Bible and Theology The Christmas Story As Told by a Secular Science Reporter December 25, 2014 Here's how the Christmas Story fares under the lens of a secular science reporter who doesn't believe in a miracle-working God who enters into history. CONTINUE READING
Media Comparing Astronaut Christmas Greetings from 1968 and 2014 December 24, 2014 On Apollo 8 Christmas Eve 46 years ago, astronauts read from Genesis. You won't believe what today's astronauts had to say for holiday greetings. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Comets Are Not Life Givers December 23, 2014 Astrobiologists dream of comets as bearers of life in spite of—not because of—the data from Rosetta's comet. CONTINUE READING
Mammals Overqualified Mammals December 22, 2014 Here are some mammals with capabilities that exceed the requirements of mere survival. CONTINUE READING
Dinosaurs Dinosaurs and the Battle of Killers December 21, 2014 An impact drove the dinosaurs extinct; or was it volcanoes? CONTINUE READING
Geology Storm Surge Carries Huge Boulders December 20, 2014 A typhoon carried 180-ton rocks 150 feet up a beach—the largest transport recorded in recent times. CONTINUE READING
Birds Birds Go Splat on Evolutionary Theories December 19, 2014 A flock of surprising traits of birds has dropped a load on simplistic notions of evolution. CONTINUE READING
Media Science News Hype Getting Overdue Scrutiny December 18, 2014 Finally, a journal is owning up to the propensity for scientists and reporters to exaggerate research. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Astrobiology Has No Bio December 17, 2014 When you take the "bio" out of astrobiology, what do you get? Is it still a science? CONTINUE READING
Solar System Mars Methane Is Not Alive December 16, 2014 Small periodic spikes in methane on Mars are turning the Mars-lifers into spin doctors. CONTINUE READING
Terrestrial Zoology The Silent Underground Network December 15, 2014 Under your feet in the woods is a vast communication network where information technology keeps the ecosystem functioning. CONTINUE READING
Bible and Theology Did Man Invent God? December 14, 2014 A new study claims that religions with "moralizing gods" arise primarily in affluent nations. CONTINUE READING
Birds Bird Evolution Explodes December 13, 2014 Did birds arrive in a 'big bang' of evolution, or is their explosive appearance yielding a scattered jetsam of Darwinian theories? CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Big Science Pushes Gay Marriage December 12, 2014 Is it the business of science to convert people to support "gay marriage"? Look what the AAAS just published. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Comet Ocean Theory Debunked December 11, 2014 Data from the Rosetta mission debunk the notion that comets brought Earth's ocean water. Now they're hoping asteroids could have. CONTINUE READING