Sandwalk

Philip Ball is a freelance science writer based in London (UK). He frequently writes for Nature . His latest article is a review of a recent...

At least they weren't the only ones. The Toronto Star is a perfectly respectable newspaper. It's not one of those tabloids that pub...

Sometimes you discover that you're related to people you'd rather not be related to. Here's a valid relationship between me and ...

I've been under the impression that the distinction between the fact of evolution and evolutionary theory is not controversial—at least ...

  I don't know what I'm going to do on Monday. On the one hand, I should stay home in case there's a massive earthquake. On the ...

Many of us struggle with the controversy between science and religion. As one who argues that science and religion are not compatible (with ...

  One of the distinguishing features of a true scientific controversy is that there are good arguments on both sides. In my class on controv...

  I belong to the Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism (CASS) at the Centre for Inquiry—Canada. Members of that group have...

  Charles Darwin died at Down house during the afternoon of April 19, 1882. Janet Brown describes the moment in her biography ( Charles Darw...

  I don't watch Bill O'Reilly's show very often so I missed this segment. I find it extremely interesting that a major televisio...

  Jerry Coyne has "coyned" a new term to describe people who accept most of science but still want to have their cake [ HuffPo scr...

This is the third in a series of postings by guest blogger, Arlin Stoltzfus. You can read the introduction to the series at: Introduction to...

  Chris Mooney is at it again. His latest posting sounds ominous: Are Top Scientists Really So Atheistic? Look at the Data . Elaine Howard E...

Michael Ruse has criticized Alvin Plantinga for being critical of evolution. Plantinga defends himself in a letter published in The Chronicl...

  I've got a confession to make. I've been posting about homeopathy this week but everything I've said has been negative. You kn...