One of the most beautiful wonders of nature God has given us is the amazing variety of shapes of snow crystals that fall from the sky on a cold winter's night.

This month I will complete a three-part review of the RATE project (Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth). In October I presented the background considerations leading up to the project. In November I discussed the interpretation of Genesis as history, which was an important biblical basis for the scientific studies. The RATE project found that:

In the October Research column, I reviewed some of the background considerations for ICR’s recently-concluded RATE project (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth).

In the two years since RATE (Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth) reported its findings in several books, articles, and documentaries, the response within the creationist community has been generally positive concerning the quality of the work and the significance of the findings.

The sixth gathering of the International Conference on Creationism will be held next summer in San Diego on August 3-6. Nearly 100 abstracts have been accepted for the conference by the peer review committees, which will evaluate each manuscript for clarity and accuracy before final editorial selections are made.

Themes in this research conference will address: