The Royal Baby Was Never a Fetus

Prince William and Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy named George, also known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. In an article for ...

Geologist Finds Valuable Stone Under Land's Surface

In 2007, pro baseball pitcher Matt White had an aunt who had been struggling for years to make ends. When her health started to decline, she was forced ...

Surrogate Mother Refuses Abortion

It's not often that a woman is paid to consider an abortion, but then, Crystal Kelley's pregnancy wasn't typical to begin with. A single mother ...

Author Describes Inhumane Treatment of Aborigines

The nature writer Bill Bryson describes the treatment of the native Aborigines during the early days of Australia:

For most Europeans the Aborigines … ...

Scientist Proclaims Humanity's Irrelevance

Lawrence M. Krauss, an atheistic physicist and cosmologist and the author of A Universe From Nothing, has become popular for his colorful atheistic views. ...

Orchestra Formed at Garbage Dump

A poor community in Paraguay has formed an amazing orchestra that plays instruments created from recycled trash. The young musicians come from the city ...

Scientists Discover 'Treasure' in 'Junk DNA'

Thousands of years ago the Bible declared that every human being is "fearfully and wonderfully made." Now modern science is finally realizing ...

Beautiful and Cracked Vases Teach about Self-esteem

Editor's Note: The following illustration could be used as a simple but powerful object lesson. Discount or thrift stores usually carry plenty of ...

Video Technology Shows the Marvel of Fetal Development

Alexander Tsiaras, a mathematician and visual artist, uses special visualization software to explore the unseen human body. In a TED lecture, he explained ...

Author Writes a Break-Up Letter to His "Fear of What Others Think"

Dear Fear-Of-What-Others-Think:

I am sick of you, and it's time we broke up. I know we've broken up and gotten back together many times, but seriously, ...