Archive: Mountains, Demons, Proteins, Mutations, Human Lab Rats
June 28, 2024
The following short articles were first published in June 2002.
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The Stuff Happens Law in Geology
March 5, 2024
"Then something happened," say geologists who weren't there and didn't witness anything.
Scientists: Often Wrong, Rarely Humble
July 25, 2023
What other career allows one to be totally wrong but proud of it?
Does Evolution Wait for Mountains?
February 12, 2021
Here is the latest association fallacy between geology and biology. Mainstream science lets it pass without criticism.
Dinosaur Bone Bed Indicates Underwater Graveyard
January 8, 2021
Multiple specimens of Edmontosaurus give evidence of catastrophic water burial after transport by an underwater debris flow.
Science Findings Can Be Counter-Intuitive
October 17, 2020
It takes honesty and courage to report findings that don't make sense or go against "common knowledge."
Gumby Geology Stretches to Fit Darwin’s Timeline
October 12, 2020
Guess how fast the Sierra Nevada Mountains formed? In a "geologic instant" they're now claiming.
Climate Science Has Huge Error Bars
March 29, 2018
If one of your major model inputs is off by up to 50%, what does that do to the precision of your predictions about degrees of temperature change a century from now?
Pluto Shock Rebounds
October 16, 2015
The first research paper from the New Horizons team focuses and amplifies the shock waves coming from the first images in July.
"Overdose of Awesomeness": New Pluto Images Show Unpredicted Activity
September 17, 2015
More images have been released from New Horizons' July 14 flyby of Pluto, showing youthful mountains, glaciers and an escaping atmosphere.
Saturn Surprises
August 8, 2015
Cassini keeps revealing puzzling phenomena in the Saturn system that challenge traditional theories and date estimates.
Is Pluto Another Geyser World? "Shocking" Images Baffle Scientists
July 17, 2015
In addition to featureless plains, Pluto may even sport active geysers—with no recourse to tidal heating to power them.
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.
Earth as a Habitable Planet
September 29, 2014
When viewed as a planet among planets, Earth is surprisingly surprising, considering how close it is to scientists' investigating eyes.