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Walton's Lost World Obscures Biblical Clarity

	“Now, that was as clear as mud!” is an exclamation we’ve heard before. We picture a frustrated person having just heard a convoluted account where, despite their best efforts, they...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








Offshore Cenozoic Coal Confirms N-Q Flood Boundary

	Studies of stratigraphic data across multiple continents have revealed strong evidence of a global flood that extends to near the top of the Neogene-Quaternary (N-Q) boundary.1-4 Now the...
BY: TIM CLAREY, PH.D.








The Fossils Still Say No: Tumultuous Triassic Tussle

	The Triassic system of the geologic column is an enigma to evolutionists because it represents both a continuance of many life forms found buried in lower strata combined with an alleged and unexplained...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








Dinosaurs: Delightful Dragons

	A Florida woman recently received national attention when she suggested (somewhat in jest) that a long-tailed creature captured in early morning home security footage looked like a dinosaur.1...
BY: JAKE HEBERT, PH.D.








Acadia: The Maine Jewel Among America's Parks

	James J. S. Johnson, J.D., Th.D., and Tim Clarey, Ph.D.*

	Acadia National Park displays Christ’s artistry throughout almost 50,000 acres of forests, island wildlife, salty-air breezes, and...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








The Plate Twirler and Our Solar System

	Imagine opening a door to a room and seeing a plate spinning on a stick with a spin rate that makes it wobble. Then imagine you shut the door and go back in time three minutes. What would you expect...
BY: MICHAEL J. STAMP








Can Scientists Replace God with Nothing?

	Hebrews 11:3 says, “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God.” Do you find it a little odd that we must have faith to understand that God created the universe?...
BY: SCOTT ARLEDGE








Grasshopper Apologetics: No Need to Get Jumpy


	After spying in Canaan, 10 Hebrew scouts fearfully reported, “We saw the giants…and we were [by comparison] like grasshoppers” (Numbers 13:33). Like the cowardly spies, grasshoppers...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








A Prayer for ICR

	This month we invite you to join us in a prayer for the Institute for Creation Research’s ministry.

	Dear Jesus, Creator of all, we seek to glorify Your name in everything we do. Thank you...
BY: MICHAEL J. STAMP








Creation Kids: Moon

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	Were dragons real creatures? How balanced was our universe 6,000 years ago? Why is Acadia National Park significant for biblical creation? Can scientists replace God with nothing? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the July 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12854] [MACRO aaf_article, 12855] [MACRO aaf_article, 12856] [MACRO aaf_article, 12857] [MACRO aaf_article, 12858] [MACRO aaf_article, 12859] [MACRO aaf_article, 12860] [MACRO aaf_article, 12861] [MACRO aaf_article, 12862] [MACRO aaf_article, 12863]

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Evolution's Divide Is Creation's Opportunity

	Missed opportunities and bad timing often seem to go together. Military history has several notable examples of commanders who “seized defeat from the jaws of victory” when they delayed...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








ICR Ice Core Research Update

	In contrast to secular scientists, creation researchers think there was just one Ice Age that was caused by the Genesis Flood.1 Intense volcanism and rapid seafloor spreading during the Flood...
BY: JAKE HEBERT, PH.D.








The Fossils Still Say No: Global Flood Solves Permian P.,.

	Permian rock layers contain several of the fossil record’s greatest evolutionary enigmas. These rocks are found directly above Carboniferous strata, which I explained in the previous two articles...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








Marine Sponges Inspire

	The oceans are alive with God’s diverse and amazing creatures. Scripture tells us “God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly,...
BY: FRANK SHERWIN, D.SC. (HON.)








The Everglades: Two Biology Basics the Bible Got Right

	Brian Thomas, Ph.D., and Gary Parker, Ed.D.*

	Imagine a river 50 miles wide and 100 miles long but only inches deep. Its slow flow is hidden under tall swamp grasses punctuated by small, rounded...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








Does Radioisotope Dating Prove an Old Earth?

	Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Vernon R. Cupps, Ph.D.*

	When most people think about radioisotope dating, they think of carbon-14 (C-14), or radiocarbon dating.1 However, C-14, a radioactive...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








What It Takes to Make a Cell: A Review of The Stairway .,.

