January – March 2011

This issue of Answers points a telescope at the heavens. Explore evidences that the universe is young, from blue stars to spiral galaxies. Get up-to-date on the search for extraterrestrial life, and be the first to read Dr. Jason Lisle’s new model explaining distant starlight. You also don’t want to miss articles on living fossils and other wonders of our own planet that point to a recent creation and global Flood.

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Features

• Magazine Article

  Gold

  

  Dec. 29, 2023, pp. 26–29

  No other mineral has provoked so much wonder and strife.

• Magazine Article

  Eyelids—Intermittent Wipers

  

  Oct. 20, 2013, pp. 30–31

  Robert Kearns was inspired by the superb design of our eyelids.

• Magazine Article

  Remembering The Genesis Flood

  

  Feb. 2, 2014, pp. 32–34

  Burdened by the rampant disregard for God’s Word, two young men collaborated to write a book called simply The Genesis Flood.

• Magazine Article

  My Father’s Heart

  June 16, 2013, p. 35

  My father, Henry Morris, was immersed in writing the groundbreaking book The Genesis Flood (1961) while I was a teenager.

• Magazine Article

  Setting Up Camp After Babel

  

  Nov. 3, 2013, pp. 36–37

  Did the various families who left Babel leave any trace of their journeys?

• Magazine Article

  Does the Gospel Depend on a Young Earth?

  

  Nov. 10, 2013, pp. 38–40

  Does it really matter how old the earth is, especially in light of the church’s need to share the gospel?

• Magazine Article

  Telling Time with the Stars

  Nov. 17, 2013, pp. 41–42

  With a little practice it’s possible to know the time of night, just by looking at the stars.

• Magazine Article

  Exoplanets—Unpredictable Patterns

  

  Jan. 1, 2011, pp. 44–47

  If other stars had planets, what would they look like?

• Magazine Article

  The Night Sky

  

  Jan. 1, 2011, pp. 48–49

  Every year the Creator provides us with a feast of heavenly wonders at night. Be sure to enjoy some of them in the coming year.

• Magazine Article

  Blue Stars

  

  Nov. 24, 2013, pp. 50–53

  Among the kaleidoscope of stars, brilliant blue stars are of special interest.

• Magazine Article

  Galaxies—Unexplained Spirals

  

  Dec. 1, 2013, pp. 54–56

  Since they were first discovered, galaxies have been a source of wonder. Many are arranged into beautiful spirals.

• Magazine Article

  Living Fossils

  

  Dec. 8, 2013, pp. 58–62

  Far from being an oddity, living fossils are found throughout the fossil layers.

• Magazine Article

  Chronology Wars

  

  Jan. 12, 2014, pp. 64–67

  Have you ever wondered how the early history of Egypt and other ancient nations fits within biblical history?

• Magazine Article

  Distant Starlight—The Anisotropic Synchrony Convention

  

  May 25, 2011, pp. 68–71

  How long does it take light to reach the earth? “Instantly!” declares a new creationist theory.

• Magazine Article

  Carbon-14 in Fossils and Diamonds

  

  Jan. 1, 2011, pp. 72–75

  If the radioactive element carbon-14 breaks down quickly—within a few thousand years—why do we still find it in fossils and diamonds?

• Magazine Article

  Fun with a Purpose

  

  Jan. 1, 2011, p. 77

  Every detail of the Creation Museum, no matter how entertaining and kid-friendly, serves a greater purpose—to help visitors better understand and enjoy their Creator.

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• Publisher’s Pen

  p. 6

• Readers Respond

  p. 7

• Perspective

  pp. 10–14

• Impact

  pp. 16–20

• Resource Preview

  p. 20

• Created Creature

  pp. 22–25

• Truth 4 Teens

  p. 78

• Parents’ Corner

  p. 79

• Biblical Authority

  pp. 80–81

• Last Word

  p. 82

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