It has now been almost 50 years since a committee of evangelical geologists rebuked me about a paper I had just presented at the 1953 convention of the American Scientific Affiliation.

Two years ago it was reported that polonium (Po) radiohalos were still "a very tiny mystery."¹ Since then, extensive research into the geological occurrence and distribution of Po, uranium (U) and thorium (Th) radiohalos has been undertaken as part of the RATE project,² so now there are some preliminary results to report that are both significant and exciting.

After my recent university lecture on scientific creationism, a student referenced a Bible passage in Leviticus regarding insects to imply that the Bible contained errors and that Christianity and creation thinking are false.

As part of the RATE (Radioisotopes and the Age of The Earth) initiative instigated and coordinated by ICR, Dr.