Skeptophilia

A loyal reader of Skeptophilia  asked me what I knew about a strange geological oddity called " Klerksdorp spheres ," which are ro...

It amazes me the mental gymnastics the biblical fundamentalists will go through to use scientific studies to shore up their contention that ...

From the One Thing Leads To Another department, we have: a cute little fuzzy mammal from Madagascar, some thoughts about genetic drift, and ...

I try to be tolerant of people's foibles, but one thing that annoys the absolute hell out of me is when someone is obviously ignorant of...

If a large meteorite collided with the Earth, it would seriously  ruin your day. Depending on its size and where it hit, it could ruin your ...

In 1869, explorer John Wesley Powell did the first systematic study of the geology of the Grand Canyon.  As impressive as it is, the Grand ...

In northwestern Australia, there's an administrative region called Pilbara . Even though on a map, it looks kind of long and narrow, it...

I've written here before about the fact that the continents are in motion, something that is only not staggering because we've all ...

Ever heard of the " Bonneville Slide ?" It sounds like some obscure country line dance, but the real story is more interesting, an...