body itself. And what they found is astonishing.   Our skin emits a natural glow. It’s called ultraweak photon emission — not
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Measuring Integrity

Zero Means Nothing… Right? — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

The label on the mint says sugar-free. The can of spray says fat-free. The cracker box boasts zero trans fat. Sounds healthy—until you read the fine print.   Here’s the catch: In the U.S., if a serving contains less than 0.5 grams of something like sugar, fat, or trans fat, companies are legally allowed to round that down to zero. That’s right—trace amounts don’t count… as long as they’re tiny per serving.   Take a “sugar-free” Tic Tac. It’s made with sugar. But because a sin
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Brain Food

Feeding Your Brain a Sugar Rush? — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —

If you’ve ever joked that your snack habit is just “fuel for your brain,” you’re not entirely wrong.   The human brain—though only about 2% of your body weight—uses roughly 20% of your daily energy, most of it in the form of glucose, a simple sugar. It’s the primary fuel for your neurons, which need a constant supply to transmit signals, form thoughts, store memories, and keep your entire nervous system in sync.   So yes, your brain loves sugar. But not in the way that soda a
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Human Development, Designed by Love

Before There Was Breath

Before There Was Breath — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —   We’ve followed the journey of a human life from spark to cry—from invisible instructions to audible arrival.   And now, looking back, it’s almost too much to take in.   Nine steps. Nine glimpses. Yet none of them tells the whole story. Not one entry could carry the weight of it all: the planning, the layering, the sequencing, the protection, the timing. All of it set into motion—not by accident or adaptat
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First Breath, First Cry — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 9 of 9) —

First Breath, First Cry — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 9 of 9) —   Everything has been leading to this.   The lungs are primed. The heart is ready. The body is aligned. And then—after months of silence—a moment shatters the stillness.   A cry.   But how does it happen?   As the baby exits the birth canal, its world changes instantly. Warmth becomes cold. Liquid becomes air. Pressure shifts. And in that moment, a cascade of events unfolds
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Heart of the Matter — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 8 of 9) —

Heart of the Matter — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 8 of 9) —   The human heart starts beating just three weeks after conception. Before the brain forms. Before the limbs take shape. Before the mother even knows she’s pregnant… a tiny pulse begins.   But what begins as a flicker becomes a thunderous transformation.   Inside the womb, the baby’s heart doesn’t function like yours does. Not yet. It’s running a temporary, alternate design—tailored for a world wh
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The Breath Before the Breath — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 7 of 9) —

The Breath Before the Breath — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 7 of 9) —   A baby’s first breath is a moment we celebrate. Cameras flash. Applause erupts. Tears flow. But long before that air ever fills the lungs, the body is preparing—in ways we’re only beginning to understand.   Inside the womb, a baby does not breathe air. Oxygen arrives through the umbilical cord, carried in the mother’s blood, passed through the placenta. The lungs? For now, they’re closed for busi
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Silent Witnesses — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 6 of 9) —

Silent Witnesses — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 6 of 9) —   Inside the womb, a child develops in secret. No breath. No sound. And yet… not alone.   From the earliest days of pregnancy, a complex conversation begins between mother and child. Not with words or thoughts, but with molecules. Proteins. Signals. Each one sent and received in precise timing.   Some of these silent exchanges are expected—hormones that help the placenta grow, blood vessels that dila
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When Balance Breaks — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 5 of 9) —

When Balance Breaks — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 5 of 9) —   When everything works as it should, pregnancy is a marvel of cooperation—a mother’s body nurturing a genetically distinct life with perfect timing and grace. But what happens when that quiet agreement falters?   The results can be catastrophic… or revealing.   Some of the most dangerous pregnancy complications arise when the carefully calibrated dance between maternal and paternal genes, hormone
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The Tug of Genes — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 4 of 9) —

The Tug of Genes — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 4 of 9) —   At first glance, it seems like the developing baby is quietly following instructions—just executing a prewritten plan. But look closer, and you’ll see something far more dynamic: a silent negotiation, a tug-of-war not between parent and child, but between the parents themselves—inside the child.   It’s called genomic imprinting, and it’s one of the most surprising discoveries in modern genetics.  
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Terraformers Within — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 3 of 9) —

Terraformers Within — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 3 of 9) —   Long before a baby’s first breath, a quiet drama unfolds inside the womb. It’s not soft lullabies and warm pastel colors—it’s more like an intense negotiation behind the scenes of life.   Picture this: A tiny cluster of cells, just days old, begins a bold invasion. This is the placenta, a structure built not by the mother, but by the baby—more specifically, by the father’s genes inside the baby. Like an advanc
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Divine Engineering Begins— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 2 of 9) —

Divine Engineering Begins— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 2 of 9) —   By the time the embryo nestles into the uterine wall, the future is already humming beneath the surface.   It’s been about a week since conception. Still invisible to the naked eye, this cluster of cells—now called a blastocyst—is anything but simple. Inside it, a fluid-filled cavity forms, surrounded by an outer layer of cells and a compact inner cell mass. That inner group? It will become the baby. The
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Spark and Blueprint — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 1 of 9) —

Spark and Blueprint — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ (Part 1 of 9) —   We tend to think of conception as a beginning. And it is. But maybe not in the way we imagine.   The moment a sperm fuses with an egg, something astonishing happens—something that science only recently discovered. A flash of light. Literally. As the two cells unite, a radiant wave of zinc particles is released from the surface of the egg. Some scientists call it a "zinc firework." But it’s more than celebrator
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Hidden Wonders of the Womb - 9 part series Coming Soon!

