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A series of powerful rainstorms that caused flooding and closed roads and schools in northern California have also helped the state by easing drought conditions. The storms filled several reservoirs and raised hope that they may be able to lift the water restrictions. George Kostyrko, spokesperson for…

An international team of scientists is arguing in a new study that the world has entered the Anthropocene, or human epoch, marking the end of the Holocene which began some 12,000 years ago as the planet thawed from the ice age. The argument is that humans have made an impact on the world significant…

While record rainfall totals fell in the midsection of the United States in May 2015, other parts of the country were dry. Overall, of the 1,445 months since weather records began in January 1895, May was the single wettest month across the country. 20 states reported wetter than average weather. It…

A Canadian oceanographer says though he has been studying the sea for a long time, it still holds many surprises. Canada, which has more coastland than any other nation on Earth and millions of square kilometers of territorial waters, is a leader in marine research. Gerhard Pohle, acting executive director…

A couple in Glendora, California are receiving mixed messages from their governments. The city has threatened to fine them $500 if they don’t begin watering their lawn where as the state is threatening to fine residents $500 for wasting water on outdoor use. They don’t know what to do. Fined if you do,…

After years of research on the impact of earthquakes, scientists generally agree that although quakes may cause a lot of damage on the earth’s surface, generally the blocks of crust spring back to their original position after a few years. Geologists studying the effects of quakes in the dry climate…

When parts of the western United States recently received rain and snowfall during a prolonged drought, some meteorologists said the moisture was more valuable than most people realized. Some areas near San Francisco, California received over an inch of rain from one storm, and nearly two feet of snow…

“Stanford University researchers have discovered that awe—as opposed to joy or other positive emotions—gives people the sense that time has slowed down. That feeling, in turn, has a major impact on ‘everyday decision making.’” The researchers say when the participants viewed a video of awe-inspiring…

Scientists say the fruit of the Pollia Condesata plant may be the shiniest living thing on earth. The iridescent blue of the African fruit becomes a metallic blue brighter than any other biological material. Oddly, they say the fruit is neither tasty nor nourishing, and it does not contain any special…

When agricultural experts from the far away land of Israel arrived in Columbia and explained how the local farmers could make money growing potatoes, nobody believed them. Local farmers from Columbia’s northern desert region, La Guajira told the visitors the land would produce a lot of rocks, but not…

Climate researchers, looking over ten years of data from a NASA spacecraft, say they have evidence the sky is falling. The tops of clouds decreased by an average of one percent between March 2000 and February 2010. The global average decreased by a distance of 100 to 130 feet. The most surprising factor…

500 years ago, Renaissance designer, artist, and engineer, Leonardo Da Vinci once looked at birds to inspire his sketches of aircraft-like designs. Now, an engineer form the Georgia Institute of Technology is looking at another design from nature to gain insight into better designs for robots that could…

Our God is the creator of all that exists creating the universe from nothing. After a team of 42 international scientists completed a six-year survey of 100 million stars in the Milky Way galaxy, they have determined that there are probably more than 160 billion planets accompanying earth in our galaxy.…

From the beginning, humankind has sought ways to control the environment in which they live, including the weather. One of the miracles of Jesus reported by the gospel writers is his control over the wind and the storms. God, not humans, is in control of the winds, and our education and technology is…

How did the Universe come to exist? The question of beginning has always been one of faith. Those with faith in God give credit to the Creator. Those without faith in God say it just happened. Now Stephen Hawking in his new book, The Grand Design, argues that there is no design. “Spontaneous creation…

Governor Rick Perry of Texas used the Easter weekend of 2001 to call people in his state to ask God for much needed rain. Since the beginning of the year, the Texas Forest Service has responded to more than 800 fires that have damaged some 5,000 structures and blackened more than 1.4 million acres. Dry…

Fruit Farmers in California are turning to a new type of cannon to protect their crops. The cannons, called hail cannons, use explosive acetylene gas to shoot 200 mph sonic shockwaves into the air. In theory, the shockwaves break up hail in the clouds and turn it into extra rain before it hits the ground.…

A White Christmas for North Carolina in 2010 meant a little extra money in the wallets of customers of a Wilmington jewelry store. The owner of Perry’s Emporium, Alan Perry promised to refund the cost of jewelry purchased at his store between November 26 and December 11th, if Ashville got more than three…

After winning a competition designed to help save the planet from global warming. Eduardo Gold has set out to use his prize money to paint mountain peaks in Peru. Gold hopes to use white paint to replicate the effect of Andean glaciers, by reflecting the sun’s rays back into space, in effect cooling…

John Hopkins University physicist William Edelstein explains why it is impossible for space travel to occur between the stars. “Even if it were possible to travel at warp speed, it would kill everyone on board.” In a new study, he determined that the crew would receive 10,000 sieverts of radiation per…

CREATION An experiment conducted in the Sahara desert suggests that though they may not count out loud, ants may have a God given ability to find their nests by counting steps. Researchers have discovered that in forest settings, ants use scent glands to guide others and themselves back to their nests,…

FAITH The world’s largest particle accelerator failed after only running a week. Two scientist involved in the project are saying the machine may have been broken by time travelers from the future, or even God Himself. Holger Bech Nielsen and Masao Ninomiya published a paper saying researchers had hoped…

The Wonder of it All Standing above the tree line, I looked down upon God's creation with a sense of awe and wonder. Beneath my feet was the mountain tundra in full bloom. The clouds overhead swirled and darted from place to place as the chilling wind dared to push me from my observation post. While…

Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion "as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity," according to a paper written two years ago to influence the future strategy of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the world's would-be environmental…

PRAISE/THANKSGIVING When a Honolulu jury acquitted 47 year-old Junior Stowers of abusing his son, he raised his hands in the courtroom and exclaimed, "Thank you Jesus!" His joy quickly faded, when the judge rapped his gavel, holding Stowers in contempt of court for the "outburst" and threw him in jail.…