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Anthropologist Wows Scientists - Jun 27, 2022

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Jeremy DeSilva of Dartmouth College gave an evening presentation at the end of this year’s week-long American Society of Mass Spectrometry conference. As a human fossil expert, DeSilva’s lecture discussed a different topic than what...

What's So Sad About This Dino's Disease? - Mar 3, 2022

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Scientists described the first evidence of a possible respiratory illness in a fossil. The common soil fungus Aspergillis can infect birds and reptiles today. The resulting disease, also called aspergillosis, causes the trachea’s soft tissues...

Dragon Art Defies Millions of Years - Feb 28, 2022

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Of all the displays in the 30,000 square feet of the ICR Discovery Center for Science & Earth History in Dallas, the Dragon Encounters exhibit has become some visitors’ favorite. It shows ancient art depicting what look like extinct...

"Simple Yet Elegant" Design in Fruit Flies - Feb 24, 2022

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Graduate student Shiuan-Tze Wu led a study of some ingenious organization into the odor-sensing cells of fruit flies. He and his collaborators at the La Jolla campus of UC San Diego found that the odor-detector cells in the insects’ antennae...

Remembering Dr. Kevin Anderson - Jan 21, 2022

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Dr. Kevin Anderson went to be with the Lord on January 16, 2022. He served the people of the Lord’s Kingdom with a lifetime of good scientific research. He earned a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Kansas State University, which qualified him for...

Pterosaur Contours Look Engineered - Dec 30, 2021

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Flying reptiles once flew through ancient skies. Most of our knowledge of these fascinating animals, called pterosaurs, comes from their fossils. But how well-suited were they for flight? Details from one newly analyzed specimen upgrade our...

Spider Silk Secrets Stun Scientists - Dec 20, 2021

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - Two separate spider research projects published remarkable results, both in the journal Current Biology. These spiders’ specific features show their miniature skills, and cause us to marvel at their Maker. Andrew Gordus is a neurobiologist...

New Evidence of Flood in Grand Canyon - Dec 9, 2021

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - The Coconino Sandstone, famously exposed near the top of Grand Canyon’s splendid sedimentary layers, remains a controversial rock. Two counterclaims vie for its origin. If wind formed the Coconino’s now-hardened sand dunes, then the...

ICR’s First Dinosaur Excavation - Nov 30, 2021

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - ICR conducted its first paleontological excavation on September 4-5, 2021. Last years’ inspection of a site on private property in Wyoming concluded that bone material partly exposed from a Morrison Formation outcrop might indicate a dig...

Haleakala National Park: One of Many Young-Looking Volcanoes - Nov 30, 2021

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Brian Thomas, Ph.D. - You can start the day atop the cold peak of Mt. Haleakala and end it on a warm beach on Maui. The sprawling volcanic mountain rises 10,000 feet above sea level. Nēnē birds, cattle, horses, and people populate its slopes and summits. When did...

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