High in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain, an international team of researchers set out four buckets to gather a […]
NYT: Trillions of Viruses Fall From the Sky Every Day
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Solar Storm That Could Knock Out Power Supplies, Damage Satellites and Trigger Auroras Slams Earth After Three Massive Holes Open on the Sun
Strong solar winds emanating from three massive ‘holes’ on the surface of the sun have begun to bombard Earth, scientists […]
Conception Using a Dead Person’s Reproductive Cells Raises Host of Legal and Moral Questions
The legal and moral propriety of conceiving a child with a dead person’s egg or sperm is among the latest […]
Scientists Harvest First Vegetables in Antarctic Greenhouse
Scientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without earth, daylight or pesticides as part of a […]
Why Are Most Scientists Afraid to Touch Religion When Many of History’s Great Scientists Were Christians Or Friendly Toward the Church
by Zulfikar Abbany Science and journalism are kindred spirits: Both rely on curiosity, the courage to ask tough questions, and […]
Deepak Chopra Debates Skeptic on the Premise ‘The More We Evolve the Less We Need God’ and Loses
At an Intelligence Squared debate attracting approximately 600 people at The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College Tuesday night, most people were convinced […]
Astronomers Discover Galaxy Where There Is No Dark Matter
It’s a double cosmic conundrum: Lots of stuff that was already invisible has gone missing.
Catholic Scientists Bring Faith and Science Together
Many Catholic scientists told me this past weekend in Chicago that the hyped ‘clash’ between science and religion is getting […]
After Restoration Work, Tomb of Christ Still at Risk of “Catastrophic” Collapse
Restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reveals one of world’s holiest sites rests on a […]
To Some, the First Solar Eclipse to Cross America In 99 Years Is an Act of God
On Monday, Aug. 21, in the middle of the day, the sky will go dark. The temperature will suddenly get […]
America Needs More Women in Computer Science
“I remember walking into one of the classes at Stanford and just deciding not to take the class because I […]
Is Artificial Intelligence a Threat to Christianity?
Are you there, God? It’s I, robot.
Evangelical Scientist Out to Convert Climate Cynics
As a climate scientist and an evangelical Christian, Katharine Hayhoe is well placed to reach a sceptical audience – even […]
Does Discovery of New Earth-Like Planet Challenge Christianity?
There’s a planet circling our solar system’s closest star, Proxima Centauri, and it’s quite like the Earth except that it’s orbiting […]
How Climate Change Challenged, Strengthened My Faith
Growing up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan during the ’90s, I was something of a weirdo for believing […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation May Sue NASA for Giving $1.1 Million to Theology Institute
In 2014, NASA gave $1.1 million to the Center of Theological Inquiry, an independent institution “rooted in Christian theology.” The […]
Some Evangelicals Change Their Minds About Evolution
Creationist Christian tourists may soon flock to the Ark Encounter, a literal vision of Noah’s story in Genesis come to […]
Why Evangelicals are Rallying for Climate Change Action In North Carolina
A group of evangelical Christians are organizing, demonstrating, and praying for action on climate change in North Carolina this week, […]