skip to main content

USA Weekend Shills for Astrology

Discover the truth behind the Carpetbagger Report's critique of USA Today's appalling science article and its weekend magazine behavior.

Written byChris Mooney

2006-01-17T01:31:32 | 1 min read

Newsletter

Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news

Go over to the Carpetbagger Report for the sad truth. USA Today itself has some good science writers; they must be aghast at this behavior by the weekend magazine. The most appalling thing is that the offending article ran under the banner of "science"....

Meet the Author

CM
Chris Mooney

More on Discover

older woman in a high vis jacket holding an arrowhead

Strange Marks in a 1995 Photo Led Archaeologists to a Lost 18th-Century Building Beneath a Historic English Estate

An illustration of the Diplodocus in a rainy swamp

150-Million-Year-Old Tail Bones Found in Spain Reveal the First Diplodocus Outside North America

assorted ancient tools such as sticks and spear heads

Flint Blades and Firedogs Unearthed in France Reveal 12,000 Years of Human History

Surface of the moon

Small Lunar Towns Could Sustain Themselves on the Moon's Water for Centuries

fossilized t rex track

First-Ever Adult T. rex Trackway Shows the Dinosaur Took 13-Foot Strides

2 Compsognathus dinosaur models at an exhibit

Small Dinosaurs May Have Had an Evolutionary Advantage Over Their Enormous Relatives

doctor looking at an x ray of hands

First Diagnostic X-rays in Space Mark a New Era for Astronaut Health

Long, curved teeth strung on a cord against a dark background, with small black markings on several teeth.

5,000-Year-Old Tooth Necklace, Stone Axe, and Two Human Skulls Found in a Nearly Overlooked Grave

mastodon tooth fossil

10,000-Year-Old Fossilized Mastodon Tooth Found in California Creek Is in "Immaculate Condition"

a collection of images to go with the top stories of the week

Octopuses Hitching Rides on Dolphins, the Largest Viking Silver Hoard Discovered, and Daily Sugary Drinks Could Raise Stomach Cancer Risk

Illustration of Wyoteuthis linsterorum, a squid-like animal with an orange-and-white body, grasping a smaller cephalopod among schools of fish.

160-Million-Year-Old ‘Squid Butt’ Fossil Is the Chunkiest Belemnite Ever Found

T. rex eating a bird in a river

Fossil Feathers Hidden in Dinosaur Poop May Explain Why Some Birds Survived Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago

Stay Curious

JoinOur List

Sign up for our weekly science updates

View our Privacy Policy

SubscribeTo The Magazine

Save up to 40% off the cover price when you subscribe to Discover magazine.