The TRAPPIST-1 solar system is the most unique one we've seen so far and could offer amazing possibilities for life.

A deep dive into the yawning chasm that is the urban/rural divide.

Pizzagaters and Flat Earthers were bound to share adherents by the rules of crank magnetism. That doesn't mean they're happy about it.

Scientists search for truth, not "balance" to appease partisans who already hate them anyway. If they get involved in politics, they shouldn't change their attitudes.

Big Pharma really doesn't want you to know if drugs from online pharmacies might be real for an extremely unethical and blatantly obvious reason.

If scientists don't get aggressively involved in policy and soon, there might not be much science left for them to do...

Trump & Co. are showing us what happens when amateurs with huge chips on their shoulder take on jobs that require nuance and expertise.

The Trump administration and FCC are already set to do serious damage to America's e-commerce and internet connectivity out of nothing more than myopic greed.

With web development becoming more and more commoditized, automation is just around the corner and junior level careers will be on the chopping block.

Trumpism is nothing more than the political equivalent of alt med woo and it's bound to have the same efficacy.

A short sci-fi story to start your weekend...

If you thought fake news were bad, welcome to the hell that is fake fact checking.

We still know very little about the closest extrasolar world we've discovered, including whether it's suitable for life.

Years of constant nagging about growing antibiotic resistance and its dire consequences, the public and industry still act as if they're blissfully unaware and are overusing antibiotics at an alarming rate.

Assange offers to trade himself for Chelsea Manning and Obama called his bluff. I wouldn't hold my breath that WikiLeaks' boss will keep his word for once.