Every Monday, “Science and the Sacred” features an essay from one of The BioLogos Foundation’s leaders: Francis Collins, Karl Giberson and Darrel Falk. Today’s entry was written by Karl Giberson. The news these days — especially in the BioLogos part of the world — is all about Francis Collins being tapped as possible head of…

The seas teem with countless beautiful and wonderful creatures, from the silvery schools of fish that dart through the waters and the mysterious jellyfish who float silently through the deep, to the forest of brightly colored coral that provide a home for many.  To what can we attribute such beauty?  On the one hand, the…

As our technology continues to increase and science continues to play an important part in our modern lives, the battle between science and religion seems to keep escalating.  On one side are those who claim that religion is merely outmoded superstition and that science will continue to fill in the gaps of our understanding better…

Source: US Department of Agriculture Plants that have evolved to spread wildfire? The idea seems to go against what we’d consider “survival of the fittest”. It’s no mystery that areas prone to fire encourage evolutionary adaptations in native plants.  After all, we often find plants that have evolved mechanisms to cope with spreading flames, such…

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