biodiversity

How Bison Reintroduction Increases Grassland Diversity

March 13, 2023

I have had several close encounters with bison while on vacations in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks and on Catalina Island. I'm glad...

Biology

by Hugh Ross Read

Snakes Designed to Breathe while Squeezing

May 23, 2022

During a ministry trip to Honduras in 2017, I stayed at a small ranch in the hills above the capital, Tegucigalpa. I was looking...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Largest Plants and Animals Are Designed to Benefit All Life

December 13, 2021

A visit to a national park or nature reserve wouldn't be complete without animal sightings—and the bigger, the better. It's a joy to experience...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Artificial Night Lighting May Cause Ecosystem Collapse

January 4, 2021

Who would have thought that turning on the lights at a beach resort could devastate coral colonies?

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

New Deuterium Measurements Bolster Big Bang Cosmology

December 28, 2020

One of the most definitive tests of the biblically predicted big bang creation model is the primordial abundance of deuterium.

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Earth’s Biodiversity Benefits All Life

December 21, 2020

Americans like options, lots of them. A visit to an American supermarket, a mall, or an online outlet like Amazon reveals a bewildering array...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Playing in Forests Benefits Children

November 23, 2020

As parents know, taking young children to the forest for camping, hiking, and recreation is a great way to relax and create family memories....

Biology

by Hugh Ross Read

Solar and Lunar Tides Designed for Complex Life

March 25, 2019

In August 2017, Reasons to Believe organized a conference on the fine-tuned design of the Sun and Moon that makes advanced human civilization possible....

Biology

by Hugh Ross Read

We Are Living at the Optimal Terrestrial Mammal Moment

February 4, 2019

Large terrestrial mammals bring delight to everyone. Such pleasure explains why zoos, wild animal parks, and safaris are so popular. It also explains why...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

What Species Problem?

October 6, 2016

Most of us know what a species is. Or we think we do. So why is the scientific literature replete with papers trying to...

Evolution

by Anjeanette Roberts Read