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Keeping your expectations low, it seems, is key to achieving fleeting satisfaction
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A commentary published in a scientific journal sparks a heated debate amongst scientists
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The idea that renewable energy can't handle the load is a myth, says Amory Lovins
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A long-standing debate on the original findings has been reignited
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Never Alone draws on the art, stories and culture of Alaskan Inuit
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The drug, however, was not "top secret," as some outlets have reported
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The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025
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The then-and-nows of kids' food-related fundraising
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Sound is pressure, pressure causes motion and motion shows up on film
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The Parks Department is going to spend $1.8 million to have hunters cull them
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You can make surprisingly accurate calculations using chocolate and a microwave
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Astronomers have found 1,741 exoplanets. But how, exactly?
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The premise that fish oil is good for your heart is based on questionable data
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An algae bloom in Lake Erie leaves hundreds of thousands without fresh drinking water
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Siegfried Sassoon's poems captured life in the trenches of WWI
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A new service offers to launch your pet's ashes into space
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Some of Hollywood's most famous directors are pressing studios to buy Kodak film—before it's too late
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Mummies from cultures across the globe have one thing in common—plaque in their arteries
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Bumblebees are strong communicators, but they don't always listen
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Elevated levels of stress-related chemicals in the body seem to correlate with suicide
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