# science
Just because it's cold outside in your part of the world doesn't mean global warming isn't happening.
# astrobiology
Life, uh, finds a way. But how would it finds its way on Mars?
# space
The only questions about whether there will be a war in space are when and what weapons will be used.
# astrobiology
We spend a lot of time thinking about intelligent aliens. We should invest a lot more thinking about feral ones.
# astrobiology
If you're hoping for a Galactic Federation of planets with rules and regulations for spacefaring alien species, you're probably going to be let down...
# astrobiology
Dr. Jill Tarter of SETI weighs in on the Wow! Signal for Weird Things.
# oddities
Would governments and businesses really have that much to lose if we suddenly got ahold of alien technology?
# oddities
What is it like to lose your religion? It's not a process that happens quickly or easily.
# evolution
What would it take for a creature to become creationism's long-sought "intelligent designer?"
# education
Scientifically-illiterate politicians should not be deciding how science will be taught in schools.
# politics
America's culture is smothering its scientists and their innovations under a cloud of apathy and contempt.
# science
If Intelligent Design wants to be taken like a serious science, it needs to learn to follow the basics of the scientific method.
# evolution
Despite its partially random nature, evolution does offer concrete, falsifiable predictions.
# space
NASA is trying to protect its budget from finance wonks by talking like them.
# politics
Humanity is growing in number and we're starting to strain the planet and ourselves.