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How to Teach Science to the Pope

Despite what the media may have you believe, the Vatican understands and pays close attention to the latest science research—and integrates science into its theology in surprising ways.

Are Humans Really Any Different from Other Animals?

Our language capabilities, cultures, and abstract thinking aren't as unique as we'd like to think.

Does Intelligent Design Seek to Undo Modern Science?

Biologist Kenneth Miller thinks so.

Laughter May Outlive Humans—and Even Numbers

In the Year Million, though, I think humor will be esteemed as the most universal aspect of culture. And number will have lost its transcendental reputation and be looked upon as a local artifact, like a computer operating system or an accounting scheme. If I am right, then SETI scientists should not be listening for primes but for something quite different.

Frozen Siberian Mummies Reveal a Lost Civilization

Researchers are uncovering the preserved bodies of Siberian nomads who lived more than two thousand years ago. But global warming may finally do in the bodies of the ancient Scythians.

Did Humans Colonize the World by Boat?

Experts are uncovering evidence that ancient humans migrated to remote regions like Australia and the Americas by boat. Their knowledge of seacraft and ability to journey across bodies of water may date back up to 70,000 years.

Uncovering an Ancient America

An excavation team has uncovered what may be the continent's oldest settlement.

Chimps Agree: A Bird in Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush

A study finds that chimps will usually stick with what they've even when they've got a chance to trade for a preferable piece of food.

Getting Drunk on Chocolate in 1100 B.C.

An analysis of a 3,000-year-old jug reveals traces of a chemical found in cacao, leading researchers to believe that the jug's creators drank a fermented beverage made from cacao seeds.

From Haitian Zombie Poison to Inuit Knives Made of Feces

Wade Davis, a real-life Indiana Jones, describes the Inuit "shit-knife": "As the feces began to freeze in his hand, he shaped it into an implement. When the blade started to take shape, he put a spray of saliva along the leading edge to sharpen it. He used it to butcher a dog. Improvised a sled with the dog’s rib cage and disappeared into the night."

The Extinct Human Species That Was Smarter Than Us

The superintelligent Boskops had small, childlike faces and huge melon heads.

The Most Famous Ghost Town in America

Like a zombie, Bodie is in a permanent state of “arrested decay.”

Has Science Found a Way to End All Wars?

Recent research suggest that given adequate food, fuel, and gender equality, war may disappear.

Giant Mound Is Like an Underground Stonehenge

The 4,400-year-old Silbury Hill has finally yielded its ancient secrets. It is not, despite the folklore, a dumping ground for the devil’s dirt. The hill is a shrine filled with rocks that, for Stone Age Britons, probably represented the spirits of ancient ancestors.

Ancient Finns Saved Energy by Skating

4,000 years before Nokia, the Finns created the first ice skates by wrapping bones to their feet with leather. Signal strength was lousy at first...

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