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America’s most popular conspiracy theories and the science behind them.

1.5 million children die each year from preventable diseases arising from poor sanitation systems. That’s why some of the world’s top scientists are working to make a 21st-century toilet without links to water, energy, or sewer lines, and which costs users under $0.05 a day.

Albert Einstein shared his thoughts on the meaning of life and his own spiritual views.

Ding-ding! Here’s round two of the viral Bill Nye vs. Tucker Carlson Fox News debate. The Science Guy replies, without interruptions, and makes Tucker Carlson an offer.

A new study tries to figure out who finds dark humor funny.

Elon Musk announces that SpaceX will fly two private citizens on a mission around the moon in 2018.

What happens up there directly affects life down here. From star-gazing to quantum mechanics, astronomy is one of humanity’s great thruster engines of innovation.

A “forbidden research” conference at MIT tackles areas of science constrained by ethical, cultural and institutional restrictions. 

Elon Musk, Sam Harris, Ray Kurzweil and other visionaries discuss AI superintelligence at a recent conference.

Harvard scientists say they are two years away from creating a hybrid embryo with mammoth traits.

Churchill displays a surprising amount of knowledge on a question that we are still wrestling with. 

Researchers study the “paradox of happiness” to find out how get into “flow activities” that would make us happiest.

Reading popular science articles is a fun pastime for many people, and can help everybody understand the world of science. But is there a downside to making this information so easy to understand?

Two recent studies reveal the effects of LSD on the brain.

Regardless of truth, the best storyteller wins: how else could a quarter of Americans, many struggling financially, ‘relate’ to a billionaire real estate mogul?

Amazon introduces a monthly STEM toy subscription box aimed at kids – because we’re all born curious.

Scientists from Harvard University claim to have created metallic hydrogen, a new metal with revolutionary potential applications. 

Physicists propose that violations of a fundamental law of physics in early stages of the universe are responsible for the mysterious dark energy.

A new study may explain why the Australian megafauna went extinct around 45,000 years ago.

A study analyzes the relationship between how fast people speak and how much information they actually relate.

The feud between some of the Rockefellers and ExxonMobil has intensified.

New research reveals that people find those who use profanity more honest and trustworthy.

A new nonprofit organization aims to elect more scientists to the U.S government.

Your willpower is a muscle that can be trained. Here is a wealth of scientific information to help you understand your behavior and engineer a successful health and weight-loss plan.

Canadian scientists discover how being bilingual creates advantages for the brain.

Scientists are finding that loneliness has real medical consequences, and the brain sees it as pain.

Scarcely noticed in the Eden story, there lurk fruitful scientific ideas about why biology generated morality. 

Four-year research concludes there’s a new organ inside the body, creating a new field of science.

The environmental legacy of this generally disgraced President is second to none.

Cheetahs and giraffes have been placed on the conservation “red list” due to collapsing populations.