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Have you seen this Craigslist ad that’s going viral on social media? The headline screams “FOUND CAT - NEED OWNERS…

Science journalism is hard. The job entails reading complex papers on unfamiliar, often arcane topics, and quickly…

When you hear something is chock-full of antioxidants, the mental conclusion is often: That’s it—that’s the elixir…

As you may have heard, California is recovering after a rash of deadly wildfires that forced a state of emergency in…

A bunch of news outlets reported that a “breatharian” couple survives on air alone.

You might have seen claims around the internet today that Chadwick Boseman would be getting a slightly updated new…

Have you heard? The Black Moon rises tonight! But if you’re worried about catching this “rare” phenomenon don’t…

NASA did not just rewrite the zodiac chart. But here’s why so many people are convinced that the agency did—and the…

With Episode VIII a year and a half away, leaks and spoilers are all we’re going to hear about for awhile.…

The internet was all abuzz today over newly-declassified tape of Apollo 10 astronauts catching a broadcast of alien…

Hey, did you know that you can revive a spoiled wine by just dropping a penny into your glass? Well, at least accordi…

The companies that market so-called “natural” sexual health supplements make a lot of promises, especially when…

There are many possible explanations for hauntings, not least that humans are highly suggestible creatures,…

There’s a rumor flying around the internet about a Hawaiian mushroom whose scent gives women orgasms. I’m sorry to…

Et tu, BBC? That absolutely gorgeous footage of the eruption in the BBC documentary Patagonia: Earth’s Secret…

Sometimes it feels like half of the internet is just fake photos. Whether it’s Elvis cutting Johnny Cash’s hair…

More experiments on the much-overhyped EMDrive continue to prove absolutely nothing except that it’s easy to create…

Last year, a paper published in Science made waves with the stunning claim that the human nose can detect a whopping…