Like all sciences, creation science has unanswered questions. This is why we are called the Institute for Creation Research—not the Institute for Creation Answers. Specifically, there are still some questions regarding the origin of predation, pathogens, poisonous plants, and parasites.

In regard to predation, a creation biologist stated,

During the summer of 2023, members of a scientific expedition into the densely tropical Cyclops mountains in Indonesian New Guinea were shocked to discover shrimp living in trees.¹ A 2021 report on land cruising shrimp in Thailand had stated, “Shrimp—unlike some crustaceans—cannot survive on land.”² Well, that’s old news now.

Most of us have heard about the steady increase in CO₂ in the earth’s atmosphere, sometimes called the Keeling Curve.¹ Many have tied this current upswing to climate change, and many have blamed the burning of fossil fuels for this increase. But is it that simple?