Today's New Reason to Believe

Creation Implications of a Fifth Force of Physics

January 23, 2023

Physicists have established that four fundamental forces of physics appear to govern all the observed operations within the universe. These four forces—gravity, electromagnetism, the...

Physics & Mathematics

by Hugh Ross Read

Are Humans Designed for Radical Diet Shifts?

January 16, 2023

Early human migration around the globe required that they adapt to available food sources. Such adaptability entails that the human digestive tract can tolerate...

Design

by Hugh Ross Read

Solving Star Formation Mysteries Affirms Big Bang Creation

January 9, 2023

Did God use natural forces and processes to form the universe's first stars? Recent images from the James Webb Space Telescope and infrared observations...

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

How Reducing Black Carbon Soot Improves Human Health

January 2, 2023

People everywhere are rightly concerned about the human-caused global generation of tiny, harmful particles. These particulates adversely affect human health and contribute to climate...

Philosophy & Ethics

by Hugh Ross Read

Fine-Tuned Fungi Rescue Plants from Toxic Pollutants

December 26, 2022

Fungi get a bad rap. They're most often labeled as parasites. They are such in the sense that they depend upon photosynthetic plants for...

Biology

by Hugh Ross Read

Early Humans’ Complex Food Preparation Supports Exceptionalism

December 19, 2022

Genesis 4:2–4 states that the first humans were cultivating crops and keeping flocks of animals. Until recently, anthropologists insisted that early humans were subsistence...

Human Origins & Anthropology

by Hugh Ross Read

Mitigating Global Warming While Boosting the World Economy

December 12, 2022

As I noted in last week’s Today’s New Reason to Believe1 and explained in an article posted last January,2 marine temperature proxy measurements leave...

Geology & Earth

by Hugh Ross Read

Can Geoengineering Cool Our Planet?

December 5, 2022

As I explained in an article posted last January ("More Evidence for Extreme Climate Stability"), comprehensive marine temperature proxy measurements have removed any doubt...

Philosophy & Ethics

by Hugh Ross Read

Seafood Consumption, Climate Stability, and Human Health

November 28, 2022

Is it time to eat fewer burgers and more salmon? Scientists have learned that replacing land-based animal protein with seafood holds promise for improving...

Philosophy & Ethics

by Hugh Ross Read

More Evidence for a Beautiful Universe

November 21, 2022

I'm frequently asked to debate whether the universe exhibits extraordinary fine-tuning. On one recent podcast, what was proposed as a debate on cosmic fine-tuning...

Fine Tuning

by Hugh Ross Read

Big Bang Implications of Detecting the Universe’s First Stars

November 14, 2022

Many astronomers have co-opted the term "holy grail" to refer to difficult-to-achieve potential discoveries that would catapult our understanding of the universe. The biggest...

Astronomy

by Hugh Ross Read

God’s Love Extends to Many

November 7, 2022

As a scientist, Christian apologist, and pastor, I've received thousands of questions over the years from people who've wrestled with challenges to the faith....

Theology

by Hugh Ross Read