Climate change deniers seem to hold on to a long discredited Russian hypothesis that oil comes from the mantle, not from dead living things decomposing under immense pressure.

Years of studies show that humans may be born with an innate understanding of good and bad, and prefer being nice to others.

In an ironic turn of events, accommodationist Massimo Pigliucci gets lambasted for being offensive to believers for writing a book about separating junk science and belief from fact.

Despite dangling a million dollar prize, with updated bank statements that it's legit, for a demonstration of a supernatural ability, James Randi has very few takers.

Scientifically illiterate politicians on the cultural warpath and their fans convinced millions that scientists lead a charmed life in ivory towers. Spoiler alert: they do not.

If you're looking for surreal, downright astounding beauty and wonder, all you need to do is look up and ask some questions about what's happening in the night sky...

Could the laws of physics step in to prevent attempts at radical life extension?

Can we destroy the world with nukes? It depends on who you ask and what kinds of warheads and damage they include in their calculations...

With friends like accommodationists, science advocates don't need any enemies.

The results of the biannual scientific literacy survey conducted by the National Science Foundation are so embarrassing, the organization felt the need to censor some of the results.

Ayala shows us that the accommodationist ruse only works as long as no one can pin down your concrete views on where belief ends and science begins.

A thought experiment on what might happen if you try to teleport your way through traffic in front of a police car.

According to a Muslim creationist, Allah is less of a deity and more of a programmer with a mad scientist streak.

According to biology pioneer J. Craig Venter, the first step to personalized medicine and new tools to fight cancer are faster computers.

John Polkinghorne managed to create a version of God that's both truly omnipresent and omniscient, and almost entirely powerless and irrelevant.