Dr. Andrew A. Snelling Articles

• Children Kids Media Video

  Doesn’t the Order of Fossils in the Rock Record Favor Long Ages?

  

  Oct. 23, 2017

  What does the order of fossils within rock layers say about the age of the earth?

• Magazine Article

  Misunderstood Messengers from Space

  

  Sept. 10, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Meteorites have an amazing story to tell, but it has been misunderstood.

• Magazine Article

  Shape-Shifting Silicon

  

  Sept. 7, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Minerals display not only God’s incredible creativity and His care for our needs, but also His unbounded love of variety and beauty.

• Magazine Department Article

  Stromatolites—Rare Reminders of a Lost World

  

  Sept. 1, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  In a few rare spots, geologists find fossils of strange eight-foot-tall “mushrooms.” What do they tell us about the mysterious world they came from?

• Technical Research Paper

  Problems with the U-Pb Radioisotope Dating Methods—1. Common Pb

  

  July 26, 2017 from Answers Research Journal

  Problems remain in the interpretation of the measured Pb isotopic ratios to transform them into ages.

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• Video

  When and How Did the Grand Canyon Form?

  

  June 30, 2017
• Magazine Article

  Is Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat?

  

  May 1, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Despite multiple expeditions over many centuries, Noah’s Ark still has not been found. A geologist proposes one reason why.

• Book Chapter

  Radioactive Dating of Rocks: Questions Answered

  

  April 24, 2017 from How Do We Know the Bible Is True? Volume 2

  Let’s take a closer look at the radioactive dating method and the radiometric dating methods and see how reliable they really are.

• Book Chapter

  Radiocarbon Dating: Questions Answered

  

  April 8, 2017 from How Do We Know the Bible Is True? Volume 2

  Although many people think radiocarbon is used to date rocks, it is limited to dating things that contain carbon and were once alive (fossils).

• Magazine Article

  Plate Tectonics—The Reality Behind a Theory

  

  April 2, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  The idea that continents move sounds crazy . . . until you look at the facts.

• In-Depth Article

  Key Flaw Found in Radioisotope Isochron Dating

  

  March 27, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  NCSU’s recent research revealed an “oversight in a radioisotope dating technique used to date everything from meteorites to geologic samples.”

• In-Depth Article

  From Where Did the Earth’s Water Come?

  

  March 13, 2017 from Answers in Depth

  “Planet Earth makes its own water from scratch deep in the mantle” was the article headline in the January 27, 2017, New Scientist’s Daily News.

• Magazine Article

  Five Mass Extinctions or One Cataclysmic Event?

  

  Feb. 12, 2017 from Answers Magazine

  Many scientists claim the fossil record shows many mass extinctions separated by millions of years. Does the Bible give a better explanation?

• Technical Research Paper

  Determination of the Decay Constants and Half-Lives of Uranium-238 (²³⁸U) and Uranium-235 (²³⁵U), and the Implications for U-Pb and Pb-Pb Radioisotope Dating Methodologies

  

  Jan. 18, 2017 from Answers Research Journal

  Without accurately known decay half-lives, all radioisotope ages cannot be accurately determined or be considered absolute ages.

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• Technical Research Paper

  Do Varves, Tree-Rings, and Radiocarbon Measurements Prove an Old Earth?

  

  Dec. 7, 2016 from Answers Research Journal

  The BioLogos Foundation published a popular-level article by old-earth geologists Gregg Davidson and Ken Wolgemuth presenting arguments for an old earth.

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• Magazine Article

  Alabama’s Underwater Forest

  

  Dec. 4, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Remnants of a cypress forest were recently discovered off Alabama’s coast. What climate changes could explain such a massive rise in ocean level?

• In-Depth Article

  Why Do Some US Earthquakes Occur in Unexpected Places?

  

  Dec. 2, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  Why would the Southeastern USA experience such a devastating earthquake, a region that sits snugly in the middle of a tectonic plate?

• In-Depth Article

  Did Tectonic Activity Trigger the Ice Age?

  

  Nov. 10, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  Evidently, just prior to both periods, massive tectonic collisions took place near the earth's equator—a tropical zone where rocks undergo heavy weathering.

• Magazine Article

  Sifting Through Layers of Meaning

  

  Oct. 30, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  According to science textbooks, a series of rock layers covers the earth, representing many eras over “millions of years.” Are these charts accurate?

• In-Depth Article

  Does the Earth’s Mantle Preserve Evidence of Its Origin?

  

  Oct. 27, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  New chemical analyses appear to show that some of the early mantle rock may have survived until today in rock formations called flood basalts.

• In-Depth Article

  Oxygen Levels in the Early Earth’s Atmosphere

  Sept. 1, 2016 from Answers in Depth

  “Lack of oxygen did not hold back evolution of complex life” was the bold announcement in the scientific news media recently.

• Technical Research Paper

  Determination of the Radioisotope Decay Constants and Half-lives: Potassium-40 (⁴⁰K)

  Aug. 3, 2016 from Answers Research Journal

  Dr. Snelling documents the methodology and history of determining present decay constants and half-lives of parent radioisotopes used for dating methods.

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• Magazine Article

  Dazzling Diamonds by Special Delivery

  

  July 10, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  Diamonds are dazzling but definitely not “forever.” In fact, they wouldn’t exist without special conditions that God provided.

• Magazine Department Article

  Chalk It Up to a Global Flood

  

  June 19, 2016 from Answers Magazine

  At today’s rate of ocean-floor buildup, chalk layers would take millions of years to form. How do creationists explain them?

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