Alleged deserter Bowe Bergdahl is the subject of this season's popular podcast Serial and he practically confessed to desertion on it.

Life on Earth may not be the only way. But could it be this different? This article is written by Jillian Scudder, currently a postdoctoral researcher at Sussex in the […]

One day, people will look back on humanity's religious past and laugh, says skeptic and science writer Michael Shermer.

Insufficient commitments to carbon cuts, and a process to encourage deeper cuts that is only voluntary, are bad news for our future.

The Mexican census looks a little different this year.

Drone owners have some new regulations this holiday season.

It just depends on what your definition of "Rome" is.

Do you have what it takes?

A future of renewable energy can be ours.

It's vital to adopt a critical approach to life and familiarize yourself with skeptical thinking. But Bill Nye cannot stress it enough: Do not confuse skepticism with cynicism.

These kids are living on the edge, keeping their struggle on the DL. Here's what we can do to help. 

So, he helped fund a nonprofit.

We've heard some pretty wild excuses to avoid clean energy. This one takes the cake.

All text involves translation. Either from reality or imagination into language, or between languages. Can the language that perfectly fit physics translate every pattern under the sun? Well, nothing in physics chooses…

When we're worried, identifying with our in-groups feels safe. Demonizing others feels reassuring.

Our Sun will someday become a red giant, and then a planetary nebula + white dwarf combination. Here’s what lies between. “It will be found that those contained in one article […]

COP21 makes history.

Clear skies? Go out and watch! Want a better show? Read on! “Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.” –Walt Whitman When it comes to meteor showers, most people […]

If you wake up every day intent on being happy and exuding happiness, success will follow.

Ad blockers have given consumers a bargaining chip; let's not waste it.