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New research on student learning with technology and computers.
Why you might want to find ways to get more greenery onto your block.
A new study finds that spanking is ineffective and leads to a host of psychological and cognitive issues when children grow up.
Gamma rays from black holes? It’s an incredible idea… and it’s probably wrong. “That’s the next step: to simultaneously see [gravitational waves] with three, four or five interferometers, localize it quickly, […]
Climate Feedback has been busy correcting reporting on climate change inaccuracies within the mainstream media. Now the site is looking to expand its efforts as a watchdog for scientific reporting by asking for funding through IndieGoGo.
Mariah Walton faces a double lung and heart transplant because her parents chose faith healing over medical treatment when she was born.
Creepy is a hard thing to pin down. Thankfully, science has just done it. Here are the definitive characteristics of creepiness.
Scientists have been able to render echolocation data to show what a dolphin sees.
An innovative idea from a Knight Foundation challenge might have kernels of wisdom for race relations policy.
Find out how eco-friendly and humane products can be popular and pricier at the same time.
The arrogance and ignorance of American presidential candidate Donald Trump come alive in these three maps, which continue cartography's wonderful history of satirical takedowns.
The asteroid that hit the now-Yucatan Peninsula allowed the dinosaurs a more memorable end, but they were already doomed says a study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
You’ll get another good chance in two years, and then not again until the 2030s! “This is the plan. Get your ass to Mars, and go to the Hilton Hotel and […]
Not all organs are from reputable sources. There is a worldwide market, and many are obtained in some pretty shady ways.
Even the US Military is rethinking sit-ups, which have been shown to do more harm than good.
The idea behind bitcoin is the blockchain and it's quite a concept.
And why you shouldn’t even be asking a question like that. “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” -John F. […]
The Lowline is the world’s first underground park. Well, almost: it’s testing the science of growing plants underground on Manhattan’s Lower East Side - and it’s a literal urban jungle.
Some parents are diagnosing their attention-deficient children as heavenly beings thanks to Internet blogs.
Find out where the U.S. and Europe are ranked when it comes to high-speed rail, and what they are planning to do about it.