Tag: science writers
Could This Be the Year’s Most Ridiculous Idea About How Life Originated?
Stories like this always want to tell us how Earth and life are not “special.” It’s an obsession with science writers, and seemingly with the folks at NASA too.
Shawn Otto and the “War on Science”
If evolutionary theory is so fundamental to medical research, why has no evolutionary biologist ever won a Noble Prize in physiology or medicine?
Farewell to Jonathan Wells, Iconoclastic Scientist
His work resulted in forcing textbook publishers to correct their own work, a task they and their media enablers bitterly resented.
The Science of a Sunset: Unlocking the Secrets of Our Atmosphere
Many of us have enjoyed a colorful twilight or a stunning sunset. But how often do we think about the science behind these memorable conditions?
Do Fungi Have Free-Will?
Whenever a new hypothesis like this is published and calmly debated in scientific journals without arousing any furor, your first instinct may be to scoff.