	Rare is the science book that can hold even an average reader’s attention. But The Stairway to Life does just that. Coauthored by biochemist Laura Tan and biomedical engineer Rob Stadler, it carries...
BY: BRIAN THOMAS, PH.D.








Even Seaweed Is Proof of God's Providence

	Tidewater-tossed seaweeds display God’s providence.1,2 Hidden in plain view, tidewater seaweeds are spectacular exhibits of Christ’s caring bioengineering. Seaweeds even serve...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








The Legacy and Faith of a Godly Father

	Good fathers serve an essential role in the family, and it’s surely fitting that we express our love and gratitude on Father’s Day. After all, the fifth of God’s Ten Commandments begins...
BY: HENRY M. MORRIS IV








Creation Kids: Coral Reef

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	How do the Everglades illustrate Bible-affirming biology? Why do marine sponges inspire engineers? What can we learn about God’s providence from sea otters and seaweed? How do Permian fossils confirm the global Flood? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the June 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12824] [MACRO aaf_article, 12825] [MACRO aaf_article, 12826] [MACRO aaf_article, 12827] [MACRO aaf_article, 12828] [MACRO aaf_article, 12829] [MACRO aaf_article, 12830] [MACRO aaf_article, 12831] [MACRO aaf_article, 12832] [MACRO aaf_article, 12833]

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Refusing to Live by Lies

	Perhaps my parents were naïve. They raised me to respect my teachers, the government, and other authorities, and to believe these entities acted in my best interests and certainly wouldn’t...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








Archaeopteryx by the Numbers

	Sometimes scientists get a chance to collaborate. This happened last year when a fellow creation-based researcher invited me to contribute comments about bird and dinosaur anatomy to his statistical...
BY: BRIAN THOMAS, PH.D.








The Fossils Still Say No: Enigma of the Carboniferous E.,.

	Many creationists and evolutionists alike are familiar with the initial huge explosion of complex marine life buried in the Cambrian rock layers at the beginning of the fossiliferous strata,1...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








Vertebrate Origins on the Ropes...Again

	In 1859, the Western world was turned upside down by the publication of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle...
BY: FRANK SHERWIN, D.SC. (HON.)








Is the Bible Evidence for Creation?

	Have you ever had a skeptic tell you to keep the Bible out of it when discussing origins? Skeptics claim we Christians argue in a circle, that we are using the Bible to prove the Bible. Although this...
BY: JAKE HEBERT, PH.D.








Zion National Park: Evidence of Deep Water Sand Waves

	Brian Thomas, Ph.D., and Tim Clarey, Ph.D.*

	It was like driving into another world when we emerged from Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel right at dawn. Zion National Park opened up to us in brilliant...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








Guided by Lynx to Appreciate Christ

	Not all tour guides in Alaska are human. Amazing animals of Alaska can guide us into learning creation truth. In fact, such animals should direct us—like projected arrows1—toward...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








Tributes of Honor and Remembrance

	At the end of a long day, a boss I had early in my career would often tell me, “No more today, Henry. My brain is full.” I found his comments rather amusing at the time, but the older I...
BY: HENRY M. MORRIS IV








Creation Kids: Volcanoes

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	How should Christians respond when authorities are in conflict with God’s Word? Can we trust scientific measurements and reports about fossil discoveries? Why is the Bible powerful evidence for creation? How does Zion National Park confirm the global Flood? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the May 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12773] [MACRO aaf_article, 12774] [MACRO aaf_article, 12775] [MACRO aaf_article, 12776] [MACRO aaf_article, 12777] [MACRO aaf_article, 12778] [MACRO aaf_article, 12779] [MACRO aaf_article, 12780] [MACRO aaf_article, 12781]

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Road Trip!

	We hope you’ve been having as much fun reading our park series in Acts & Facts as we’ve had preparing the articles each month. So far, ICR researchers have introduced us to Grand Canyon,...
BY: JAYME DURANT








Stronger Together: ICR's Education Outreach with CTI

	Intensive training in creation science can change your life. One of the most important experiences for June and me in our young married life happened in the summer of 1983 when we attended an intensive...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








Extinct Radionuclides

	What do you think of when you hear the word extinct? Dinosaurs, perhaps? Maybe saber-toothed cats, mammoths, or short-faced bears? We might also include the more recent Bali tiger, passenger pigeon,...
BY: VERNON R. CUPPS, PH.D.








The Fossils Still Say No: Missing Early Evolution of La.,.

