Skeptophilia

Ever heard of the Bruneau-Jarbridge event ? If not, it's unsurprising; neither had I.  Plus, it happened twelve million years ago, durin...

Can I explain something, for what I devoutly hope is the last time? The Yellowstone Supervolcano is not  about to erupt. This claim has ...

The world is going to end again. This is what, two dozen times that the world has ended?  I've lost count, honestly.  But a success ra...

One of the things that really bugs me is when people accept the vague hand-waving fears of laypeople over the hard evidence and research of ...

Well, I'm back, and many thanks to my patient readers for sticking around during my two-week hiatus.  I'd like to launch this week w...

Astrophysicists talk about the process of accretion , where microscopic particles of dust and ice stick together (largely through electrosta...

Is there some facet of human personality that craves disaster? I ask this question because of a story sent to me by a loyal reader of Ske...