Science and religious belief often can and do connect. Astronomy developed in ancient times because our ancestors saw their gods’ actions and intent in the skies. The Book of Genesis contains a familiar creation narrative. You may be surprised to learn that …
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We often think of frogs as cute animals that make strange noises. But they’re more complex than meets the eye. These amphibians, along with their ancestors, hold an important key to how life on Earth developed. We’re constantly writing this elaborate histo…
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How old is planet Earth? Science places its birth at around 4.6 billion years ago. Creationists contend that Earth is less than 10,000 years old based on literal readings of Genesis. But comparing our planet’s natural history with Genesis’s first creation …
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Science and religion are at odds with each other—or at least that’s how it sometimes looks. While most religions are not actually hostile toward scientific disciplines, many evangelical Christians contend that the Big Bang theory is incompatible with a lit…
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How many species live on Earth? We don’t know, but estimates currently range between 5.3 million and 1 trillion. Many creation narratives, including the first chapter of Genesis, acknowledge the stunning multiformity of life on our blue and green planet….
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Life on Earth takes many forms. Some of our planet’s strangest creatures live in the oceans—bioluminescent octopi, transparent sea cucumbers, and crown-of-thorns starfish, to name a few. Random as these animals may look, their unusual appearances and body …
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Nearly every religion has origin stories about our planet and its creatures. These range from the mundane to the fantastic, with the Genesis account somewhere in between. While the meanings of words and phrases like “days” and “creeping things” are deb…
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