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Black holes can launch jets that stretch for thousands of light-years. How can we find new formulas to describe them?

One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.

I feel bad for not knowing about Zias and B Lou, but I like these guys. Apparently, there’s a fun meme about measuring the speed of light…

While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.

Turns out, going around in circles is overrated.

A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.

Michael Marshall and Cecil Cicirello break down Joe's July 2026 interview with Zach Bush. Topics covered include: Drinking coffee, how life is perfect even if you'…

While the 1947 Roswell Incident ignited a global UFO craze, few know of the top-secret military project that started it all.

Hugo the shire horse enters the record books as the world's tallest living horse.

You’re scrolling through your Facebook feed when you encounter a link to a video that promises to reveal the true cause of something that’s been ailing you for years. You’ve been to the doctor but fee...

New studies raise questions about the use of Vitamin D, omega-3 fish oil and glucosamine supplements in some people.

Phosphorus, key for life on Earth, has never been seen in the planet-forming environment. The authors of today’s paper have sniffed out why and where the Phosphorus is hiding.

A new approach uses an innovative tool to convince people to abandon conspiracy beliefs: Artificial intelligence.

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Beefy tracks point to a Cretaceous critter as big as a large dog or mountain lion

Festivals celebrating local cryptids are proliferating and bringing attention and tourism to small towns.

Nominations for the 2026 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.

Pairs of stars are mysteriously missing from the middle of ancient star clusters.

When the sun becomes red giant, it may not consume our planet after all. Plus: Watch the Perseid meteors shower this week!

I am a bear. So says AI. I scroll down the lengthy report on my iPad and I smile. I am a watchful, steady guardian; a person of quiet, formidable substance; and I have a broad, square-angle jawline th...

He's just creating work for us at this point

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Do you know a conspiracy theorist? Chances are you do.

The geometric earthwork structures, carved into the ground with embankments and ditches, are in some cases more than 2,500 years old, researchers said.

A warning before you book that summer rental in Chernobyl.

​The president is focused on the shots’ alleged tie to autism, even though White House advisers wanted to tone down attention to the issue ahead of the midterms.

You will get data, but perhaps not knowledge

How some of the world’s most powerful people sank into a morass of conspiracy theories.