World Britain appeals for Brexit compromise from EU over Irish...

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday appealed to the European Union to soften its stance in Brexit negotiations, saying that only her government has a workable plan to...

World US Official: Islamic State, Al-Qaida Determined and...

U.S. counterterrorism officials say despite major strides in combating and regaining territory from terror groups like Islamic State and al-Qaida, the terror landscape has grown more complex....

World Kabila Candidate Faces Challenges in DRC Election

Joseph Kabila's preferred successor as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo will face a credible election challenge in December from two opposition leaders, the final list of...

World Pussy Riot Links Member's ‘Poisoning’ to African Murder...

Russian punk group Pussy Riot on Wednesday linked the suspected poisoning of member Pyotr Verzilov with his attempt to investigate the deaths of three Russian journalists in Africa. The...

World Justice Dept. examining whether employee violated ethics...

Paralegal was secretly recorded by activist group suggesting she could search databases.

World UN: Colombia's Coca Cultivation Hits Record in 2017

Colombia's acreage of coca, the raw material for cocaine, expanded 17 percent to hit a new record last year, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as the government mulls whether to restart aerial...

Science First Light Data for NASA's Parker Solar Probe

Just over a month into its mission, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has returned first-light data from each of its four instrument suites. These early observations show that each of the instruments is...

Science Over-the-hill cells may cause trouble in the aging brain

Killing dormant cells in the brains of mice staved off memory trouble.

Science Daily low-dose aspirin is not a panacea for the elderly

Healthy elderly adults don’t benefit from a daily dose of aspirin, according to results from a large-scale clinical trial.

Science Three new physics experiments could revamp the standard...

New experiments that rely on very large machines have begun to probe the weak points of particle physics.

Science The Hardest Known Substance in the Universe – Nuclear Pasta

A team of scientists has calculated the strength of the material deep inside the crust of neutron stars and found it to be the strongest... The post The Hardest Known Substance in the...

Science Researchers Measure Wave Particle Energy Transfer in...

The Earth’s magnetosphere contains plasma, an ionized gas composed of positive ions and negative electrons. The motion of these charged plasma particles is controlled by... The post...

Technology Apple Highlights Apple Watch Series 4 Reviews

Reviews for the new Apple Watch Series 4 models went live this morning ahead of Friday's launch, and in a new press release, Apple has highlighted reviews from several members of the media who...

Technology iOS 12 Installed on 10% of Devices 48 Hours After Launch

Apple's newest operating system, iOS 12, is installed on just over 10 percent of devices 48 hours after it launched according to data collected by analytics company Mixpanel. The data suggests...

Technology You'll be able to wirelessly charge Huawei's new earbuds...

We're expecting Huawei to unveil the premium Mate 20 phones in a few weeks after showing off the Mate 20 Lite during IFA. The Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro will reportedly have a cool bonus if...

Technology FYI: Google Maps can suggest parking spots near your...

It can be tough to pinpoint when specific features go live, given Google's perchance for silently flipping switches and subsequent, months-later announcements. In this case, we know Maps has...

Technology Ricoh Theta V review: The DSLR of 360-degree cameras

There is no shortage of portable 360-degree cameras. The most well-known in our circles is Samsung's Gear 360 , but that only works with Samsung phones and iOS. Insta360's ' ONE ' and '...

Technology Indie Metroidvania 'Teslagrad' is coming to Android, and...

Teslagrad is one of those indie games I always heard about, but never actually took the time to play. It initially launched on Steam in 2013, and then it hit consoles in 2014. It's a...

Green Do IVF And Other Infertility Tech Lead To Health Risks...

A small study of teens who were conceived via assisted reproductive technology finds a significant number already have hypertension and premature "age-related changes" in their blood vessels....

Green Have A Cool Idea To Help End World Hunger? Pitch It To...

At the World Food Programme's Innovation Accelerator, teams test out new proposals to stop hunger. Anyone can submit. And September deadlines are coming up.

Green Tougher Laws On Pipeline Protests Face Test In Louisiana

A number of states are making it harder to protest the construction of oil and gas pipelines. Recent felony arrests in Louisiana could be a test case for these tougher new laws. (Image credit:...

Green Report: Toyota To Partner With Chinese Companies &...

Bloomberg reports that Toyota plans to transfer the key technology that makes the Prius so special to its future Chinese partners. The cost of doing car business in China starts...

Green Years in the Making, Audi Finally Launches the 2019...

2013 was only a few years ago, a long time for most, lightning fast time in the electric car universe, and after all the talk, the drafts, the drawings, the concepts, the rumors, the prototypes,...

Green This Rapper Tried To Use Neuroscience To Get Over Her Ex

Dessa is a singer and writer from Minneapolis who spent years trying to fall out of love and get over her ex. Nothing seemed to help — until she visited a research lab for a brain scan. (Image...

Politics Is there a humane way to boil lobsters alive? One woman...

The owner of a Maine lobster pound is sedating her lobsters with marijuana before killing them. Cage-free eggs. Free-range chickens. Grass-fed cows. Meat eaters who want to assuage their...

Politics Mixing ketchup and mayonnaise isn’t new. Here’s why Heinz...

The condiment wars are heating up. Enter Mayochup. Ketchup is a good condiment. It is humble. It is red. It is not, for most American palates, particularly challenging. It is salty but...

Politics Why is Marco Rubio tweeting about Salt Bae?

The Turkish chef’s dinner for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, explained. Until this week, Salt Bae was best known as an Instagram-famous chef. He wears tight V-necks, owns a global...

Politics Americans’ approval of Pope Francis drops to 53% amid...

But US Catholics still support him. Pope Francis’s favorability rating among Americans has plummeted sharply in the aftermath of this summer’s deluge of revelations in the Catholic...

Politics Meet the woman who quietly made sure Democrats became...

If Democrats wanted support from organized labor, Wohlforth wanted support for LGBTQ rights. And she was the woman in the position to make it happen.

Religion FFRF urges DOJ investigation into Catholic abuse

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging the Justice Department to initiate a federal nationwide investigation into the Roman Catholic clergy’s serial sexual abuse and cover-up. “The...

Religion Meet the New AHA Intern: Duane Paul Murphy

Please welcome our fall editorial intern, Duane Paul Murphy! TheHumanist.com: What is your educational and work background? I’m a senior at the Catholic University of America in...

Religion The Comics Section: Priorities and Prime Ministers

The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils !           The post The Comics Section: Priorities and Prime Ministers appeared first on...

Religion FFRF urges Denver to get out the secular vote

  A 14-by-18 feet billboard went up this week in Denver on the corner of Lincoln Street and Eighth Avenue featuring young atheists with the message “I’m an atheist and I vote.” As...

Religion FFRF slams Huckabee and Citizens United for their smear...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is taking Mike Huckabee and the Citizens United Foundation to task for scurrilously using its name as a fundraising gimmick. FFRF has obtained a recent...

Religion FFRF awards $12,750 to 2018 college students essay...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is proud to announce the 18 winners of the 2018 Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest. College students were asked to write a personal...