Skeptophilia

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

Is it just me, or do you sometimes get the feeling that people want  catastrophes to happen? I see it every time there's a near pass of ...

If you were wondering what the final act of the 2020 fever-dream theater might be, I have a possible contender. Geologists have just discove...

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...

The latest from the "News That Isn't Actually News" department is:  We are all going to be killed in a massive eruption of the...