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For the first time in nearly 1500 years, fewer than half the people in England and Wales consider themselves Christian.

Is the dumpster in the alley worthy of a poem?

The retraction crisis has morphed into a citation crisis.

Our bodies crave more food if we haven’t had enough protein, and this can lead to a vicious cycle.

A new study finds surprising evidence of the self-evolution of urban foxes.

This could change how researchers approach vaccine development.

The “first-of-its-kind” archeological find is being reburied despite the fact that researchers haven’t finished studying it.

The Knights Templar were not only skilled fighters, but also clever bankers who played a crucial role in the development of Europe’s financial systems.

Darwin missed an amazing example of evolution.

You can buy over 400,000 products tagged “witch” on Etsy, from candles to spell bottles to pentagram necklaces.

Andrew Wakefield turned away from science and to the tabloids to spread his fabricated data.

These ten maps provide a fascinating insight into the impact that soccer (sorry, football) has had worldwide.

Billy was a local celebrity in the early 1900s. And he might have been a murderer.

Famished, not famous: retrace Orwell’s hunger days, when he was one of the city’s legion of poor foreigners.

After a night of partying and heavy drinking, you might be tempted to Google "hangover cures." Unfortunately, there aren't any.

Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia (1786) includes the earliest sketches of the earth from a balloon.

Environmental activists want us to feel "flight shame" if we can take a train, instead. But this isn't entirely realistic, even in Europe.

Christmas was banned in 1647 and rebellions broke out across the country.

Its apples taste bad, but institutions all over the world want a descendant or clone of the tree, anyway.

The weird and wild ways mummy fever swept through Europe.

A famous explorer's doomed ship is finally found 107 years after it was lost to the Antarctic deep.

Remarkable 'fan art' commemorates 50th anniversary of legendary guitar player's passing.

Some purveyors of "wellness" sure are sounding like right-wing conspiracy theorists.

Two Williams pioneered geological mapping in Britain and the United States - but the world only remembers one.

Diplomacy is war by other means.

From Ramses II to Alexander the Great, these leaders helped shaped the world we know today.

From the Notre Dame to Buddhist statues, dozens of irreplaceable artifacts are destroyed every year by both man and nature.

When you're a genius, how do you make ends meet?

The Swedish Academy honored the writer for his uncompromising inquiry into the lasting consequences of Africa’s colonization.

We live in a world dominated by science, but most people don't understand its most essential characteristic: establishing standards of evidence to keep us from getting fooled by our own biases and opinions.