Science
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3.4K1Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’ voted to be the most influential book in history
Several expert academic book publishers, librarians and booksellers created a list of the top 20 most important academic books of all time...
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11.1K8The FDA is finally planning to investigate the $6 billion-a-year homeopathy scam
The Food and Drug Administration is now planning to test homeopathic remedies after the Federal Trade Commission pressured the FDA earlier this...
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3.5K1Thanks to vaccines, polio may officially be eradicated by 2018
Last year in 2014, only three countries in the world had cases of Polio: Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. This year, we're down...
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6.8K3Neil 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 the existence of God to “what's going...
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6.6K29Study: Religion makes kids harsher, less generous than atheist counterparts
Maybe raising children in a religious household isn't such a good idea after all.
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2.4KNASA 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. One of the most jaw-droppingly beautiful videos is...
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9.0K61Richard 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 the weekend for their continued promotion of...
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2.8K11Australian 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 as alternative treatments for serious illnesses, telling...
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10.3K17Bill Nye destroys anti-abortion arguments by using simple science
Bill Nye, known for employing scientific reasoning to argue against climate change deniers, is taking up a new cause; using that same...
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131.2K23Research suggests that loudmouth monkeys tend to have smaller balls
Of course they do.
