Did Ancient Carbon Dioxide Compensate for a Cooler Sun? February 10, 2020 Most of us have only scant memories of our early childhood. While I can recall many details from when I was four years old,... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Miracles of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition, Part 4 February 3, 2020 As human bodies age, thermodynamics, gravity, and electromagnetism take their toll. And what is true for human beings is also true for planets and... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Why the Moon Lost Its Magnetism and Earth Did Not January 27, 2020 As human bodies age, thermodynamics, gravity, and electromagnetism take their toll. And what is true for human beings is also true for planets and... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Earth’s Furnace Is Ideal for Life January 20, 2020 Getting heat to cold places, especially during winter, ranks as a great human concern and source of comfort. And though we may not ever... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Complex Life Requires a Lot of Energy January 13, 2020 Have you ever had one of those mornings where you wonder where your get-up-and-go went? It takes a lot of energy to face the... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Diamonds Are Forever, But Not Earthquakes or Life December 30, 2019 “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” So the song goes, but the processes that created these gems, namely earthquakes, have not generated such lyrics.... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
The Day Earth Burped and How It Saved Humanity December 23, 2019 Have you ever been embarrassed by burping in a public setting? I have. I remember a time I was speaking before an audience of... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
What Happened 800,000 Years Ago That Made Civilization Possible? December 16, 2019 About 800,000 years ago Earth’s ice age cycle transitioned from being about 41,000 years long to about 100,000 years in duration. During a cycle,... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Baby, It’s Cold Outside: Global Cooling and Planet Habitability December 9, 2019 At this time of year, Christmas carols and songs are in full swing. One song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” won an Academy Award in... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Carbon Cycle Requirements for Advanced Life, Part 2 November 25, 2019 When humans experience or learn of an earthquake or volcano anywhere in the world, a natural response is to express concern and then mobilize... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Carbon Cycle Requirements for Advanced Life, Part 1 November 18, 2019 The movement of carbon through Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, crust, and mantle may not immediately fascinate everybody, but we will appreciate those cycles as we... Blog by Hugh Ross Read
Earth’s Carefully Crafted Crust November 6, 2019 Researchers have discovered still more indicators of divine design in Earth’s fine-tuned geophysical processes. These indicators belong to an intricate, life-essential cycle (called the... Publications by Read