SETI 100,000 Galaxies Without a Sign of Life April 19, 2015 An orbiting infrared telescope found no clear signs of life in 100,000 galaxies. CONTINUE READING
Geology What You're Not Being Told About Earth's Magnetic Field April 17, 2015 The simple story for the public: a dynamo creates the earth's magnetic field. The real story: complex scenario needed to start it and keep it running. CONTINUE READING
Astronomy Cosmic Ruler Flawed April 13, 2015 Type 1a supernovae, vital to estimates of the size and expansion of the universe, are not uniform. This has cosmic implications. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Solving Moon Origin Unsolves the Last Solution April 9, 2015 The moon's origin has been "demystified," scientists are claiming. That's what they said last time. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Messages from Mercury April 6, 2015 With MESSENGER in its final days before impact, the innermost planet has become a familiar place. CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Evidence-Based Cosmology March 27, 2015 From what we observe, we can draw inferences without the need to posit occult phenomena. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Orbital Ice Age Theory Melts March 23, 2015 Orbital cycles do not cause ice ages, a new study suggests. Instead, the whole world experienced an ice age at the same time. CONTINUE READING
Geology Geology Upset: Wind Carves Canyons Fast March 19, 2015 According to a new study, wind carves canyons ten times faster than water. This has implications for theories on Mars and Earth. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Water Worlds Tempt with Life, Not Youth March 13, 2015 More and more planets and moons are suspected of having liquid water, but what should be the logical implications? CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientific Method Evolves March 11, 2015 There is no scientific method. There are customary procedures that depend on the field; these are subject to mutation and artificial selection. CONTINUE READING
Geology Physical and Geological Hurdles on the Darwinian Race March 7, 2015 Can the smooth big-bang-to-brain story of evolution jump the physical and geological hurdles along the way? CONTINUE READING
Cosmology Cosmic Theater March 4, 2015 Cosmologists act less like scientists and more like actors, the more that anomalies threaten their paradigm. CONTINUE READING
SETI Darwin's Land of Make-Believe February 14, 2015 Darwin supporters use cartoons and rap music to push their message to humans—and aliens. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Solar System Reversals February 9, 2015 The planets keep going around, but theories about them often stop and go backward or sideways. When nothing else works, send in the impactors! CONTINUE READING
Early Man Evolutionary Anthropology as Religion February 5, 2015 There's something magical about believing in evolutionary anthropology: a sense of numinous awe at how much they don't know but believe might be possible. CONTINUE READING