Newly discovered fossil could prove a problem for creationists
Researchers report that they've found the missing link between an ancient aquatic predator and its ancestors on land. Ichthyosaurs, the dolphin-like reptiles that lived in the sea during the time…
How to Kill a Ghost and Lose an Election
Congratulations on your continued employment as a grim reaper, and your elevation to the special class of reaper: harvester of the souls of the already dead. We know you will…
Did the historical Jesus exist? A growing number of scholars don’t think so
This story first appeared at AlterNet Most antiquities scholars think that the New Testament gospels are "mythologized history." In other words, they think that around the start of the first…
California man blames Obama after running over, killing black man with his pickup
A California man claims he was defending himself last year when he ran over black man, killing him, following an altercation outside McDonalds. Joseph Paul Leonard Jr. burned rubber for…