Skeptophilia

Cosmic ray  is a catch-all term for the high-energy particles that constantly bombard the Earth's upper atmosphere.  The majority of the...

A frequent (and maddening) thing in science journalism is when they lead news stories with clickbait-y headlines like "This Will Rewrit...

Because we clearly  don't have enough to worry about, a new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society A  describes apparent solar storm ...

When I started this blog ten years ago, I knew that I was gonna get hate mail.  It was inevitable, given my own strong opinions and the natu...

I've always thought it would be amazingly cool to witness a supernova. Imagine it.  Within a few hours, a dim, ordinary-looking star i...

A recommendation for bloggers and other commentators: if you are going to write about science, make sure you understand the damn science.  A...