Skeptophilia

I didn't realize how complicated it is to calculate the magnitude of an earthquake. Most of us are probably familiar with the Richter Sc...

When we think of the word "endangered," usually what comes to mind isn't "languages," but there are a staggering num...

When I was an undergraduate, I think one of the most startling things I learned was how few prehistoric animals we actually know about. Like...

A couple of weeks ago I looked at the rather unsettling fact that the seeming benevolence of our home planet is something of an illusion.  A...