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Inside September 2020 Acts & Facts

What's the story behind ICR's new President? What milestone are we celebrating this month at the ICR Discovery Center? How do comets affirm recent creation? Did someone really find Noah’s Ark? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the September 2020 issue of Acts & Facts!

God's Mysterious Ways
Have you ever found yourself wondering what God was up to? When life took an unexpected turn, you may have gone through difficult circumstances. Or perhaps you encountered situations that just didn’t...
Dr. Randy Guliuzza, ICR’s New President and Chief.,.
The Bible is full of stories of God using day-to-day activities to position people to accomplish His will. David was shepherding when Samuel called for him and anointed him as king. A woman drawing...
Plants Model Continuous Environmental Tracking
All plants and animals were divinely engineered with innate systems of adaptation that track various aspects of their environment and respond accordingly—an internal ability known as continuous...
A Xiphactinus Dig: Excavating Clues to Noah's Flood
A fossil dig team was just finishing its last day of excavating a two-meter-long extinct fish on a private ranch in Kansas. As dusk began to settle on the prairie’s badlands, two team members...
Amber Insect Fossils Still Glow
Fossilized tree resin is called amber. Its translucent sheen and natural beauty have been appreciated for centuries. Amber is mentioned four times in Scripture, such as in Ezekiel 1:4: Then I looked,...
Happy Anniversary to the ICR Discovery Center for Scien.,.
September 2, 2020, marks the ICR Discovery Center’s first anniversary. We’re celebrating the occasion with extra-special offerings for guests who visit during the first week of September...
Comets: Signs of Youth
A comet in the night sky is an awe-inspiring sight (Figure 1). People throughout history have sometimes seen comets as portents of doom. However, God warned the people of Israel not to fear such signs...
Did Someone Really Find Noah's Ark?
I recall a tough conversation with a skeptical student after speaking on creation and the Flood at a Christian school. This young man insisted he would never believe the Genesis Flood unless someone...
Matthew Maury's Paths of the Sea
Today’s oceanography and meteorology owe a great debt to Matthew Maury. He exemplified the biblical principle that whatever we do, we should do it “to the glory of God” (1 Corinthians...
One Generation Away
In 1967, Ronald Reagan delivered one of the most memorable lines of his storied career: “Freedom…is never more than one generation away from extinction.”1 The truth of...

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Living Centenarian Sturgeon: Extreme Genesis Longevity Is Plausible
Native American oral tradition contains stories of sturgeon living for centuries. While this was largely seen as folklore among conventional scientists,...

NEWS
Brainy Bees Solve Pollen Problem
The uncanny abilities of the honeybee cause entomologists to shake their heads in wonder.1,2 Scientists have long known that honeybees...

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October Wallpaper
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace...

NEWS
Possible Ark Site Has Mainstream Media Hopping
An organization named Noah’s Ark Scans is investigating a site called Durupinar, almost 20 miles from Mount Ararat in Turkey. Could it contain...

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Heroes of Creation Science: Henry M. Morris
“The creation/evolution issue is, in a very real sense, the most fundamental issue of all.” —Henry M. Morris Many people believe the...

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Creation Kids: Fungi
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APOLOGETICS
What is True and False?
by Patrick C . Marks, D. Min., and Brian Thomas, Ph.D.* In the first article of this series, we explained that truth—that which matches reality—is...

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The Cambrian Layer: Explosion or Burial?
The lowest sedimentary layer, rich in hard-shelled fossils, is known as the Cambrian record. Beneath it is the Precambrian, which contains far fewer...

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My Sheep Hear My Voice
Young people today can access more information in a matter of days than many people could acquire in an entire lifetime just a century ago. Smartphones,...

ACTS & FACTS
The Land of Truffula Trees
Deserts are often viewed as barren wastelands, yet they boast some of the most captivating organisms on Earth. You have to be unusual to live in a desert,...