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Biological Bounceback at Mount St. Helens - Jul 31, 2020
/article/biological-bounceback-at-mount-st-helensBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Early one bright Sunday morning, Mount St. Helens looked as picturesque as it had for hundreds of years. Suddenly, an earthquake shook loose the north side of the mountain. This uncorked a torrent of heat, ash, and steam that torched trees,...
Why Don't Raindrops Bomb Butterfly Wings? - Jul 31, 2020
/article/why-dont-raindrops-bomb-butterfly-wingsBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Okay, I admit most folks have probably not thought to ask this creation question. But a bigger question gets answered when we examine the fantastic butterfly features that counter the force of falling raindrops. Butterfly wings are quite...
Evolution's Death Versus Jesus' Death - Jun 30, 2020
/article/evolution-death-versus-jesus-deathBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Cancer took the life of both my dad and a friend in the last several months. Death certainly injects misery into the joys of life. I know we must die, for “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23) and “all have sinned”...
Why Do I Believe in Recent Creation? - Jun 30, 2020
/article/why-do-i-believe-in-recent-creationBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - A student recently asked what I believe about the age of the earth. I replied that at one time I felt absolutely certain that the world was billions of years old. I even wrote a song that mentioned “the age of dinosaurs.” Now,...
The Rocket Bug: Lone Insect of the Open Ocean - Jun 2, 2020
/article/the-rocket-bug-lone-insect-of-the-open-oceanBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Various water-striding insects use small body sizes, long legs, and fine hairs on their feet to skate on the surfaces of ponds and streams. But life on the open ocean presents tougher challenges than landlocked waterways. Waves, fishes, salt, and...
How Not to Date Hominid Remains - May 29, 2020
/article/how-not-to-date-hominid-remainsBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - A recent Neanderthal study in the journal Science mixed detailed archaeological finds with stories about human origins. As is typical, the report’s age assignments for fossils fit evolutionary time instead of the Bible’s much shorter...
Does Scripture Say Anything about Climate? - May 29, 2020
/article/scripture-climateBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Climate change conversations squeeze their way into so many different topics, yet climate research is rife with confusion. Which scientists are right—those who say manmade pollution and greenhouse gases cause most global warming, or those...
Jungle Crickets Use Sophisticated Design to Avoid Bats - May 26, 2020
/article/jungle-crickets-sophisticated-design-avoid-batsBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - One hundred percent effective. How often does that happen, especially in the dog-eat-dog world of biology? Researchers from the University of Bristol in the UK and Graz University in Austria found exactly that in a life-saving strategy that a...
Spinosaurus Swam! How a Swimming Spinosaurus Fits Scripture - May 26, 2020
/article/spinosaurus-swam-swimming-spinosaurus-scriptureBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Spinosaurus aegyptiacus had a longer body than the enormous T. rex. In Nature journal, researchers published a new reconstruction of the extinct reptile’s tail, showing that it would have undulated side-to-side.1 They found that the tall,...
Subtle Idolatry in Modern Science - Apr 30, 2020
/article/subtle-idolatry-in-modern-scienceBrian Thomas, Ph.D. - Engaging in worship seems unavoidable for humans—even the atheistic thinkers who dominate modern science. Reverence and adoration lie at the heart of worship. Scripture tells us the ancient Egyptians, Canaanites, Israelites, and other...