Swiss psychologists develop phobia app; Parents choose charter and private schools for children locked out of public education; Biologists identify gene mutation linked to pigeon beak size; Texas governor signs law banning drugs that induce abortion; Interdisciplinary team publishes hypothesis to explain fire layer around Sodom; Geneticists analyze Polynesian DNA to map migrations . . . and other stories reviewed during this September 29, 2021, broadcast of Answers News.

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"Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven. And he overthrew those cities, and all the valley, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground."
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Articles:

Incredibly realistic AR spiders are here to help you battle arachnophobia
https://www.cnet.com/news/incredibly-realistic-ar-spiders-are-here-to-help-you-battle-arachnophobia/

Charter, private schools see growth during pandemic as 1.4 million kids taken out of public schools: study
https://www.christianpost.com/news/240k-students-switch-to-charter-schools-during-pandemic-study.html

Darwin’s short-beak enigma solved
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210921125156.htm

Texas governor signs bill banning ‘abortion inducing drugs’ after seven weeks of pregnancy
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/texas-governor-signs-bill-banning-abortion-inducing-drugs-after-seven-weeks-of-pregnancy/

A giant space rock demolished an ancient Middle Eastern city and everyone in it – possibly inspiring the Biblical story of Sodom
https://theconversation.com/a-giant-space-rock-demolished-an-ancient-middle-eastern-city-and-everyone-in-it-possibly-inspiring-the-biblical-story-of-sodom-167678

Story of epic human voyages across Polynesia revealed by genetics
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2291104-story-of-epic-human-voyages-across-polynesia-revealed-by-genetics/

How humans lost their tails
https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/how-humans-lost-their-tails-1032917.html

Mathematical Analysis of Fruit Fly Wings Hints at Evolution’s Limits
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematical-analysis-of-fruit-fly-wings-hints-at-evolutions-limits-20210920/

Christian schools should be thoroughly Christian
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/christian-schools-should-be-thoroughly-christian.html

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