Skeptophilia

I used to tease my poor, long-suffering mother because of her habit of talking with her hands. It wasn't even necessarily when the per...

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...

Following hard on the heels of Saturday's post, which started with a description of the cassowary -- Australia's killer bird -- toda...

Today I'd like to look at three topics that came up for one reason or another in the last few days. First, have you ever thought about...

There's this bird called the cassowary , have you heard of it? I think a better name for it would be the "Giant Blue-headed Austr...

I love my dogs to pieces, but sometimes they drive me up a tree. Especially our three-year-old pittie, Guinness.  He's sweet, cuddly, ...

I was making dinner last week, and the recipe called for soy sauce.  I knew we had a bottle of it -- and I was pretty sure it was somewhere ...