Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it ...

We’re often told to “follow the science” — a comforting phrase that suggests clarity, objectivity, and consensus. But in today’s hyperpolarized world, even science itself has become a political ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean, ...

AND THE CLOSEST THING WE HAVE TO DINOSAURS IN THIS DAY AND AGE. OKAY. AND SO A FAMILY OF SKINKS FOUND THEIR HOME AT THE ...

See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from this month’s KQED 9, PLUS and Passport schedules. Videos from KQED Live Watch recordings of recent KQED Live events. Donor ...

The Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted in the five days through Tuesday, showed 24% of respondents - including 5% of Democrats and 48% of Republicans - thought new federal vaccine recommendations were ...

Imagine you’re hanging out at a bar with your very enthusiastic friends, about two beers in, and someone brings up Star Trek. OK, but the transporter! How would that actually work? What about the ...

In just the last several months, de-extinction—bringing back extinct species by recreating them or organisms that resemble them—has moved closer from science fiction to science fact. Colossal ...

If we want science and evidence to prevail, we must take a cue from culture and give it the power of narrative.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. America is in the midst of an epistemological crisis, one most visible and ...