Police Review Board Makes Course Correction

The City of Portland's Independent Police Review office uncovered a series of shocking revelations in the process of investigating a complaint by a man ...

Humane Society CEO Accused of Inhumane Actions

Despite its mission to confront cruelty of animals, at least one member of the Humane Society of the United States needs a reminder that humans are just ...

MIT Admissions Dean Resigns over Fake Resume

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is arguably the best engineering school in the country, and there's cutthroat competition to get in. Ninety-two ...

SWAT Prank Results in Shooting Death

Police in Glendale, Calif. recently arrested Tyler Barriss, 25, for his role in placing a false 911 call that resulted in the fatal officer-involved shooting ...

Grandmothers 19 Times More Likely to Die Before College Exams

In his book, Dan Ariely talks about our tendency to be dishonest when we're in a tough spot. John Ortberg expounds on it in his book, Soul Keeping:

Ariely's ...

Why Does this Animal Eat Plastic? It just Tastes Good.

For years it was assumed that sea creatures ate disposed-of plastics by accident. Now, we know the real reason they eat this literal junk food: because ...

People Attracted to Beautiful but Radioactive Container

In 1987, The New York Times reported on a radioactive contamination accident in Brazil caused four deaths and left 112,000 people with radioactive contamination. ...

Do You Have Friggatriskaidekaphobia?

Friday the 13th isn't an unlucky day—unless you have "friggatriskaidekaphobia." That's the term psychologists give the small number people who ...

Polar Explorer Dies, Deceived By False Map

In 1879 Lieutenant George De Long set out with a crew on the USS Jeannette in hopes of claiming the North Pole for the United States. De Long's plans ...

'Don't Believe in God? Many Try U.F.O.s'

Are Americans becoming less religious? It depends on what you mean by "religious." According to an article in the New York Times, there's plenty of evidence ...