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ICR Scientist Publishes Dino Protein in Mainstream Journal
Conventional thinking relegates creationists—folks who believe that God created the world only thousands of years ago—to quack science. After all, are they not brimming with irrational bias?...
Why Aren't There Any Flightless Bats?
Animals designed to fly are classified into four groups: the extinct flying reptiles (pterosaurs), insects, mammals (bats), and birds. According to the creation model, bats and birds were created on...
Spring 2025
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Rocky Exoplanets Are Literally Being Vaporized
Astronomers have discovered a disintegrating rocky planet in another solar system.1,2 This extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, has been given the designation BD+05 4868 Ab. It orbits so close...
Hot Springs & Badlands – Folded Rock, Fossil Graveyar.,.
America is home to stunning forests, mountains, monuments, and other wondrous features. The unique beauty of many of these locations has prompted both state and federal governments to designate...
Mammals ''Shrank'' After Post-Flood Ice Age
By examining fossils from 19 archaeological sites in Jordan’s Azraq Basin, researchers have concluded that gazelles, hares, and foxes shrank in size at the end of the Ice Age.1 This...
Breaking News: Ancient Mollusks Were Complex
Mollusks consist of a wide range of invertebrates that include the intelligent octopus, pulmonated snails (gastropods), and bivalves (clams). They appear suddenly in the early Cambrian about 514 million...
Dino Trackway Leads Straight to a Young Earth
Uncovering animal tracks and trackways in sedimentary rocks is a testament to the Genesis Flood.1–4 Fascinating discoveries continue to be made with the latest trackway (200 footprints)...
February 2025 ICR Wallpaper
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8 NKJV)
ICR's February 2025 wallpaper is now available for mobile,...
Fascinating Dino Fossil Finds! | Creation.Live Podcast:.,.
Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures and the fossils they've left behind inspire awe and wonder. Many scientists claim that the existence of these fossils definitively proves that these mighty...
New Antarctic Ice Core: Good News for Creationists
Scientists have successfully drilled a fourth long ice core in East Antarctica.1 This new core, which reached to bedrock, has bottom ice that is believed to be, by uniformitarian reckoning,...
Towers, Buttes, and Gardens of Stone - Exploring Americ.,.
America is home to stunning forests, mountains, monuments, and other wondrous features. The unique beauty of many of these locations has prompted both state and federal governments to designate...
Oldest Dinosaurs in North America Explained by the Flood
A team of conventional paleontologists claims to have found the oldest dinosaur in North America, rivaling the oldest dinosaur remains found anywhere.1 Discovered in Fremont County, Wyoming,...
Leaf and Stick Insect Variation
The phylum Arthropoda suddenly appears in the fossil record in a most un-Darwinian way.1 The largest group within the arthropods is the class Insecta—the insects. There is no fossil...
Snowflakes: A Symphony of Intricacy and Beauty
Snowflakes are among the most exquisite forms that nature has to offer, and no two flakes are alike. Several evolutionists have attempted to use the order of crystal formation, a result of atomic structures...
Molecular Machines Twist Evolution
We read in the first chapter of Romans that God loves us so much that He has given us a general revelation of what He has created. Verse 19 states, “what may be known of God is manifest in them;...
America's Oldest National Park - Exploring the Unique F.,.
America is home to stunning forests, mountains, monuments, and other wondrous features. The unique beauty of many of these locations have prompted both state and federal governments to designate...
Binary Star Pair Detected Near Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers have detected a likely binary star pair, designated as D9, orbiting the supermassive black hole Sag A* at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.1,2 As the name implies, a binary...
The Jaw Drops an Evolutionary Explanation
The lepidosaurs are a large and diverse group of land vertebrates that include the snakes and lizards. There are almost 12,000 species of these animals. But evolutionists still do not know where they...
''Super-Puff'' Exoplanets: Evidence of Youth?
Astronomers have inferred the presence of a fourth exoplanet in the Kepler-51 star system.1,2 They made the discovery when the third exoplanet in the system passed in front of its host star...
