Skeptics Society founder Michael Shermer explains why Darwin matters, how believing in God is the same as believing in astrology, and why it doesn't take divine faith to experience something bigger than ourselves.

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s streamlined astrophysics book and the perils of popular scientism

Many people incorrectly assume that asexual people are less likely to be in romantic relationships

If you're going to be stuck at an airport or in traffic, you might as well have something to laugh about

A new study increases the odds that Planet Nine is real, and possibly closer to Earth than previously thought

The "Cosmos" host sounds off on the creationist movement, Answers in Genesis and its increasingly unhinged leader

Natalie Portman and Christian Bale are winners -- David Fincher's blockbuster takes Best Picture

Monday: Adam Carolla and Penn Jillette compete on a new season of "Dancing With the Stars." Plus: What did you think of "The Return of Jezebel James" on Friday?

The series will be watched in classrooms around the world -- much to the chagrin of science-denying Evangelicals

Slide show: As \"Justified\" returns for Season 3, a look back at the classics that defined the genre

Salon's guide to what to watch on Monday: Mark the holiday by watching the PBS doc "The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus."

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TV seems to have learned what so many of us have always known—Asian dudes are hot, and they can get the girl

Between the ballplayer's grandiosity and meltdowns, few fascinating glimpses of life under Kim Jong-un emerge