Exploding tires and bad math; the pilot exposes his darkest secrets.

A new history of the birth of quantum physics brings the weird, protean, paradoxical subatomic world to life

Climate skeptics claim hacked e-mails prove, once and for all, that global warming is a hoax

University of Colorado's Peter McGraw and his "Humor Research Lab" may have cracked the code to what makes us laugh

Millions of fish died in California yesterday. Scientists say this isn't extraordinary. How worried should we be?

New research has brought to light a global plastic cycle that could haunt us for generations to come

When Common Core problems go viral, the steps seem complicated, unnecessary. But it actually teaches a real skill

Anonymous allegations of pressure to work through unpaid "crunch time" show how vulnerable animators' jobs can be

Republicans selling a sinister fantasy version of America while Democrats are just clueless, says former GOP head

Salon talks to Danielle Dutton, Kaitlyn Greenidge, Jon Methven and Karan Mahajan about their new must-read books

Carlson is good at leveraging bigotry to get viewers to vote against their own interests. Republicans need that

Subpoena against FAA suggests signs of life -- and victims' families are suddenly hopeful.

Rescue team gets frustratingly close to possible location of four missing miners before being forced out by smoke

Normal ecosystems use and reuse critical nutrients like phosphorus. But humans aren't normal

On climate, the right's "intellectual" powerhouse is still inane. (Hint: They still love Al Gore jokes) (UPDATED)