prometheus

Throughout history, people have reported seeing "ghosts." But a Victorian ghost is in many respects a very different phenomenon from a ghost in Cla...

This history of atomism, from Democritus to the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, chronicles one of the most successful scientific hypotheses ev...

Cosmologists have reasons to believe that the vast universe in which we live is just one of an endless number of other universes within a multivers...

Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, "Theory tells us what to measure." And theories a...

We eat multiple times a day, yet most of us have no idea what food actually is, where it comes from, or what forces will shape our meals in the fut...

No one ever argued more forcefully or with such acerbic wit against the foolish aspects of religion as H. L. Mencken (1880-1956). As a journalist, ...

Most of the major schools of contemporary philosophy, from Marxism to Existentialism, are reactions to Hegelianism and all, if they are to be under...

Despite Muhammad's exalted place in Islam, even today there is still surpisingly little actually known about this shadowy figure and the origins of...

Despite the prevalence of religious belief in the United States (nearly 200 million Americans belong to 350,000 congregations), a growing minority ...

Scientific evidence affects policies, business, health outcomes, and economies worldwide. But is that scientific claim you just read reliable? Or n...

Breast cancer survivor Patty Gelman recounts her journey through "Cancer World" in a series of anecdotes, chronicling her year-long struggle with t...

The Hundredth Monkey takes its title from philosopher Ron Amundson's expose of the "Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon," a claim about collective consciou...

“Dr. Rodgers and I share a similar philosophy when it comes to coaching young athletes and he shares that approach in Inside Youth Sports. So often...

Discover what every athlete—and parent— needs to know about the youth sports industrial complex, from training and injuries to developing bodies an...

This revealing new portrait of James and Dolley Madison introduces the reader to America's first power couple. Using recently uncovered troves of l...