Skeptophilia

Well, it's happened again.  Another person has refused to handle a piece of official paper because it was stamped with the number 666. ...

At the risk of repeating myself, popular media makes me crazy sometimes. Yes, I know that its primary function is to sell subscriptions, a...

Like many biologically-minded types, I love dinosaurs and other strange, extinct animals.  My particular favorite group are the pterosaurs, ...

Despite my fairly persistent railing against people who make outlandish, unverifiable claims, I find it even more perplexing when people mak...

Well, Superbowl XLVII is history, and the Baltimore Ravens have taken it despite a second-half rally by the 49ers that had Baltimore fans ch...

As a science teacher, I am frequently asked about the evidence for climate change.  It's a more difficult question than it seems at firs...

Coming on the heels of yesterday's post about a study that showed that once our brains are primed to notice paranormal occurrences, we w...