From fire-hazed skies to flash floods, the planetary climate is changing all around us.

The trend toward a secular world continues.

We're making more progress on green energy than most people realize.

This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implications. I am not, of course, an expert on the region nor do I have access to any spec…

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An unwinnable war without a goal and with consequences for the world.

The bill abolishes the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.

Deforestation is slowing and could be reversed in our lifetimes.

Officials in Corpus Christi expect a “water emergency” within months, and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices a...

The writer said he will retire from speaking and writing and grieves “the devastation I have caused.”

Anti-immigrant theology is a perfect catch-22.

Judges like this one are America's last line of defense.

The patient is faring well nearly three years later, thanks to the life-saving device

We used to be the world's safe haven for science, but now scientists are fleeing.

Communities of choice can't be allowed to cross the line into becoming mini-theocracies.

The U.S. government is at war with its own people. Other countries' experience gives us a guide for what to do.

There's a deeper cause than greed or inefficiency.

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert comic strip, dies at 68

This is the speech, edited for length, given by Professor Steven Levitsky at FFRF’s national convention in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Oct.18. He was introduced by FFRF Executive Board member David Tamayo…

Are we on the brink of living forever? One entrepreneur thinks so.

They only cause women and infants to die.

If marriage goes extinct, it will be because it deserves to.

Another milestone in the secularization of humanity.

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This isn't how politics normally goes in America.

Oil and gas infrastructure can't be protected from a determined enemy, which is all the more reason to shift away from it.

Power from solar, wind hydro and biomass totals 9.24 terawatt hours, compared with 8.8 terawatt hours from burning the fossil fuel

This is an edited and condensed version of the speech given by Ryan T. Cragun at FFRF’s national convention in Denver on Sept. 27, 2024. It has been reworked by Cragun for ease of reading since the…

Recently, we ran a study testing whether astrological sun signs (like Scorpio and Capricorn) can predict any of 37 facts about a person’s life, such as their educational level, and number of close fri...

Genetic therapy offers hope for a dreaded and previously untreatable disorder.

We're about to reap the deadly harvest of anti-science ideology.

This bloodshed is a sign of democracy failing to deliver on its promises.

The builders of a car-free community in Arizona want to find out.

We only wanted it to solve our problems.

Fewer women are choosing to have kids, and the reasons should be obvious.

In June, the region got 22% of its electricity from solar — more than any other source, and more even than gas and coal combined. It’s a major milestone.

Britain is in the midst of its first 'atheist age ', with non-believers now outnumbering those who believe in God. Now, scientists say they finally know why.

Portland, Oregon, June 9, 2025 – In a landmark vote today, the New York State Senate passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act (S138) by a vote of 35–27, marking a

"Sodomite" originates from Medieval Latin Bulgarus ("Bulgarian"), linked to 14th-century heretics; it means one who commits sodomy, evolving from notions about Ea...

Departing life on our own terms is the ultimate liberty.

We assess how physically realistic the ''simulation hypothesis'' for this Universe is, based on physical constraints arising from the link between information and energy, and on known astrophysical co...