How Likely Is an ‘X-Files’-Style Government Conspiracy?
The truth is out there. In fact, it's pretty hard to keep it hidden, according to a new study.
The Knicks Won. Let’s Gamble!
Researchers link risky choices to unexpectedly positive circumstances, like sports wins and sunny days.
International Trade Hurts the World’s Poor (With Nitrogen)
A study links developing countries' demand for imported food and clothing to nitrogen compounds that disproportionately harm the world's poor, including some right here in the United States.
We’re Not the Only Species With Empathy
Prairie voles console their stressed-out friends, much like humans do.
A Better Way to Clean Up Ocean-Polluting Plastics
Hint: Don't go after the Great Pacific garbage patch—which, by the way, isn't really a patch at all.
Can a Negative Outlook Create a Dangerous Driver?
A Chinese study finds people who pay more attention to what's bad about the world also get in more accidents.
What Chimpanzee Poop Tells Us About Society’s Effect on Our Guts
Spending time together makes everybody's microbiomes more alike, while increasing microorganism diversity.
Russian Mammoth Pushes Back the Timeline for Humans in the Arctic
Evidence shows humans killed the mammoth deep in the Arctic—45,000 years ago.
Searching Private Data, and Ensuring It Stays Private
The National Security Agency has your data. Is there a way to use it that won't further violate your privacy?