# science    

yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…

It seems that the NASA-backed research into arsenic-eating microbes had a number of serious flaws that has biologists scratching their heads.
yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…

# science    

needed: fewer communicators, more scientists

The Framer-in-Chief is failing upwards to speak for America's geoscientists. It should be a wake up call for scientists to speak for themselves instead.
needed: fewer communicators, more scientists

# astrobiology    

why alien civilizations could require oxygen

Is oxygen in the air a necessity for an alien civilization to develop?
why alien civilizations could require oxygen

# space    

searching for wormholes with general relativity

If wormholes big enough for spaceships to traverse exist, we should be able to detect them just by looking at the sky.
searching for wormholes with general relativity

# oddities    

the bizarre things people lose in australia

Some things will always be a mystery, no matter how much you try to solve them.
the bizarre things people lose in australia

# astrobiology    

the arsenic-based life form that really isn't…

NASA claimed one of its researchers found alien biochemistry on Earth. Unfortunately, the paper they published doesn't support the hype.
the arsenic-based life form that really isn't…

# politics    

wikileaks embraces transparency. eh, kind of.

WikiLeaks decides to give the world a peek at its books. Well, sort of. A few of them. And only kind of.
wikileaks embraces transparency. eh, kind of.

# science    

politically correct anthropologists tackle science

A group of anthropologists crossed from being respectful to non-Western cultures and their history to being patronizing and condescending.
politically correct anthropologists tackle science

# evolution    

your morning dose of would-be martyrdom

Argument from a persecution complex is not a persuasive way to defend creationism. Or anything, for that matter...
your morning dose of would-be martyrdom

# politics    

welcome to realpolitik. and no, it won't be pretty

It seems amazing how many people seem shocked and befuddled that governments viciously compete with one another on the world stage.
welcome to realpolitik. and no, it won't be pretty

# space    

how to navigate in deep space with dead stars

Could we use neutron stars as navigational landmarks when traveling through interstellar space?
how to navigate in deep space with dead stars

# science    

the gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

A brief survey of the six kinds of people actively ruining science for the rest of us.
the gallery of anti-skepticism and anti-science

# space    

spacecraft design is best left to the experts

Lawmakers are now openly telling NASA exactly what rocket to build, what engines to use, and from what companies to buy them.
spacecraft design is best left to the experts

# evolution    

bill dembski vs. his fundamentalist bosses

The man who spent his career dismissing evolution as a faith which scientists were bullied into following is now being threatened by his bosses for disagreeing with young Earth creationism.
bill dembski vs. his fundamentalist bosses

# science    

thanksgiving: awkward family debates edition

The holidays are a time for family, which often means arguments with woo-loving relatives...
thanksgiving: awkward family debates edition

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