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Twenty years ago, Nintendo asked America to try to catch ’em all. We still haven’t (legitimately) captured a Mew.

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.

A new study attempts to figure out why the motor cortex sometimes synchronizes to speech as the auditory cortex does.

Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…

This has implications for linguistics, biology, musical composition, and even A.I.

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 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 […]

If a new ballot initiative receives enough signatures California could become a new haven for non-evidence based science.

A new augmented reality game is being developed to help stroke victims stick to their rehabilitation regimen.

If the neural crest hypothesis is correct, humans are the first domesticated animals. But who, or what, tamed us?

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.

Humans have way more than five senses, and if you include the animal kingdom there even more still.

Alas, much like parrots, they don’t know what they’re saying … it’s just that they can do it, which is still pretty remarkable. 

Multitasking has been shown to diminish our ability to learn, stress us out, and kill our productivity. Here are some techniques to limit multitasking and help us regain our lost time.

The results have implications for psychology, neurology, robotics and A.I.

A new study suggests that it’s possible to replace anxiety-producing unpleasant memories with new ones implanted under hypnosis.

Researchers are starting to get a handle on why ancient creatures returned to the ocean after their ancient ancestors climbed out of it.

A new study shows that teenagers are increasingly experimenting with marijuana before beer or cigarettes. Is that a good thing?

Three questions for the designer of a video game in line with the times. 

Research with other species lends weight to these findings.

Imagined memory palaces are still used by memory champions and the few who practice the memory arts, but they are best known from Greco-Roman times.

New research shows how parrots and crows learn new skills through play. Can adults implement this advice? 

Hidden genes are at play in many species of birds and one desert-bound gerbil.   

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

Turns out, organisms may be using quantum mechanics to gain evolutionary advantages.   

A predictive-keyboard app has just written an utterly crazy new Harry Potter chapter and the internet loves it.

Today millions are celebrating the resurrection of Christ, yet there were many gods before him with similar stories.

The rise of driverless cars will save lives, time, and spark a $7 Trillion “Passenger Economy.” But it will also destroy jobs. What should we do?

Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.

Emotions are the language of the unconscious, and in day-to-day life, they prevent us from sinking beneath an overwhelming flood of information.