A Fresh Start
"That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which...
January 2025 ICR Wallpaper
"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind." (Isaiah 65:17 NKJV)
ICR's January 2025 wallpaper is now available for...
Gene Complexity Showcases Engineered Versatility
In the early days of molecular genetics in the 1960s and ’70s, researchers widely held that a gene could be defined as a single, discrete entity that encodes the information to make a protein....
The Courage of Conviction
Several years ago, a young pastor assumed leadership of his father’s church. The church was located in a large city with an increasing population and technological advancements. Feeling the pressure...
Mice That Prey on Scorpions and Tarantulas
Don’t underestimate the ferocity of a humble-looking little mouse—especially if it lives inside Grand Canyon.
Although various mice inhabit Grand Canyon, the fiercest hunter among...
A Great Year of Development! 2024 Year in Review
The Institute for Creation Research had another outstanding year advancing creation science in 2024! We’ll use this opening issue of Acts & Facts to recap ICR’s major activities and...
Theodore Roosevelt National Park: Testimony to the Rece.,.
by Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Mike Mueller, M.S.*
Nestled next to Medora, North Dakota, and 45 miles east of Glendive, Montana, Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) consists of three separate units....
Creation Kids: Neptune
by Renée Dusseau and Susan Windsor*
You're never too young to be a creation scientist and explore our Creator's world. Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s...
All Things New
"And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful." (Revelation 21:5)
The coming of a new year is...
Joy to the World
Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.’” (Luke 2:10)
When God became man and Jesus was...
Butterfly Learning and Memory
Insects, such as the winged insects in the order Lepidoptera, continue to reveal incredible abilities with some facets that zoologists thought were reserved only for vertebrates.
Recently, entomologists...
3 Game-Changing Benefits of a Theory of Biological Desi.,.
Science is objective. At least, that’s what we’re told. But there are inherent issues with this statement that can cause very real confusion. How can two rational, intelligent people...
Hong Kong Dinosaurs Explained by the Flood
The recent discovery of the first dinosaur fossils in Hong Kong came as a surprise to evolutionary paleontologists. It was totally unexpected since most of the rocks in Hong Kong are volcanic in origin.1...
''Ancient'' Skin Impressions
Cornified skin is the top layer of skin (epidermis) and is composed of dead skin cells that are tightly packed together and thickened. This is the Creator’s way of protecting people and animals...
Heart Cockle Shells: Another Amazing Case for Creation
There has been an incredible discovery concerning a bivalve mollusk called the heart cockle (Corculum cardissa). These bivalves have symbiotic partnerships with photosynthetic dinoflagellates called...
Bird Brain Evolution?
Recently, a fascinating bird skull dated by evolutionists to be over “80 million years old” was discovered at a Brazilian quarry.1
Paleontologists are calling it Navaornis...
Undoing Darwin's DEVIOUS Designs | The Creation Podcast.,.
Science is objective. At least, that’s what we’re told. But there are inherent issues with this statement that can cause very real confusion. How can two rational,...
December 2024 ICR Wallpaper
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14 NKJV)
ICR's December 2024 wallpaper...
From the Beginning to the End | Creation.Live Podcast: .,.
Genesis and Revelation provide stunning bookends of the biblical canon. The first describes the beginning of creation while the second gives us insight into future eternity. Both are vital pieces...
Kids Edition 2024: Just for Kids!
Hi, kids! Have you ever stopped to think about how amazing the world is? This special kids’ edition of Acts & Facts explores some of God’s special animals and plants. It dives into deep...
Kids Edition 2024: Penguins
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
What looks...
Kids Edition 2024: Lemurs
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One special...
Kids Edition 2024: Turtles & Tortoises
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
Turtles and...
Kids Edition 2024: Armored Dinosaurs
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
God created...
Kids Edition 2024: Carnivorous Plants
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Carnivorous...
Kids Edition 2024: Earthquakes
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
While earthquakes...