	One of the biggest hurdles for evolution to overcome is the transition of creatures from living in water to living on land. In the previous article, I showed how all of the alleged aquatic ancestors...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








Some Marine Extinctions Were Caused by the Flood

	Genesis describes a one-time global catastrophe that completely inundated the world, destroying all air-breathing land animals. God made provision through Noah and the Ark to preserve all dry-land creature...
BY: TIM CLAREY, PH.D.








Building a Perfectly Optimal Flying Machine

	For thousands of years, people have dreamed of flying because they witnessed birds and knew it was possible. Inspired by a study of birds, the Wright brothers created the first functional flying machine...
BY: MICHAEL J. STAMP








Does Recent Research Support Human Evolution?

	In 1997, the Institute for Creation Research ran an Acts & Facts article on the lack of compelling evidence regarding our supposed evolution from ape-like ancestors.1 Years have passed,...
BY: FRANK SHERWIN, D.SC. (HON.)








The Painted Desert: Fossils in Flooded Mud Flats

	Brian Thomas, Ph.D., and Tim Clarey, Ph.D.

	The Painted Desert stretches across 120 miles of northern Arizona. Its sedimentary rocks show bright orange, gold, white, and even purple layers (Figure...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








Beware Sinkholes and Other Failing Foundations

	The sudden falling of some Christian schools can be compared to tiankengs, the geological term used for sinkholes that are at least 300 feet deep.1,2 Smaller sinkholes are more common, such...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








Pleasure in Our Purpose

	Eric Liddell was one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century and perhaps the greatest that Scotland ever produced. An international rugby player, Olympic champion, and world-record-holding sprinter,...
BY: HENRY M. MORRIS IV








Creation Kids: Bees

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	How will ICR expand biblical creation education this year? How do fossilized fish and land creatures confirm Genesis history? Does recent research support human evolution? What lessons can Christians learn from the Painted Desert, dinosaur fossils, and Petrified Forest National Park? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the April 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12718] [MACRO aaf_article, 12719] [MACRO aaf_article, 12720] [MACRO aaf_article, 12721] [MACRO aaf_article, 12722] [MACRO aaf_article, 12723] [MACRO aaf_article, 12724] [MACRO aaf_article, 12725] [MACRO aaf_article, 12726] [MACRO aaf_article, 12727] [MACRO aaf_article, 12728]

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Uncovering Creation Mysteries

	Our Creator could have immediately revealed everything there is to know about His creation from the beginning—but He didn’t. Could it be that He enjoys a good mystery? Perhaps He sees value...
BY: JAYME DURANT








ICR Upholds the Clarity of Scripture

	“The Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God” has been affirmed repeatedly from pulpits. But did you know this important declaration presupposes two other essential doctrines of the...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








Largest Canyons Were Formed by the Receding Flood

	Two newly discovered canyons in Greenland and Antarctica have a lot in common with Grand Canyon. Both canyons are as deep as or deeper than Grand Canyon and are at least 60 miles in length. But what’s...
BY: TIM CLAREY, PH.D.








The Fossils Still Say No: The Fins-to-Feet Transition

	One of the alleged greatest transformations in vertebrate evolution is said to be the emergence of creatures that traded fins for feet and transitioned from water to land.1-3 In other words,...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








A Texas-Size Spider Mystery

	The delightfully creepy spider belongs to a class called Arachnida—which is distinct from the “bug” class Insecta. Not surprisingly, according to the fossil record, spiders have always...
BY: FRANK SHERWIN, D.SC. (HON.)








Do We See Complex Design in Mosquito Eggs?

	Mosquitoes hatch from tiny eggs and spend a few days filter-feeding on things like bacteria, pollen, and algae. They molt three times as they grow, storing up the energy reserves needed to pupate in...
BY: SCOTT ARLEDGE








Gunnison's Black Canyon: The Flood Solves Mysterious Mi.,.

	Brian Thomas, Ph.D., and Tim Clarey, Ph.D.

	The Gunnison River winds westward from the Colorado Rocky Mountains through dry and dramatic landscapes. Morning sunlight enlivens Colorado’s...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








Do the Unpersuaded Have Enough Proof?

