Skeptophilia

If you needed more evidence that we're living in surreal times, some scientists have collaborated with the Tourism Board of Lexington, K...

In 1894, physicist Albert Michelson said, "It seems probable that most of the grand underlying principles [in science] have been firml...

As silly as it can get sometimes, I am a dedicated Doctor Who fanatic. I'm late to the game -- I only watched my first-ever episode of...

As a followup to yesterday's post, about my generally dubious take on the claim of a Mexican scientist that he'd discovered fossiliz...

Usually, when people think about finding extraterrestrial intelligence, they think of radio transmissions -- a trope that has been the basis...

There are a lot of hurdles in detecting extraterrestrial life, and that's not even counting the possibility that it might not exist. Hon...

My older son has followed in his old man's footsteps, combining a fascination for astronomy, biology, chemistry, and physics with a wild...

Most of you have probably heard of SETI -- the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.  SETI is an umbrella term that links dozens of dif...

I try to keep my rational brain engaged, but man, sometimes it's hard going. Like when I read the story that popped up over at Scientifi...

My fascination for astronomy started a long time ago.  I started learning the constellations when I was about six, and received a telescope ...