Solar System Spinning Solar System Objects to Keep Them Old June 7, 2019 If you remove the obligation to think in billions of years, many phenomena in the solar system make more sense. CONTINUE READING
Physics May the Weak Force Be With You November 25, 2018 We couldn't live without the weak force, the least understood and underappreciated natural force. CONTINUE READING
Intelligent Design NASA Verdict: Most Exoplanets Are Not Habitable October 23, 2018 Superflares from the majority of stars would likely sterilize any planet in its "habitable zone." CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Buffon or Buffoon? Evaluating a Dead Expert September 16, 2018 He was highly regarded in his day, but the beliefs of Comte de Buffon seem comical now. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Spacecraft Launches to Sun, Still a Mystery August 13, 2018 A spacecraft just took off on a mission to the sun, but not to worry; it went at night. CONTINUE READING
Intelligent Design Solar Eclipses: Design or Coincidence? July 6, 2017 This is a rebuttal to Live Science's article, "Why Total Solar Eclipses Are Total Coincidences," so that readers can make up their own minds. CONTINUE READING
Geology Early Earth Was Flat and Ocean-Covered, Secular Scientists Claim May 9, 2017 No mountains, covered with water — does that sound vaguely familiar? CONTINUE READING
Dating Methods "Extraordinary" Radiocarbon Anomaly Found in Tree Rings January 19, 2017 A tree ring sample from a bristlecone pine reveals something weird happened to the sun around 5480 BC. CONTINUE READING
Physics Can Radioactive Decay Constants Vary? November 28, 2016 Three physicists claim to see cyclical variations in beta decay rates of two elements correlated with solar neutrino flux. CONTINUE READING
Botany Sunflower Motion Is a Black Box May 30, 2016 Something as commonly observable as sunflowers following the sun is difficult to explain. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Life from Sun Flares? May 23, 2016 A NASA scientist proposes that a period of superflares on the early sun zapped life into existence on the earth. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Moon's Stabilizing Influence Depends on Star Size October 15, 2014 A connection between multiple factors was noted in a recent model of how a moon helps a planet remain habitable. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Is Global Warming Theory Chilling Out? August 25, 2014 The scientific community has been adamant that humans are at fault for warming the globe, requiring drastic action. New findings could shake that confidence. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Sun Attacks, but Earth Fights Back March 8, 2014 Geophysicists have found that the Earth fights deadly solar radiation with a plasma punch. CONTINUE READING
Solar System ISON Died a Customary Comet Death December 2, 2013 Comet ISON was not unusual for breaking up and sputtering to a fiery end. That's in comets' nature. CONTINUE READING