Ben McFarland

How did the mysterious creatures of the Cambrian explosion come to be? Chemistry may hold a clue.

It’s about the creation of the universe. It’s also about the mechanisms of evolution. It’s about how the words “creation” and “evolution” talk about the same thing.

The prospect of microbial life on Mars should enhance, not diminish, our amazement at the giftedness of our own planet.

As we all adapt to the changes happening in our communities, we examine various types of tests, including those faced by Jesus, to wrap our minds around this global crisis.

Chemist Ben McFarland writes a letter to his 14-year-old son explaining the story of the universe's creation.

Humans stand out at the end of this 14-billion-year-long arrow of creation as choice-making, word-speaking, energy-transforming creatures.

How did the mysterious creatures of the Cambrian explosion come to be? Chemistry may hold a clue.

It’s about the creation of the universe. It’s also about the mechanisms of evolution. It’s about how the words “creation” and “evolution” talk about the same thing.

The prospect of microbial life on Mars should enhance, not diminish, our amazement at the giftedness of our own planet.