Science

Reports of Major Solar Storm March 14-15 Are Exaggerated

Illustration courtesy NOAA. A G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm watch is now in effect for the 14 and 15 March, 2018…

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Logical-LA to be held February 9-11, 2018: Scientific Skepticism Celebrated

In support of the scientific skeptic movement, LogiCal-LA creates a place for critical thinkers to meet face-to-face and to experience…

6 years ago

Russian Test Dog Survives Liquid Breathing Experiment; Dog is in a “Good Mood”

Photo: MOSCOW, RUSSIA, DECEMBER 21, 2017: Anton Tonshin, head of the Advanced Research Foundation liquid breathing laboratory, holds a dachshund…

6 years ago

Anti-Evolution and Anti-Climate Science Legislation Scorecard: 2017

    Robert Luhn     11.27.2017 Thanks in part to NCSE's efforts, it was a bad year for those…

6 years ago

Defending Science: Yangyang Cheng’s Award-Winning Essay

Yangyang Cheng is a postdoctoral research associate at Cornell University’s Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education (CLASSE), and a…

6 years ago

So what’s the truth about this spontaneous combustion story going around?

While it is true that there is an unsolved mystery involving the death of an elderly man in London this…

6 years ago

Lift Off! Three New Crew Members on Voyage to International Space Station

Photo: The Soyuz MS-07 rocket is launched with Expedition 54 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Scott Tingle…

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3200 Phaeton Asteroid Leads to End Times Predictions… Again

While rapture-ready folks are celebrating today, the flyby of 3200 Phaeton has been known for years and is not considered…

6 years ago

Geminid Meteor Shower Dec 13-14, 2017; NASA Tells You How to View

Photo Credit: Leonid 2001, Hawaii, Courtesy NASA MEO. https://youtu.be/LapXJCJFeXQ The Geminid meteor shower will put on a dazzling show for…

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