In honor of the more horrifying aspects of the mortal coil, we bring you a list of nine facts sure to disquiet.

In a complex world, rational decision-making becomes insufficient, as the consequences of choices are often unpredictable.

Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ...

Syndicated from The Rage: "Turning yourself in to be incarcerated tugs against every fundamentally primal instinct we have as ...

Coconut sugar, agave nectar, "raw" sugar, palm sugar, evaporated cane juice -- these are all sugar. They just sound healthier because they have fancy names. And hate to break it to you, but molasses ...

These small countries punch well above their weight in terms of culture, history and views. This is your guide on where to ...

CHICAGO — Call her the Incredible Shrinking Black American Woman. In an age when the adult populations of most industrialized nations have grown significantly taller, the average height of black women ...

Medieval People Thought the Earth Was Flat Historians of science David Lindberg and Ronald Numbers point out that there was ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife shared tips for distinguishing wild gray wolves and protecting yourself from ...

It has also become a big driver in the number of older single mothers in the U.S. at a time when the country's overall birth ...

Soft actuation remains the key bottleneck in creating soft robots with flexible deformation and agile locomotion similar to nature creatures. Despite extensive efforts, it remains performance ...

UCSC engineer Javier Gonzalez-Rocha is using drones and sensors to bring advanced air quality monitoring to underserved ...