	At a local Bible conference, a respected seminary professor unintentionally contradicted the apostle Paul. During the Q&A session, he opined that “you cannot prove the existence of God to...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








Dross and Dilution

	The first of seven great signs of Jesus’ deity recorded in John’s gospel is the wedding in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11). By the time Jesus arrived with His disciples, the consumption of...
BY: HENRY M. MORRIS IV








Creation Kids: Human Hands

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	Why does ICR uphold the clarity of Scripture? How do we know that canyons were formed by the Genesis Flood? How do fossilized fish confirm biblical creation? Do we see complex design in mosquito eggs? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the March 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12669] [MACRO aaf_article, 12670] [MACRO aaf_article, 12671] [MACRO aaf_article, 12672] [MACRO aaf_article, 12673] [MACRO aaf_article, 12674] [MACRO aaf_article, 12675] [MACRO aaf_article, 12676] [MACRO aaf_article, 12677] [MACRO aaf_article, 12679]

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Memories and Missions

	As Director of Communications at the Institute for Creation Research, I reported directly to Dr. Henry M. Morris III for nine years. He was my boss, but he was also my friend. I have fond recollections...
BY: JAYME DURANT








The Mission of the Institute for Creation Research

	Every morning when I drove onto the military base where I worked I was met with a sober message. For many years it read “Remember the Mission!” and later it said “Our mission is…”...
BY: RANDY J. GULIUZZA, P.E., M.D.








Developing a More Rigorous Ice Sheet Model

	In the creation model, a single Ice Age lasting hundreds of years was caused by and quickly followed the Genesis Flood.1 In 1994, ICR atmospheric scientist Dr. Larry Vardiman published a...
BY: JAKE HEBERT, PH.D.








Remembering the Life and Legacy of Dr. Henry M. Morris III

	The Institute for Creation Research’s CEO, Dr. Henry M. Morris III, went to be with his Lord on December 12, 2020. After years of faithful service, Dr. Morris, known warmly around the office as...
BY: STAFF WRITER








The Fossils Still Say No: The Mystery of Jawed Vertebrates

	One of the greatest unsolved mysteries in the grand scheme of evolution is the transition between jawless and jawed vertebrates. In a previous article, I documented how jawless vertebrate fish appeared...
BY: JEFFREY P. TOMKINS, PH.D.








Created Cuttlebone's Sweet Spot

	God created Earth during the creation week just thousands of years ago. This includes its marvelous oceans—128 million square miles of salt water. In the 21st century, scientists and laymen alike...
BY: FRANK SHERWIN, D.SC. (HON.)








Arches National Park: Sculptures from the Flood

	Brian Thomas, Ph.D., and Tim Clarey, Ph.D.

	West of the Rocky Mountains in Utah, Arches National Park preserves some 2,000 natural stone arches. Only a handful of them have the grandeur to attract...
BY:  VARIOUS AUTHORS








Teachable Minds and Scientific Discovery

	“You could see stars hundreds of light-years away, not as they looked centuries ago but exactly as they are right this instant,” says Dr. Derek Muller in a recent YouTube video about measuring...
BY: SCOTT ARLEDGE








Buried Secrets Can Be Worth Uncovering

	Buried secrets sometimes surface, revealing hidden things. However, if no one is willing to do some diligent digging, much of what is concealed will remain undiscovered.

	For example, last year some...
BY: JAMES J. S. JOHNSON, J.D., TH.D.








Planting, Watering, and God's Increase

	During construction of the ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History, I spent a lot of time working with various crews of artists and craftsmen. One day as I watched three men shoveling dirt...
BY: HENRY M. MORRIS IV








Creation Kids: Jupiter

	by Christy Hardy and Susan Windsor*

	You’re never too young to be a creation scientist! Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s special Creation Kids learning and...
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	What is the mission of the Institute for Creation Research? What legacy did Dr. Henry M. Morris III leave behind? How will our Ice Age model impact the future of creation research? How does Arches National Park confirm the biblical account of Earth history? Discover the answers to these questions and more in the February 2021 issue of Acts & Facts! [MACRO aaf_article, 12616] [MACRO aaf_article, 12617] [MACRO aaf_article, 12618] [MACRO aaf_article, 12619] [MACRO aaf_article, 12620] [MACRO aaf_article, 12621] [MACRO aaf_article, 12622] [MACRO aaf_article, 12623] [MACRO aaf_article, 12624] [MACRO aaf_article, 12625] [MACRO aaf_article, 12626]

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