You Wouldn't Want to Live on "Earth's Cousin"
July 24, 2015
Despite the hype about another Earth-like exoplanet, Kepler 452b would not be as habitable as Venus.
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Lonely Billionaire Throws $100 Million at SETI
July 22, 2015
Yuri Milner gathered the SETI believers and gave them a pile of money to find aliens.
Science Site Rationalizes Sales of Baby Body Parts
July 18, 2015
The video that shocked the nation—Planned Parenthood selling fetal organs—is whitewashed by a science website.
Pluto Is Young
July 15, 2015
The New Horizons science team is stunned by surface features on Pluto and its large moon Charon that cannot be billions of years old.
No Scientific Method Can Generate Integrity
July 12, 2015
The frequency of articles about misconduct, fraud and reproducibility show that scientists' integrity cannot be assumed by a "scientific method."
Admit It: Mars Is Lifeless
July 11, 2015
How much longer does the public have to be told that Mars "might" have life or space aliens "could" be found soon?
Conservatives Benefit Society
July 8, 2015
If many social ills derive from lack of self-control and poor judgment, governments should foster conservatism.
Desperately Seeking Life Beyond Earth
July 7, 2015
Earth life cannot be unique. How about you, Mars? Europa, anything? Enceladus? Comet 67P? Please break the silence!
Making Up Facts to Fit a Narrative
July 6, 2015
To be a good evolutionary scientist, write your narrative first. Then observe things. Finally, make up a model that fits the narrative.
More to Thank God for in Your Brain
July 5, 2015
News about the most complex arrangement of matter in the known universe.
SETI Believers Are Lost in Space
July 2, 2015
How long can you say "watch this space" till onlookers lose interest?
Two Mutations Caused Black Death
July 1, 2015
The Black Plague of the Middle Ages happened by accident. It was enabled by two mutations to a bacterium, scientists claim.
For Shame, Psychologists
June 30, 2015
A psychologist points out the flaws in his field, including useless tropes that have utterly failed for decades.
Fire and Brimstone: Why Earth Isn't Like Venus
June 28, 2015
Both planets have abundant sulfur, but Earth life has a way of cycling it for good.
Where Do Marriage Rights Come From?
June 27, 2015
There is only one reliable source for a "right"—and that is a directive from the only possible giver of rights.