In the twelve years that have passed since this paper came out, I have not seen any published confirmations based on the samples that were sent all over the world, nor have I seen any publication based on the samples that were collected in 2010.

A paper published a year ago today claimed that an ancient biblical city was destroyed by a Tunguska sized cosmic airburst. The authors tampered with the photographic evidence and made multiple false statements. The journal should retract it.

Much has been made of the fact that Hillary Clinton's personal computer contained classified email. This sounds bad to anyone who is unaccustomed to dealing with classified information, but not so much to those of us with security clearances

“We did the data over the past 80 years our overnight lows are up between three and four degrees. Does that concern you? It concerns me... I mean I was scared to death when I saw that number.”

—Mark Ronchetti

Probably not. If 0.001% of the Chicxulub asteroid broke off and hit somewhere else on Earth it probably wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the resulting extinction event.

It is much more fun and challenging and honest to try to explain UFOs with science and the laws of physics. To attribute them to some mysterious or supernatural "unknown" is intellectually lazy.

Fifty years ago, on Aug. 10, 1972, our planet received a warning shot from the cosmos. Is it coming back for a second shot?

‘Tilting at strawmen.’ Or ‘red flag.’ There are no finer shorthand descriptions of a controversial new book on climate science.

The American Flag is the Union Flag. It represents a country unified with pride in its opposition to slavery and rebellion, and in celebration of victory over insurrection and sedition including the Civil War as well as the violent coup attempt on January 6, 2021.

On this Independence Day, it is worth reflecting on the willingness of our founding fathers to sacrifice their own comforts for the future--for many generations to come, including ours.