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Several studies confirm that 2016 is shaping up to be the hottest year ever.

Using incomplete facts to spin a false narrative and mislead the public is the modus operandi of a political liar. “I’m not a natural leader. I’m too intellectual; I’m too […]

Are life-saving drugs no different than milk or widgets? Should we treat everything on earth as a profit source? That way mechanized madness lies, whereby “your money or your life” is somehow seen as an acceptable business plan.

A new carbon capture technique could help us take carbon dioxide out of the air… for good.

Marijuana legalization is no longer a libertarian or progressive issue. We need this new, legal industry to replace the depleted economies of the rural South and Midwest.

The Sun might not be responsible for the short-term warming we’re experiencing now, but in the end, it’s all that matters. “We have known since the 1800s that carbon dioxide traps […]

Why can’t we marshal the enthusiasm we have for exploring Mars to solve problems on planet Earth? Bill Nye says we’re natural explorers and that potential discoveries on Mars have captured our imagination.

With threats like climate change looming ever larger, humans might have to go back to the roots to find solutions.

Some fear we are meddling with forces too powerful for human control.  

Seismologists are warning about an overdue earthquake. How prepared are we? 

The nearest exoplanet ever has been observed, but not yet seen. Is this what the ‘Earth Next Door’ looks like?

Understanding the shape of the Earth is all about its mass, says Bill Nye the Science Guy. If it weren’t for all the water, rocks, metals, and lava on our planet, it might have an irregular form.

The idea that there might only be one fundamental force might be a fundamental mistake. “Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of […]

Apple’s removal of the iPhones 3.4 mm headphone jack is causing an uproar as part of technology’s inexorable march forward.

Nintendo has recently-released the Pokémon Go smartphone game has taken the U.S. by storm, ushering in a new age in gaming and augmented reality.

Earth day may have been last week, but the lessons we learned about Earth from space are with us always. “We are not learning to view ourselves as an advanced, evolving […]

Geobiologist Hope Jahren: studying the natural world of plants helps us transcend our human form, find joy and meaning in life, and feel more at home in this world we all journey through.

Climate scientists warn the effects of global warming will cause storms to become more violent and sea levels to rise, and researchers predicts this will happen in the next 50 years.

A group of expert geologists declared that a new epoch influenced by human impact has begun.

Hint: it doesn’t have anything to do with our blue skies. “Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I’m on a time machine. I am back to that […]

It’s a pretty impressive feat.

Many predictions by Nikola Tesla, one of the world’s most celebrated inventors, have already come true and some might in the near future.

Physicists confirm the presence of a second layer if information in DNA that determines how it folds and what kind of cells it creates.

Researchers discover the source of a remarkably strange sound coming from the Caribbean.

Psychedelics are experiencing a resurgence. What can we learn from bad trips? 

Float tanks are increasing in popularity due to their role in stress reduction and even altered states of consciousness. 

Shell has had an oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. We can compare it to BP, but the magnitude is much different. Cleanup strategies could be different too.

Scientists may be able to unlock the potential of a compound found in a common fruit, whose interaction with a certain gut bacteria helps ward off aging. 

Turkish cardinal directions? I didn’t even know they had cardinals in Turkey!

Why are some areas redder than others? It’s what happens to methane ice in the Sun. “This is in a real sense the capstone of the initial missions to explore the […]