Skeptophilia

In yesterday's post, we took a look at the latest from the world of extraterrestrial enthusiasts; today, we'll do the same for anoth...

Yesterday's post, which involved fact-free speculation about UFOs being a "macro-scale quantum effect," made me realize that i...

People send me the oddest links. In just the last few days, I've received links to the following: A website that keeps track of spu...

In the latest from the Quick Comeuppance department, we have news that only three days after the Supreme Court sided 5-4 with the town of Gr...

There are a variety of reasons to learn some science.  First is, it's cool, and is the only game in town when it comes to understanding...

New from the One Thing Leads To Another department, yesterday's post about crazy stories growing by accretion prompted an email from a l...

Astrophysicists talk about the process of accretion , where microscopic particles of dust and ice stick together (largely through electrosta...