Skeptophilia

In a study from Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , we learn something simultaneously fascinating and alarming; humanity's...

As I write this, large chunks of the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, M...

It's natural enough to think that humans are the only organisms that damage their own habitat.  We certainly seem to be doing a damn goo...

When people think of environmental degradation, usually what comes to mind are urban areas, agricultural land either grazed bare by cattle o...

I was first introduced to the idea that human history has been shaped by climate swings back in 1990, with British science historian James B...

The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction defines disaster  to mean: A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or ...

If you needed more evidence of how little it takes to get the woo-woos leaping about making excited squeaking noises, look no further than t...

When I taught environmental science, I frequently ran into what I call the "Why Don't We Just...?" mentality. Presented with a...

I didn't have an easy childhood.  There were a lot of reasons for this, some stemming from my own issues and some completely outside my ...

My wife and I live on a 3.5 acre bit of land in the hills of upstate New York.  We're lucky to have that kind of space, and the place it...