Kids Edition 2024: Caves
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
When it comes...
Kids Edition 2024: Space Rocks!
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
What’s...
Kids Edition 2024: Saturn
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
The gas giant...
Kids Edition 2024: Language
Hi, kids! We created a special Acts & Facts just for you! Have fun doing the activities while learning about the wonderful world God gave you to enjoy and take care of.
After the...
Happy Thanksgiving!
All of God’s children must overcome the temptation to allow God’s sovereign provision of our needs to be overshadowed by the pleasure of our bounty and blessings—especially during...
Where Paleontology Fails, Paleo-Robots Avail
A Phys.org science article begins with what could be read as a religious story that occurred a long, long time ago.
Life on Earth started in the oceans. Beginning around 390 million years ago, however,...
Puzzling Fossils at an Unlikely Time
Wherever and whenever life is found, it is incredibly complex. This certainly applies to cyanobacterial photosynthetic life that supposedly were some of the simplest and very first organic life forms...
A Theory Designed to Be...Anti-Design | The Creation Po.,.
Science is objective. At least, that’s what we’re told. But there are inherent issues with this statement that can cause very real confusion. How can two rational,...
Seeing the Case for Creation in Fruit Flies
Our brain is designed to smoothly and constantly process what we see via the incredibly sensitive photoreceptors (cones and rods) of our eyes.1 But throughout a typical day, our eyes may...
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Amazing Defense Systems
Bacteria (prokaryotes) are ubiquitous. A fraction cause disease in people, animals, and plants, but the majority are the foundation for the global food web, the nitrogen cycle, soil formation, and are...
Octopus and Fish Plan a Complex Coordinated Hunt
The octopus—an invertebrate—never fails to surprise researchers with its incredible abilities.1,2
The octopus was designed by the Lord Jesus with amazing powers of perception,...
A ''40 million year old'' 100% European Gnat
Finding well-preserved creatures in amber1 is a landfall for creation scientists, much like the numerous discoveries of soft dinosaur tissue in fossils.2 Another find has...
The Undeniable Power of Narrative | The Creation Podcas.,.
Science is objective. At least, that’s what we’re told. But there are inherent issues with this statement that can cause very real confusion. How can two rational, intelligent...
Paintbrush of the Creator
Who doesn’t enjoy the amazing color patterns of butterflies?1,2 Such beautiful designs and construction do not reflect blind naturalistic forces3 but the Creator’s...
November 2024 ICR Wallpaper
"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV)
ICR's November 2024 wallpaper...
RNA Hoops: When Circular Reasoning Makes Sense
If the regulatory picture of the genome were not complicated enough, over the past decade scientists have discovered another level of Darwinian-defying biocomplexity involving a whole new class...
Applying the Theory of Biological Design to Optimal Owl.,.
by Randy J. Guliuzza, P.E., M.D., and Aaron T. Guliuzza, P.E.*
If the greatest writers had been well-versed in fields of science, then history might have also remembered them...
A Journey to the Truth of Creation
I recently had lunch with the chief academic officer of a local Christian university. As we connected over our meal, I could see his excitement about ICR’s research and our Discovery Center. He...
The Jaw-Dropping Design in Hawaii's State Fish
Hawaiians call their state fish the humuhumunukunukuapua’a, or humuhumu for short, and snorkelers marvel at its wild paint job as it flits beneath basalt reefs. Scientifically named Rhinecanthus...
Gunnison National Forest: Adaptable Aspens and Warped Rocks
Gunnison National Forest’s 1.67-millionplus acres showcase stunning views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The Continental Divide forms its eastern border, and other parks nestle against its many...
Creation Kids: Owls
by Sydney Walters and Susan Windsor*
You're never too young to be a creation scientist and explore our Creator's world. Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s...
Reformation Day, October 31
Five hundred years ago in Wittenberg, Germany, an unusual scholar changed the course of human history using pen and hammer. Dr. Martin Luther protested unbiblical church teachings and practices—especially...
