Skeptophilia

I recently read paleontologist Riley Black's lovely book When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance...

I just finished reading The Long Summer: How Climate Changed Civilization  by Brian M. Fagan, and what struck me over and over again was an ...

The adage goes, "Extinction is forever." It's a sobering thought.  There's been talk of "de-extinction" -- using...

I just got back yesterday from my expedition to Ecuador with the phenomenal birding tour company Wings , an outfit which I cannot recommend ...

Dave Barry once quipped, "There is a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness." In my case, that line is a little blurry s...

Woo-woo ideas, like many things, are subject to fads.  There are a few things that seem to be "in" at the moment (conspiracy theor...