A recent investigation of human remains found in the UK’s Cheddar Gorge has once again brought a particularly unsavory aspect ...

(via Veritasium) LSD-fiend, surfer, maverick — Kary Mullis might be the weirdest person ever to win the Nobel Prize.

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What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a ...

Humans may think we have the market cornered on bizarre sexual acts, but the animal kingdom has come up with some mating rituals that put us to shame.

A duo of economists recently surveyed where 6,141 members of the world’s global elite went to college. The results show that ...

In 2024, it's growing increasingly easy to fall for pseudoscience. False cures, misinformation, and outright lies are rampant ...

A new study explores how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet’s ...

Northwestern University engineers are the first to successfully demonstrate quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable ...

If all the world's a stage and all the species merely players, then their exits and entrances can be found in the rock record ...

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, you can be sure that RealClearPolitics will feature supporters of his agenda. And also critics. RCP has covered the Biden presidency in the same way, ...

One of the biggest mysteries in science – dark energy – doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the ...