Science is held in unique esteem in our society. When we see the words “a study shows” in a newspaper, most people will just accept that whatever follows is the truth. When we see that an article cites an academic journal, we step back and applaud that finally, somebody is giving us the facts. And […]
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Medieval bestiaries were hugely popular works that told the stories of not only animals, but also plants, rocks, and fantastic creatures that people living in Europe could only dream of. Most came out of the 12th and 13th centuries but took their inspiration from writers as far back as Isidore of Seville and Pliny. The […]
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Bill Clinton tweeted his thanks to billionaire investor Mark Cuban for his kinds words at a rally in support of Hillary Saturday.

Thanks @mcuban for your kind words & ringing endorsement of @HillaryClinton here in your hometown #CityOfChampions! pic.twitter.com/wr1C79zbcM
— Bill Clinton (@billclinton) July 31, 2016

His words for Hillary were kind, but he had a choice word for Donald Trump as well that very likely made its campaign rally debut…

A large part of every conflict is gathering information about the other side. Throughout history, people have had to formulate crafty methods to get the vital intelligence they needed. The stories about how and what they did make for an interesting perspective of the past. 10 Ham Common Torture Photo credit: KenBailey Recently, controversy has […]
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A study at Stanford found that the “trance” people fall into is a neurophysiological state, not the result of a subject’s expectations.

Rachel Wobschall builds relationships with donors to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare to help fund treatment for children, teens and young adults.

Public Policy Polling’s findings are usually palatable with quite a few grains of salt, but even PPP knows that entertainment is tough to come by on a Saturday night if you’re a politics junkie.

Because our social lives suck we're going to get out our post-conventions national poll in the next hour or two. Happy Saturday Night!
— PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) July 31, 2016

Will have poll up by 10:30, get hype for polls on a Saturday night woooooooo
— PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) July 31, 2016

Just hurry up with the post-convention numbers … who’s going to win this thing?

Our new national poll finds Hillary Clinton hitting 50%- leads Donald Trump 50-45 in the head to head: https://t…

Partly due to a limited budget, partly due to the sheer vastness of space, amateur astronomers are increasingly being recognized for their important contribution to what we know and understand of the universe. With home telescopes increasing in ability and decreasing in cost, more and more people are taking to watching the skies at night. […]
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New drugs and methods of altering a patient’s own immune cells are helping some cancer patients — but not all — even when standard treatments fail.

The black dogs of English lore are not merely dark-colored canines; they’re large, semi-phantom dogs with fur that’s blacker than the night and eyes that burn like red coals. These spectral hounds are said to appear and disappear in a moment and can be as solid as any true dog or as thin as smoke […]
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