This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Read part 1 and part 2. Darwin, Natural Selection, and the Definition of Life Evolution as explained by Darwin is the... Read More

This article is part of Carl Coon's ongoing "A Short History of Evolution" series. Click here to read Part 1. Entropy and Evolution Let's begin with cosmology. Cosmologists tell us the universe began almost 14 billion... Read More

THERE'S A PROVERB often attributed to Euripides that warns: “Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.” Ellen Harrison knows what the ancients were on about. In 2008, in a moment of what she... Read More

This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Click here to read Part 2. Are there answers to the eternal questions of what we are and how we came... Read More

With news of potentially destructive volcanoes and exploding calderas, are we headed toward another major extinction event? Dr. Janet Asimov examines various scientific theories that may just bring about the end of the world as... Read More

Many will be gearing up for December feasts that often include a holiday ham or turkey. But is it okay to be both a humanist and a meat-eater? Nutritionist Dr. Ann Childers says yes. A... Read More

Science is both amazing and useful, as we constantly hear about new scientific innovations that help us to live longer, healthier, and happier lives, and about new scientific discoveries that give us an insight into... Read More