Astrophysicist Michael J. I. Brown offers some guidelines for identifying fake or bad science.

Russian government officials propose legislation to ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2015. 

A minister misspeaks – and accidentally creates an entire Latin American country

Research being done with brain organoids ("mini brains" deriving from cells, such as teeth) from those with autism and Williams syndrome is providing insight into what makes humans social. 

A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.

As if antibiotic resistant bacteria weren’t enough of a worry, a recently published paper outlines a newly developed resistance mechanism in mosquitos as well. 

Students at an English university have demanded that their curriculum be "decolonized". What does that mean?  

And just what did come before — way before — the Big Bang? “We are part of the universe that has developed a remarkable ability: We can hold an image of the world in our […]

Bradley Tusk is the founder and CEO of Tusk Holdings. In conversation with Data4America, he discusses fighting regulatory battles for Uber and other disruptive companies.

Anti-vaxxers may have a friend coming into the White House, and medical experts are worried.   

Your willpower is a muscle that can be trained. Here is a wealth of scientific information to help you understand your behavior and engineer a successful health and weight-loss plan.

Hilarious examples that prove how correlation does not equal causality.

Scientists in the UK have even identified four cases of "chronic déjà vu."

Spontaneous talk on unexpected topics. Comedian and author Isy Suttie on the terrors of adulthood and more. Surprise ideas from Paul Bloom, Maysoon Zayid, and Slavoj Žižek. 

You’ve never seen a rogue planet like this. “Other galaxies like Andromeda are shooting these ‘spitballs’ at us all the time.” –James Guillochon, coauthor on the new study Black holes don’t […]

Want to make someone an offer they can't refuse? Understand how our minds are hung up on loss aversion, says former FBI negotiator Chris Voss.

Philosopher Alva Noë says there’s a big problem with neuroscience: It assumes brains produce consciousness.

Silicon Valley's entrepreneurial trends go through births and deaths, revolutionizing business attitudes before turning stale. Tim Ferris explains two trends: one near its death, the other very much alive and kicking.

Does the move come out of an obligation to fairness, or some other reason?   

But not every location was created equal. “Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. […]