Creation's Bullseye
The first sentence in a recent evolutionary news story set the stage for the rest of the article: “Flowers like hibiscus use an invisible blueprint established very early in petal formation that...
The Fascinating Feathers of Our Flying Friends | Creati.,.
Birds are incredible creatures, able to fly and migrate with ease. Beyond that, their feathers are exceptionally designed, allowing our avian friends to do what they do best.
Hosts...
Is a Spiny Slug the Mollusc's Ancestor?
The phylum Mollusca (molluscs) is an amazing1 and diverse assemblage of invertebrates. It includes squids, clams, tusk shells, octopuses, snails, and chitons.
What was the origin of this...
The Foul Fruits of Racism | The Creation Podcast: Episode 84
Racism and its foul fruits have plagued humanity for thousands of years and in the past couple of centuries it seems to have only reared its ugly head all the more. There are some that...
Central Greenland Recently Ice-Free, But Why?
Microfossil willow wood, fungi, insect body parts, and a poppy seed have been recovered from sediments at the bottom of central Greenland’s two-mile-long GISP2 ice core.1,2 This find...
Alleged Protocells
In a February 1, 1871, letter to his best friend, botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, Charles Darwin suggested a warm little pond was the site where primitive life first arose.1 But the place,...
Evolution vs. a Family That Walks on All Fours
In 2006 a story broke that a Kurdish family in southern Turkey had a number of their members that walked on their palms. This caused excitement among some in the evolutionary community because they...
''Surprisingly Recent'' Lunar Volcanism?
Tiny volcanic glass beads suggest “surprisingly recent” lava flows on the moon that are “difficult to reconcile with the accepted history of lunar volcanism.”1,2 These...
On the Origin of Racism | The Creation Podcast: Episode 83
Racism and its foul fruits have plagued humanity for thousands of years and in the past couple of centuries it seems to have only reared its ugly head all the more. There are some that...
Methuselah-Like Longevity in Pre-Flood Mammals
Genesis claims that people in the pre-Flood world routinely attained 900-year lifespans. The best-known example is Methuselah, who had the longest recorded lifespan of 969 years (Genesis 5:27). Skeptics...
Was an Insect Ancestor Discovered?
There is nothing simple about an animal group called the euarthropods (phylum Euarthropoda), which includes insects, crustaceans, and extinct trilobites.
Evolutionists stated in a recent issue of...
October 2024 ICR Wallpaper
"The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined."
(Isaiah 9:2 NKJV)
ICR's...
ICR 2024 Resource Catalog
At the Institute for Creation Research, our mission is not only to conduct research demonstrating how science confirms Scripture but also to share this with others so they, too, may glorify Jesus as the...
Collapsed Utah Arch Prompts Questions about Arch Formation
We lost a natural wonder to gravity and erosion on Thursday, August 8, 2024.1 Those who visited Double Arch, also called “Hole in the Roof Arch,” in Glen Canyon National Recreation...
Beetle Blasts and Biomimetics | Creation.Live Podcast: .,.
Though tiny, the bombardier beetle is a fascinating masterclass in design. Evolutionists claim that this explosive insect came about by chance, but frankly, that's impossible.
Hosts...
Another Arch Collapse at a National Park
Erosion and other natural forces upon sedimentary formations such as exposed cliffs and arches belie the millions of years during which they allegedly existed.1,2
Recently,
A popular...
Living in Light of Genesis | The Creation Podcast: Epis.,.
The world tells us that the book of Genesis is, if not entirely, at least partially a myth. We are told that history, archaeology, and science contradict supernatural creation and that there...
Does Pauli Exclusion Rescue Dino Protein?
Perhaps no other fossil discoveries have rocked the world of paleontology more than original organics like proteins in old bones. ICR helps curate a list of mainstream science publications that describe...
Support the ICR Discovery Center on North Texas Giving .,.
It's North Texas Giving Day! We invite you to support our unique creation museum and planetarium in Dallas, TX—the ICR Discovery Center. Your gifts on this special day will help us continue...
