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Which of these do you think will win out?

President Trump wants to end "chain migration". Is a merit-based system better?

Stephen Fry announces that he’s had surgery for prostate cancer nine the most Stephen-Fry way possible.

Philosophers like to present their works as if everything before it was wrong. Sometimes, they even say they have ended the need for more philosophy. So, what happens when somebody realizes they were mistaken?

Research shows that the U.S. has more food allergies than other nations though it’s not clear why. The good news: For one of the worst allergies, peanuts, there’s promising news.

If aliens do exist, posits theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, why would they want anything to do with us?

The medal-winning Norwegian team had a most unusual explanation for why their speed skaters wore blue. Is there any science to back it up? Every four years, the Olympics come around, […]

How do we reconcile American culture when an increasing amount of it is made by sex offenders? It's not a new phenomenon. Actress, author, and whistleblower Rose McGowan is here to tell you that American culture has been screwed up for a long, long time.

Why do some enter into such an irrational and potentially harmful state during sleep?

At least 60 will be running at the federal level, and thousands for state offices.

Why civilians do not need to own guns like the AR-15.

Okay, this is an incredible and rare opportunity, but I’m so pleased to announce that next January, from the 18th-24th, 2019, I’ll be leading an exclusive AstroTour of Iceland! We’ll […]

We often like to consider the ideas of great thinkers when looking at an issue. To that end, Albert Einstein once wrote an essay explaining why he was a socialist. We break it down here.

Asteroid strikes and supervolcano eruptions may yet have patterns to them, but the extinctions we’ve experienced appear to have occurred at random. Throughout the history of life on Earth, there have […]

A new study of Los Angeles finds that as car emissions are being reduced household chemicals are taking their place as the main cause of air pollution.

The first rule of Vulture Club: stay out of Portugal.

Those at risk for breast cancer should pay particular attention.

Research has shown that early intervention can make ASD more manageable.

The FCC is scheduled to repeal net neutral on April 23, but Democrats still have a long-shot chance of turning things around.

A new survey of 1,256 Americans finds out how much we dream—and have nightmares—about the same things.