Why Millions Are Attracted To Scary Stories
The undeniable allure of horror stories that make us jump in fright is a constant source of fascination. It has intrigued people like me for...
Climate Denying School Board Fires Teacher
Billy loved learning about the world around him. He was especially interested in climate change and had been reading about it in the news. One...
5 Reasons ‘The Expanse’ Is The Best Military Sci-Fi Show You’re Not Watching
With the high-octane Solar System-spanning, conspiracy-centric sci-fi drama The Expanse returning to SyFy for its third season on April 11th, we thought it would be a good time to explain why we think it’s actually one of the coolest military sci-fi on television.
What UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News
People often mistake Kate Dorsch for someone who studies aliens. But Dorsch actually studies something else. A doctoral candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, she’s been researching UFO reports collected by the U.S. government. The Air Force began compiling these accounts during the early stages of the Cold War as part of a program called Project…
Stephen Hawking On What Happened Before the Beginning of Time?
Neil deGrasse Tyson asks Stephen Hawking to weigh in. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s show Star Talk is ending its fourth season with a bang—a big one. The big one, to be precise. The show, filmed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, features famous astrophysicist Tyson interviewing famous-for-things-other-than-physics folks through the lens of science…
What Science Says About Bringing Guns Into Schools
In the wake of the Florida shooting, US President Trump said that “highly trained” teachers with guns could help prevent tragedies. “A teacher woulda shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened,” Trump told a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
What To Do About An Almost Unprecedented Flu Season
This year is a nasty one, but it's not (yet) unprecedented. It's easy to forget as a young, healthy person that thousands—often the elderly—die from...
Scientists Suggest Marijuana Can Improve Your Driving Skills
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Are You Afraid Of Death?
Amongst the conversations of these scientist arose the question, “do you fear death?” This led me me to wonder, how many people actually do fear death?
Kublai Khan’s Shipwreck Found
Archeologists believe shipwreck found off Japan belongs to Kublai Khan’s 13th-century “lost fleet.”
Einstein’s formula: E = MC2 could be bullsh*t
It’s true lads- the world of science may be turned on its head as the geeks twist that old Einstein in his grave with a new observation about the eternal formula: E + MC2
SETI is back on track: Aliens beware
If there is life in outer space I would be afraid they might find us. After all, it’s not like we have a lot to offer. We have war, disease, violence, evil, religion and Obama Haters. How bad can you get? Read about SETI’s rebirth here.
Alien spacecraft found at bottom of sea?
Man has long wondered about life on other worlds, and whether or not the aliens are really out there. Well, the speculation may be about to change if the anomaly found at the bottom of the sea turns out to be extraterrestrial.
Global warming crashing world food supply
Climate change is taking place right before our eyes and yet there are still those who deny its existence. Terrible things are coming our way, and not a hundred years from now either. In a couple of scant decades life is going to change for the worse so you should be ready. Read this scary story.