It’s easy to take the solar system for granted, but our present, life-friendly configuration of planets and the Sun has not always been this… read more

Growing up in coastal British Columbia, I had access to rainforests. I loved the intense green colors, the roaring rivers and waterfalls, the shade,… read more

We’ve all heard that our houseplants grow better when we talk to them—but it’s not because they enjoy our company. They grow better… read more

Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. —Ecclesiastes 4:12 … read more

What does a wood-decaying fungus have in common with office aerobics? It’s not a joke. Both can help mitigate global warming when applied to… read more

Friends ask me how I am able to hike so fast in the mountains. My secret is not to wear a lot of heavy clothing. Even when it is 40°F, I will… read more

Atheists and agnostics often ask me if I am willing to allow possible scientific discoveries to falsify my Christian faith. They ask me to specify a… read more

Last fall the announcement that phosphine was discovered in Venus's upper atmosphere stunned internet science geeks.1 This announcement generated… read more

Are animals economists? In one sense the answer is yes. … read more

Considering Earth's long geological history, the Tibetan Plateau is a never-before-seen geographical feature (see figure). We are living during a… read more

People in the twenty-first century encounter no shortage of global warming news. For many of us, seeing the words "temperature tipping… read more

A universe like ours requires laws of nature, initial conditions, and fundamental constants. For the fundamental constants, if the values were to… read more

Astronomers’ quest to understand features of the early universe and how it originated includes making “maps” of leftover radiation… read more

"I feel your pain." Anyone in pain appreciates such an expression of empathy, but could these words be truer than we realize? … read more

Climate change has been and will remain a key topic of discussion and concern for many people. For scientists, sustained study of Arctic sea ice… read more

Can science test the veracity of biblical creation events such as whether Earth's early atmosphere was opaque? I have always maintained that the… read more

Does evolution or creation better explain the rapid emergence of complex animals? If there’s one event in Earth’s fossil record history… read more

From the fact that there are 400,000 species of beetles on this planet, but only 8,000 species of mammals, the Creator, if he exists, has a special… read more