Between Carl Sagan’s laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
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Behavioral ecology is a real science. But applying it to humans, with our social structures, is highly suspect. Imagine a scientist. Try closing your eyes and really picturing this person: envision […]
Hunting trophies, by the thousands, lined the walls of his palaces and lodges.
The U.S. has been in a state of continuous armed conflict since 2001, yet Congress has not declared war on a country since 1942. How have several presidents managed to keep sending troops without a declaration of war, and what does this mean for the American people?
Flame-bearing birds streak out of mythology and straight into science.
Among the hundreds and thousands of codes that have been broken by cryptographers, the government, and even self-taught amateurs tinkering around at home, there remain a small few of codes and devices which have yet to be cracked by anyone.
Thanks to the beauty (and rigor) of formal mathematics, coders can now create hack-proof technology.
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If antimatter falls up instead of down, countless sci-fi dreams will become scientific reality. One of the most astonishing facts about science is how universally applicable the laws of nature […]
The first rule of Vulture Club: stay out of Portugal.
Maybe the only chance they have to tell their story before they’re gone.
The scales are not in favor for the most religious among us.
In his latest book, ‘When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing’, Daniel Pink makes a convincing case for more naps.
Believe it or not, insects today are really tiny. How did pre-historic insects get so colossal, and why have they now shrunk in size?
Biodiversity refers to genetic diversity within species, diversity between species, and diversity of ecosystems. We take a look at all three.
The changes humans bring to the environment, like pollution or pesticides, is spiking cancer rates in animals, according to a new study.
Scientists in Scotland find tracks of the largest animal that walked on Earth during the Middle Jurassic Period.
The history of April Fools’ Day is long and glorious. We’ve got seven of the best pranks of all time for you here.
A map shows the dominant religion in each of the United States’ counties. Evangelicals dominate the most areas geographically. Catholics are the majority faith in densely populated areas.
This has implications for linguistics, biology, musical composition, and even A.I.
A new study attempts to figure out why the motor cortex sometimes synchronizes to speech as the auditory cortex does.
America isn’t immune to attempts to remove books from libraries and schools, here are ten frequent targets and why you ought to go check them out.
Twenty years ago, Nintendo asked America to try to catch ’em all. We still haven’t (legitimately) captured a Mew.
If a new ballot initiative receives enough signatures California could become a new haven for non-evidence based science.
Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…
Disney has plans to make the Star Wars galaxy the setting for the widespread introduction of virtual reality and augmented reality to the public at large.
If the neural crest hypothesis is correct, humans are the first domesticated animals. But who, or what, tamed us?
A new augmented reality game is being developed to help stroke victims stick to their rehabilitation regimen.
If all you see is low-energy light in a myriad of directions, you can’t be sure. But this light comes from the Big Bang. There are a lot of things that […]
What do hot dogs, the Vatican, and the Large Hadron Collider have in common? They’re all in our random fact roundup where we bring you some favorite facts about three subjects.