sensationalism

Of all the ridiculous claims made in the popular science press, one of the biggest is that we have discovered the possibility of alien life on some remote exoplanet.

There's no doubt that Stephen Hawking is one of the most brilliant scientists to have ever lived. There's also no doubt that he enjoys giving his opinion on topics of which he knows absolutely nothing.

When I was learning how to do word problems in elementary school, we were taught to ask ourselves a few questions after arriving at an answer.

In a recent documentary, religion scholar Reza Aslan ate a small piece of huma

Back when I was editor of RealClearScience, Slate's science page was a daily must-read.