Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
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Michael Fitzpatrick's bold new idea for combatting denialism and attacks on scientific fact: pretend denialists always argue in good faith and don't call them out on their denialism.
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The first synthetically designed life form has been created in a proof of concept that shows how much we now understand about the fundamentals of microbial life.
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When it comes to science denial and illiteracy, the media is one of the biggest source of bad information and misleading opinions.
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If Giberson is the best Templeton's expensive finishing school can do in defending creationism, they should ask for their money back.
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Being told more people believed something makes you more likely to believe it too, even if science says the exact opposite.
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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.
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Years of studies show that humans may be born with an innate understanding of good and bad, and prefer being nice to others.
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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.
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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.
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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.