SCIENCE BLOG

Dual Views of Life’s Origin

By Jim Virkler | September 27, 2024

When we address the topic of Origin of Life, readers most often assume we are speaking about the deep history of life on this planet. Historically, how did life begin? And when did life begin? Did…

Origin of Life

By Jim Virkler | September 20, 2024

The characteristics of life are well known to bioscientists. The topic of the origin of life is often posed in connection with the wonder of life’s characteristics. How did these wonders originate?…

Shedding Light on Sight

By Jim Virkler | August 31, 2024

A letter from a missionary couple recently arrived at our home. They began their letter with a fascinating story. The couple drove over a hill on their way home from…

2024 Olympics—Citius, Altius, Fortius

By Jim Virkler | August 21, 2024

In our day few events draw the nations of the world together in unity and agreement. An important exception is the quadrennial modern Olympic Games. The 2024 Olympiad athletic spectacle…

Perspectives on Evolution and Creation

By Jim Virkler | July 30, 2024

In our last post we connected the topics of evolution and creation to our personal worldview. As Christians, the issues of evolution, creation, and personal worldview are related and intrinsically…

Evolution Inquiry

By Jim Virkler | July 14, 2024

The concept of evolution has a firm cultural grip on our population. Our personal worldviews are substantially impacted by personal beliefs on the to[pic. The subject of evolution is frequently…

Questioning Evolution; Exulting in Creation

By Jim Virkler | June 30, 2024

The periodical cicada phenomenon is almost finished for 2024. It has inspired many conversations among our neighbors and friends. These insects are one of the most extraordinary animals inhabiting our…

Genotype v. Phenotype

By Jim Virkler | June 16, 2024

Animals and plants have genetic characteristics not visible to observers. DNA is the molecule in the nucleus of almost every body cell. It is responsible for the entire heredity of…

Cicada Mania

By Jim Virkler | May 31, 2024

Newspapers and other media around the US recently have been filled with discussions of an exceptional insect—cicadas. Broods or groups of some cicadas are called periodical cicadas. Their unique life cycles occur only in…

In the Wake of Natural Disasters

By Jim Virkler | May 18, 2024

Media reports stress harmful outcomes of natural weather events and other powerful physical phenomena in our dynamic planetary environment. Many are related to the four fundamental forces by which our…