Skeptophilia

One of the most intriguing sets of life forms I've ever heard of is the Ediacaran Assemblage . It dates from the late Precambrian Era --...

I recently joined Substack (I encourage you to check it out and subscribe if you like -- my focus there is different than here at Skeptophi...

In 2021, University of Washington astronomer Anastasios (Andy) Tsanidakis was reviewing data collected by the European Space Agency's Ga...

I have a curious hobby. Well, at least an uncommon  one.  I collect old nature field guides.  My somewhat flexible cutoff date is publicatio...

One of the coolest things about science is the cross-fertilization that happens between disciplines. I'm always impressed when I see exa...

The Oxford English Dictionary  is the single most thorough, exhaustive document describing the meanings and etymologies of words in the Engl...

In Guy Gavriel Kay's brilliant, atmospheric novel Under Heaven , the character of Shen Tai has undertaken a strange vocation. Under Heav...