Evolution's Hypothetical Last Universal Common Ancestor
Evolutionists utilize a theoretical tree of life that takes people, plants, and animals back into deep evolutionary time to an unobserved, unknown, hypothetical last universal common ancestor (LUCA)....
More Woolly Mammoth DNA
Woolly mammoths of the Ice Age1 were once found in huge numbers in Siberia, northern Europe, and North America.
Organic remains from “prehistoric” animals such as dinosaurs...
Giants, Genetics, and Pre-Flood Longevity | The Creatio.,.
Scripture describes humans living for a very long time, nearly a millennium before the Flood. Many scoff at this, stating this is reason to disregard the Bible. Even some evangelicals claim...
Reflecting on Five Years of the ICR Discovery Center
Since its grand opening on September 2, 2019, the ICR Discovery Center has encouraged thousands of visitors from all over the world with science that proclaims Scripture. Thursday, September 5, the...
The Magnificence of a Colorful Autumn: Beauty and Compl.,.
Scientists have long endeavored to comprehend the transformations that take place in trees and plants throughout the autumn season. While lacking complete knowledge, they possess sufficient understanding...
September 2024 ICR Wallpaper
"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed...
Why Biology Needs A Theory of Biological Design—Part 4
Nobel Prize-winning German physicist Max Planck perceptively observed that “if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”1 That pithy statement...
Proclaiming Christ in Paradise: An Interview with Dr. B.,.
For more than 50 years, the Institute for Creation Research has investigated the evidence showing how science supports the Bible’s account of a recent creation. The Lord Jesus Christ created the...
Fossil Sharks Show Signs of Greater Past Longevity
Some fossil sharks grew very large.1 Researchers estimate Otodus megalodon, popularized by the Meg movies, was at least 46 feet long and possibly more than 66 feet. By way of comparison,...
La Brea Tar Pits at Hancock Park: Post-Flood Catastrophes
The La Brea Tar Pits have fascinated visitors ever since Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá chronicled the site in 1769.1 But even before that, humans had likely used the “tar”...
Engineered Parallel Gene Codes Defy Evolution
Researchers over the past decade have been characterizing new, previously hidden genetic codes embedded within the same sections of genes that code for proteins—utterly defying all naturalistic...
Sharing Our Creator's Truth
My name is Bill, and I’m the information technology manager at the Institute for Creation Research. I keep everything technical running and make sure everyone here at ICR has what they need to...
Creation Kids: Geysers
by Renée Dusseau and Susan Windsor*
You're never too young to be a creation scientist and explore our Creator's world. Kids, discover fun facts about God’s creation with ICR’s...
Long Ages and the Bible—What’s the Problem?
The problem with mixing long ages and the Bible stems from how someone interprets Genesis 1 and 2. If these chapters are read as symbolic and/or poetic (not as a literal, historical account of how God...
Living for a Millennium?! | The Creation Podcast: Episode 80
Scripture describes humans living for a very long time, nearly a millennium before the Flood. Many scoff at this, stating that this is reason to disregard the Bible. Even some evangelicals...
More Mixed Land and Marine Fossils in Wales
Flood geologists expect to find marine fossils mixed in the same layers as land animal and land plant fossils. We see it all over the world.1,2 Scientists can directly observe the results...
The Mind-Blowing Purpose of Outer Space | Creation.Live.,.
What is the purpose of space? The night sky is a vast canvas of stars and planets, far more than we could ever count, yet the Lord knows them all by name!
Host Trey and ICR physicist...
Salamander-Like Tetrapod Didn’t Live in the Cold
A recent discovery of a crocodile-size tetrapod (four-legged animal) in high latitudes has some conventional scientists baffled.1 How could cold-blooded animals survive in cold-temperature...
Chimp Chat Study Confirms Language Is Human
Animals communicate but not with language. Where did language come from and why do we humans all use it? Evolution-based answers are restricted to options that leave out a Creator, even when evidence...
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