Astrobiology Hopes Dim with Exoplanet Findings
June 3, 2014
Harsh "space weather" around dim red dwarf stars may make planets uninhabitable. "Godzilla Earths" may not fare much better.
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Scientists Want to Toss Peer Review
June 2, 2014
It has been a criterion of science, but peer review is loaded with problems and probably should be replaced.
When Is a Fossil Not a Fossil? Oldest "Fossil" Debunked
June 1, 2014
Certain trace fossils said to be 3.45 billion years old are probably not fossils at all, a reassessment finds.
Secular Scientists Continue to Push Leftist Agendas
May 31, 2014
Evidence is abundant that secular science organizations and their media outlets are committed to leftist positions on a variety of issues, even on subjects outside of science.
Virus Motors Show Mechanical Design
May 30, 2014
A virus efficiently packs its DNA into its capsule with a powerful molecular motor working against repulsive forces.
Media Swarm to Latest Human Evolution Tale
May 27, 2014
We had to lose muscle to grow bigger brains, some evolutionists said, and the media went ape.
SETI Advocates Try to Persuade Congress for Funds
May 26, 2014
In hopes of keeping funding flowing, the SETI Institute promised US congresspersons that scientists will find extraterrestrial life in our lifetime.
Atheists Usually Prosper Over Creationists in the Media
May 25, 2014
With rare exceptions, atheists get the edge in media coverage over creationists.
If Brain Determines Politics, It Also Determines Science
May 23, 2014
Recognizing a self-refuting position is a shortcut through the paralysis of scientific analysis.
Psychology Struggling to Regain Scientific Image
May 22, 2014
In the wake of scandals and replication failures, psychiatry and social psychology are enduring scrutiny some practitioners call an "inquisition" or "bullying".
Judge Jones Is Back: 2005 Anti-ID, 2014 Anti-Marriage
May 20, 2014
The judge who ruled against intelligent design in the Dover case has just overturned Pennsylvania's defense of marriage law.
Adult Stem Cells Continue to Offer Hope
May 19, 2014
Advances with adult stem cells continue to promise new cures without violating ethical concerns over embryo research.
Evolution Is Rapid Except When It Is Static
May 18, 2014
A new living fossil and others that must have changed rapidly or not at all are described in recent news.
Cosmology Goes Off the Reservation
May 17, 2014
If science were ever restricted to observation, experimental demonstration, and evidence, some cosmologists left that reservation far behind long ago. Being smart does not preclude going nutty.
Science Site Justifies Burning Aborted Babies for Energy
May 15, 2014
The response may be outrage or ho-hum, depending on whether the observer is a theist or an evolutionist.