Take a look at the full Moon. Most people talk about the “Man in the Moon”. This is a result of the massive flat plains that occupy much of the Moon’s surface. It faces us constantly. We never see the “back” of the Moon. But because of the space programme the far side has been photographed, and it is completely different. Full of craters. Hardly a region which is not pock-marked. Compare this with part of the near side. What does it mean? [Read more…]
Archives for April 2018
54. Flash-Frozen Mammoths
Woolly mammoths used to be very abundant on our planet. Between 1750 and 1917, trade in mammoth ivory prospered over a wide geographical region, yielding an estimated 96,000 mammoth tusks. It is estimated that about 5 million mammoths lived in just a small portion of northern Siberia. Ivory gathered from that region provided more than half the world’s supply for making piano keys, billiard balls and white chess-men. Hundreds of millions of mammoths were suddenly killed. Remains were found all across Northern Russia from the Urals to the Bering Strait and even on the American continent (Alaska and Yukon). [Read more…]
53. Dinosaur Blood
Two scientists at London’s Imperial College carefully examined eight Cretaceous dinosaur bones discovered in North America, scrutinizing the bones’ interiors with an electron microscope. The researchers were stunned when they discovered what appeared to be red blood cells in one of the specimens. Upon closer examination, the British scientists identified an internal structure within the dinosaur cells, complete with nuclei and amino acids. Then, in addition to the blood cells, the scientists discovered excellently-preserved collagen, which is a common soft tissue. This news was first published in July 2015. [Read more…]
52. Behemoth
The Book of Job, one of the earliest documents of the Old Testament, has much to teach us, just as Job had much to learn from the Lord’s lengthy Natural History Lesson in the final chapters of the Book. In this posting we shall focus on one word, BEHEMOTH, used in 40:15 of a magnificent creature God had made. Here is the passage. (Job 40:15-24) [Read more…]