# space    

are monster black holes on an entropy frenzy?

At the end of the universe, black holes will be the only things left and they will define what happens in the cosmos for countless eons.
are monster black holes on an entropy frenzy?

# evolution    

review: the greatest show on earth

The Greatest Show on Earth, Dawkins' latest book, is mostly a primer on evolution rather than a polemic on atheism. And that works perfectly well.
review: the greatest show on earth

# oddities    

the religious world quakes. ok, no, not really.

A theologian claims that the God of the Old Testament is just one deity who separated us from writhing, shapeless monsters. Don't expect his colleagues or mainstream believers to care much about his treatise.
the religious world quakes. ok, no, not really.

# tech    

the singularity's mysterious allure

When you're promised eternal life as a hyper-intelligent machine, it's hard to not check out its confabs.
the singularity's mysterious allure

# science    

does this chromosome come in a bigger size?

A human DNA strand has 3 billion base pairs. Your cell nucleus is 0.1 cubic millimeter. How does your genome fit?
does this chromosome come in a bigger size?

# science    

answers in genesis takes on black holes

Answers In Genesis' Jason Lisle finds God and proof of a 6,000 year universe in black holes and the speed of light.
answers in genesis takes on black holes

# tech    

the quest to go really, really, really fast…

A team of engineers from the UK is trying to build a car capable of breaking the sound barrier, testing the limits of our strongest and most heat-resistant materials in the process.
the quest to go really, really, really fast…

# science    

when anti-research groups get violent

Scientists studying potentially dangerous chemicals and candidates for life-saving treatments on animals are under attack. Literally.
when anti-research groups get violent

# science    

if you believe in science, you're doing it wrong

Questions like "do you believe in evolution" fundamentally misunderstand what science is and how it works.
if you believe in science, you're doing it wrong

# science    

we who are about to facepalm… hard.

Chris Mooney is still running in circles, even after extensive feedback about his latest string of deeply flawed commentary.
we who are about to facepalm… hard.

# science    

a brief science abuse roundup

It's been a busy week for the web's pseudoscientists and cranks.
a brief science abuse roundup

# science    

supercollider? i just met her!

Scientists are already talking about the next generation of colliders which will smash matter and antimatter particles on a regular basis.
supercollider? i just met her!

# science    

you can hear einstein's ghost weep…

A proper rebuttal to an example of concentrated, weapons-grade creationist nonsense from an angry reader.
you can hear einstein's ghost weep…

# evolution    

the creationist quest to slime darwin

There seems to be nothing creationists won't blame on Charles Darwin, especially the Holocaust.
the creationist quest to slime darwin

# science    

replicating hawking radiation in the lab

Researchers want to put the idea that black holes evaporate through minute interactions with the outside universe to the test.
replicating hawking radiation in the lab

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