We owe our economic development, our form of government, and even our physical existence to spectacular flops
What happened when "fatherhood after death" was proved possible
Why drones and night-vision goggles can't stop the illegal wildlife trade
On Tuesday, the state's electorate will decide an issue first brought to prominence by Theodore Roosevelt nearly a century ago.
Is it really that oppressive to tell sisters that they should brush their hair, use deodorant, and wear a little makeup to cover the bags under their eyes?
An evolutionary biologist argues that humans started talking because they needed to negotiate.
The largest DNA-identification project ever conducted provides unprecedented proof of the slaughter at Srebrenica. But 20 years later, too many people claim it never happened.
A new movie shows how difficult it is to portray the afterlife in a non-religious culture.
Farmers have quadrupled how much milk a typical cow can make, but there are hidden downsides.
Lessons learned from the failures of predictive modeling