S02 Ep043 | Mars “Skull Hill” and the Mystery of Cambrian Life

In Episode 43 of The Genesis Science Report, David opens with a powerful reflection on Artificial Intelligence as a modern-day Tower of Babel. Just as humanity once sought to build without God, today’s AI systems unify language and knowledge in ways that raise both opportunity and danger—reminding us that true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord.

Next, planetary geologist Dr. Kirby Runyon joins us to analyze a Mars photo dubbed “Skull Hill,” which has fueled speculation about life on the Red Planet. Runyon explains how wind-sculpted rocks known as ventifacts, common in Earth’s deserts, can mimic familiar shapes and why Christians should approach the search for extraterrestrial life with both curiosity and discernment.

Then, paleobiochemist Dr. Brian Thomas examines a headline-making discovery of preserved soft tissues in dinosaur fossils. Researchers claim these remains may even inform cancer research—but Thomas highlights why fragile tissues lasting tens of millions of years defy evolutionary timelines and instead point to rapid burial in a global Flood.

Finally, geoscientist Paul Garner takes us into the fossil record’s biggest puzzle: the Cambrian Explosion. Garner explains why the sudden appearance of complex life remains a profound challenge to gradual evolutionary theory and how trace fossils instead support the biblical account of a world reshaped by the Flood.

Also featured: a Kids Corner correcting Hollywood’s “Velociraptor” myth, a Genesis Science Minute on tardigrades, and a Featured Resource—Starlight and Time by Dr. Russell Humphreys—providing answers to the “starlight problem” within a young-universe framework.

This episode blends modern technology, planetary geology, paleobiology, and cosmology—revealing that from AI to ancient fossils, the evidence continues to affirm God’s Word.