Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ voted to be the most influential book in history

The inaugural Academic Book Week (#AcBookWeek) takes place in the UK this week to celebrate "the…

The FDA is finally planning to investigate the $6 billion-a-year homeopathy scam

The FDA will finally investigate homeopathic drugs after years without regulation. Homeopathic drugs are sold over-the-counter…

Thanks to vaccines, polio may officially be eradicated by 2018

Last year in 2014, only three countries in the world had cases of Polio: Afghanistan,…

Neil deGrasse Tyson masterfully debunks intelligent design to a hipster pastor’s face

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson appeared on the Nightly Show Wednesday to debate issues ranging from…

Study: Religion makes kids harsher, less generous than atheist counterparts

We're always hearing about how loving this religion or that religion is, especially when it…

NASA just released this beautiful ultra-HD video footage of the sun

NASA has released the latest entry in its series of Ultra High Definition space videos.…

Richard Dawkins tears into Ben Carson: His belief in creationism is a ‘deeply depressing disgrace’

Atheist intellectual and famed evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins blasted the Republican Party on CNN over…

Australian doctors slam homeopathic industry, saying it doesn’t effectively treat ‘any condition’

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has come out firmly against homeopathic remedies…

Bill Nye destroys anti-abortion arguments by using simple science

Bill Nye, known for employing scientific reasoning to argue against climate change deniers, is taking…

Research suggests that loudmouth monkeys tend to have smaller balls

This is not a joke. And yes, Jacob Dunn is a real scientist. In his…