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Smallest-yet genome reveals how little we know about life — synthetic or real

his week, a team of biologists headed by genomics pioneer Craig Venter published a study in Science that should amaze and excite the world: ...

Two Americans confirmed dead in Brussels attacks

At least two Americans were killed in the Brussels attacks, multiple media outlets reported Friday. The development came as Secretar...

Anti-atheist distrust ‘deeply and culturally ingrained’, study finds

People's distrust of atheists is “deeply and culturally ingrained”, with even many atheists having an instinctual distrust of each oth...

Blue light and sleepless nights: insomnia is no match for the sun

INSOMNIA--A COMMON and difficult-to-treat condition--is estimated to cost the American economy$63.2 billion each year in lost productivity. A new...

Brian Dunning Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Fraud

As I mentioned in a previous post, Brian Dunning, creator of the Skeptoid podcast and the world’s worst “science” rap video, pl...

Ultra 2016 Shows Us That Sexual Harassment and Assault Are Still Very Real Issues at Music Festivals

BY RYAN PFEFFER Of all the things I saw at Ultra this year — which included a man in a Hillary Clinton mask, a 50-ton fire-spewing spide...

I EXPLORED COPENHAGEN’S ANARCHIST FREETOWN. HERE’S WHAT I FOUND

FREETOWN CHRISTIANIA is a self-proclaimed neighborhood near the center of Copenhagen. To put it bluntly, this destination may be known by foreigner...

$380 million ship may be named Boaty McBoatface thanks to an online poll

n a blow for democracy, the British public has decided the best name for a £200 million ($380 million) ship is 'Boaty McBoatface'. ...

NUS tells LGBT societies to abolish gay men’s reps because ‘they don’t face oppression’

he National Union of Students’ LGBT Campaign has passed a motion calling for the abolition of representatives for gay men – because they &...

10 Things We Learned From Scientology Doc 'Going Clear'

Last night, HBO aired Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Alex Gibney's documentary exposé of the Church of Scient...

Anne Frank Dutch 'escape bunker' game under fire

A Dutch adventure company has come under fire for a tourist attraction challenging visitors to escape from a bunker that includes a secret annexe buil...

The Netherlands has recognized the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a religion

    Where’s a colander when you need it? The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has finally been recognised as a rel...

FBI says it might be able to break into seized iPhone, wants hearing canceled

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that it might be able to break into the seized iPhone at the center of an encryption battle with Apple...

Two Chinese poachers jailed for 30 years for the slaughter of 226 elephants

Two Chinese poachers jailed for 30 years for the slaughter of 226 elephants   Two Chinese nationals were yesterday sentenced to 30 years in...

Argentina sinks Chinese vessel, cites illegal fishing

Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast. ...

YouTube prankster jailed for staging a bomb threat hoax

A YouTube prankster has been jailed after he was convicted of terrifying people with bomb hoaxes and mock robberies. Camerman Danh Van Le, 31, was ...

Harm reversal seen in some smokers on e-cigarettes

Full Text:  AT 2015 AAAAI ANNUAL MEETING HOUSTON -- Asthmatic smokers who switched to electronic cigarettes showed evidence suggestive of r...

Zero Tolerance Is a Harmful School Policy for Teens

"Policing and punitive disciplinary approaches to school safety contribute to a school climate that is actually more danger...

Why e-cigarettes should be banned from minors

Are e-cigarettes dangerous? Good data on long-term consequences is not available yet, but no one is talking about addiction and that is the ...

Fracking Is Safe

"Fracking is a 'safe and effective' technology for producing energy from deep geological formations." Rock Zierman is chief execu...

Fracking Is Not Safe

"60 percent of oil and gas wells failed within 28 years." Anthony Ingraffea is the Dwight C. Baum professor of engineering at Cornell Uni...

Russian "Spies" Go on Trial for Turkish Hit

Istanbul prosecutors are trying a Georgian national for allegedly hunting down and mudering a Chechen rebel on the orders of Russia's spy agency, ...

Germany Stands Accused of Spying on Its European Allies The New York Times, May 6, 2015

BERLIN -- About 18 months ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel was the wronged American ally whose cellphone number was among data sucked up by American inte...

Strong Measures Must Be Taken Soon to Prevent Overfishing in Our Oceans

Save Our Seas Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting our oceans by funding research, education, awareness, and conse...

Sexting Is Rooted in Primal Urges

Ogi Ogas is a cognitive neuroscientist and coauthor of A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships.  ...

New Prenatal Genetic Tests Offer Safe Early Screening for Birth Defects

"The cell-free fetal DNA test gives expectant mothers an earlier (and safer) look than ever at [their unborn babies]."   &nbs...

Pornography declared 'public health crisis' in Utah; Elder Holland calls it an 'infec

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers took a bold step in the final minutes of the 2016 Legislative Session. Late Friday night, the Utah House of Repr...

KATT WILLIAMS ARRESTED AFTER COPS RAID HOME Find Drugs, Guns Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/

Katt Williams is once again locked up ... after cops found weed and firearms while serving a search warrant at his house. The Hall County Sher...

North Korea warns against U.S., South Korea military exercises

© AP Photo/Wong Maye-E North Korean People's Army Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho points to a map showing the line which separates the two Koreas in Pan...

Congress Poised to Lift Oil Export Ban

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress is on the verge of lifting a 40-year banon crude oil exports onto the international market,&n...