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James, ‘Brother’ of Jesus: His Ancient Remains Belong to Someone Else

A bone said to have belonged to Saint James has been radiocarbon-dated – and sadly...

Clever Cuttlefish Show Advanced Self-Control, Like Chimps and Crows

Finding that cuttlefish are capable of some of the facets that are thought to be...

Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company’s Business

Tech giants like Facebook handle censorship requests made by governments that routinely limit what can...

Can QAnon Survive Another ‘Great Disappointment’ on March 4?

Apocalyptic movements rarely simply dissolve when prophecies are seen to fail.

What Public School Students Are Allowed To Say on Social Media May Be About to Change

A Supreme Court decision may provide some clarity on the issue.

Audio Chatrooms Like Clubhouse Tap Into Age-Old Appeal of the Human Voice

The attention the app is getting is part of a wider reinvention and reinvigoration of...

Where Does Plastic Pollution Go When It Enters the Ocean?

Of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste we produce each year, it’s...

Misinformation-Spewing Cable Companies Come Under Scrutiny

If its services help deliver misinformation to your home, what responsibility does Comcast have for...

Conspiracy Theories May Start to Take Hold at Age 14

Many adolescents have been home schooled and isolated from their peer groups for much of...

What Is Fascism?

Important to most fascists is the idea that the nation’s “patriots” have been let down,...

What Are the Origins of Lent?

The practice of fasting from food for spiritual reasons is found in the three largest...

Can the Laws of Physics Disprove God?

‘If there is a God who created the entire universe and ALL of its laws...