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Can Elon Musk Fix Flint's Water Problems?
July 18, 2018 | ArticleThe Michigan community of Flint has become a byword for lead poisoning. Elon Musk recently entered the fray.
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People Still Believe These 10 Myths About the Spanish Flu
July 14, 2018 | ArticleThis year marks the 100th anniversary of the great influenza pandemic of 1918. Between 50 and 100 million people are thought to have died, representing as much as 5 percent of the world's population. Half a billion people were infected.
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What If AI Psychopath 'Norman' and Amazon's Alexa Got Together?
July 11, 2018 | ArticleWho's values would win out?
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New Telescope Will Hunt for Asteroids on Collision Course with Earth
July 01, 2018 | ArticleBy scanning the skies for rogue space rocks, the telescope could keep our planet safe from impacts like the one that slammed into Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013.
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What's the Evidence for Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
June 29, 2018 | ArticleAs good skeptics, we shouldn't immediately believe general relativity's tangle of mathematics at first blush. Instead, we need evidence. Good evidence.
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Your Summer May Be Full of Mosquitoes
June 25, 2018 | ArticleNot only are their bites itchy and annoying, but mosquitoes also carry diseases. Here's a look at why some years are worse for the pesky insects.
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Some Paranormal Experiences May Be Explained by Sleep Paralysis, Exploding Head Syndrome
June 21, 2018 | ArticleIf you believe in the paranormal you might not be surprised if you hear stories of deceased loved ones appearing during the night, huge explosions heard just as someone is drifting off with no obvious cause, and other peculiar occurrences.
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Why You Should Eat Popcorn with Chopsticks
June 19, 2018 | ArticleIt happens fast. You crack open a bottle of your favorite drink and put it to your lips. The delicious flavor is nearly overwhelming. But a minute later, you’re barely noticing the taste as you drink it.
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The 4th Flavor? Scientists Close in on a New Kind of Neutrino
June 18, 2018 | ArticleThe history behind the discovery is a fascinating tale with twist and turns that would make Agatha Christie's head spin.
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This Wily Wolverine Threw Scientists for a Loop
June 08, 2018 | ArticleWe were not expecting a familiar face as we cracked open the wooden box trap we'd carefully set in the remote north slope of Alaska. But there he was: a wolverine staring back at us, his face covered with the shredded remains of frozen caribou.
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