Makemake: Dwarf Planet Bucks Naming Trends

Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...

Cuban Journalist Tells Her Story

" I just posted at Uncommon Sense an e-mail interview I did with Cuban independent journalist Aini Martín Valero of the Cuba-Verdad news agency on the island. Valero, 34, has been an independent journalist since late 2005, and despite harassment by the police, including...