For those of us who were in school in the 1990s, we got excited when the teacher would bring a TV into the classroom. This usually meant that we would be watching a movie that...
According to Tech Radar, in 1859, a solar flare hit the Earth's atmosphere and created beautiful auroras, but it also interrupted electrical systems between North America and Europe. Some telegraph operators even got shocks from...
About 40 years ago, we received a signal from outer space. This signal lasted for just 72 seconds. Due to the awesomeness of this signal the discoverer scrawled the word “wow” on the computer printout of...
For most of the last few years, whenever a politician stands up in opposition to climate change legislation, he usually quotes work from Wei-Hock "Willie" Soon, a scientist who has frequently argued that global warming...
The Duchess of Cambridge herself, Kate Middleton, has been outspoken about mental illness. She appeared on a new podcast to talk about mental health. She said:
"No parent would fail to call the doctor if their...
I've recently discovered Nice Peter's?Epic Rap Battles of History YouTube channel. I know I'm slow at discovering things sometimes, but hey, better late to the party than never! I love this kind of stuff. Y'all...
Apparently we don't have to fear climate change anymore.
That is if we go by a move the Trump administration made this week when it dropped climate change from a list of global threats.
Instead, President Trump's National...
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It's an accomplishment when you can get a student to take an interest in chemistry. It's even more of an accomplishment when a student can find humor in chemistry. Apparently however, chemistry can...
Photographer Tim Samuel and videographer Franny Plumridge took this fascinating picture off Byron Bay on the east coast of Australia. Although the fish does have a "WTF?!" look on its face, it was not being eaten.
The...
We all know the GOP are not friends of science. However, Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, has reached an entirely new level of science-denial.
The magazine, Scientific American, is publishing an editorial on Trump for their September...
Will Republicans who deny climate change hurt disaster-hit regions' chances at getting federal relief dollars? The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced earlier this year that it will only approve disaster preparedness funds for states...
A fascinating study has discovered the possibility to change a person's beliefs by targeting their brain with magnets.
Dr Keise Izuma from the University of York, together with Dr Colin Holbrook from the University of California, recruited...
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The Colorado River was originally called The Grand River but its name was changed on July 25, 1921. The Colorado provides water to much of the Western United States, electricity for Nevada (the...
I have an interesting theory as to why Donald Trump yells all of the time -- and it's based on science and animal behavior.
The journal, Current Biology, published a study about male howler monkeys. They roar...
The latest international health scare comes in the form of the Zika virus disease. According to the CDC, the Zika virus disease is:
" disease caused by Zika virus that is spread to people, primarily through...
Did you know that you can make a playable phonograph record out of a tortilla? Me either, but apparently the old saying is accurate: Where there's a will, there's a way.
Redditor UpgradeTech?was inspired by a...
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito delivered a passionate speech at the Claremont Institute’s 2017 annual dinner. The Conservative think tank gave him a Statesmanship Award. He spoke about many issues, but the most confusing part...
Amid all the discouraging legislation under consideration in both Congress and the White House, there’s at least one bill that deserves bipartisan support.
H.R. 870, introduced Feb. 3 in the House, proposes that NASA build a...
Stanford research shows that telephone metadata (calls you make, how long they last, etc.) can reveal a surprising amout of personal information. This could lead to even more surveillance of cell phone calls.
In addition to...
During a ground stop Tuesday at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, a man with a cell phone noticed that a storm which had forced the ground stop contained some awesome lightning.
Within moments, the man had an incredible...