Hidden Wonders of the Womb — a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ — What if you could watch a masterpiece being painted—but only from underneath the canvas? Science tries this all the time. Researchers piece together discoveries from the womb like a mosaic, but many of its most beautiful features are still hidden in the shadows. Some things are just hard to observe while they’re happening.   This nine-part series explores a few of those hidden marvels.   These entries a
Plants

When Dinner Blooms

— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —   They hide in plain sight on our dinner plates, quietly disguising themselves as mere vegetables. But surprise—some of the most common “veggies” we eat are actually flowers.   Take cauliflower, for example. What we usually eat is the tightly packed head of immature flower buds. If left unharvested, that pale dome will erupt into a bouquet of small, mustard-yellow blossoms. Broccoli does the same thing—those little green nubs are each waiting th
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Desert Design

The Cactus That Doesn’t Jump

— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —   It sounds like something out of a desert horror movie: a cactus that leaps out to attack unsuspecting hikers. But despite its infamous nickname, the jumping cholla doesn’t actually jump. It just lets go—and lets gravity (and your clothing) do the rest.   The cholla’s spiny segments are lightly attached to the plant’s main body. All it takes is the brush of a pant leg, a curious dog, or an unfortunate ankle—and snap!—a segment detaches and stic
Plant Life

When Fruit Fights Back

— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ —   Most of the time, fruit is on your side. Apples crunch, grapes burst, and bananas politely melt in your mouth. But every now and then, one turns on you.   Enter the pineapple.   If you’ve ever felt a tingling, stinging, or even burning sensation after a few juicy bites, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining things. Pineapples contain bromelain, an enzyme with a very specific talent: it breaks down proteins. And that includes the
Human Design: Nervous System and Sensory Marvels

The Not-So-Humorous Humerus: Anatomy of an Unfunny Situation

— a Glimpse of Wonder entry™ — Have you ever hit your “funny bone”?   If so, you know it’s anything but funny. That sudden jolt of tingling pain shoots down your arm, stopping you mid-sentence and stealing your breath away—like some invisible prankster jabbed a lightning rod into your elbow.   But here’s the twist: it’s not even a bone. The so-called funny bone is actually the ulnar nerve, and it runs just under the skin at your elbow, right near the humerus—the upper ar
Systems of Wonder

The First AI?

a Glimpse of Wonder entry™   Artificial Intelligence—two words that seem to belong to our time, our technology, and our tangled age of cloud computing and digital voices. But what is AI, really? And how far back does it go? A Strict Definition By definition, artificial intelligence refers to a system—created by humans—that can perform tasks requiring intelligence, such as decision-making, problem-solving, or learning. The system must act on inputs from its environment and pro
Glimpses of Wonder – Astronomy

Saturn: A Giant Worthy of Awe

A Glimpses of Wonder Entry   We often speak of Saturn’s luminous rings — delicate, shimmering, and vast — as though that were her defining feature. And to be fair, they are breathtaking: a band of icy particles sweeping more than 170,000 miles from end to end, yet no thicker than a two-story building. They gleam against the dark like spun glass, and within their span, you could lay two Earths side by side with room to spare.   But Saturn is so much more than her jewelry.
Creation

Saturn’s Rings: A Sculpted Wonder

A Glimpses of Wonder Entry   Stretching tens of thousands of miles across Saturn’s middle, the rings sweep outward like a shimmering halo — yet they are astonishingly thin. In most places, they are no deeper than 30 feet — about the height of a modest two-story building. Even if you expanded Earth to the size of Saturn, you could hardly recreate something so wide, yet so delicate. It’s as if Jehovah Himself brushed a perfect ribbon around the planet, like a bow across strings — a harmo
Sensory Design

The Power of the Nip: Animal Reactions to Natural Triggers

A Glimpses of Wonder Entry   It was just a spoonful of peanut butter. I wasn’t trying to do anything special — just being a kid, enjoying a snack, hovering near my hamster’s tank. He was asleep, of course. Hamsters are like tiny, grumpy old men in fur coats who hate being disturbed before sundown.   But then I breathed.   Just a soft exhale through the wire cover, and suddenly the wood chips stirred. Not much, just a twitch — then a nose, rising like it was being dr

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