Two experts discovered a paradox that can lead people to think disease isn't a problem.

What’s there to love about “bad” coffee? For much of the world, plenty.

And how it changed Park Service policy.

Our favorite stories about popcorn movies! There may or may not be explosions.

Well-researched stories from Quartz, Gizmodo, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

The influenza virus is a problem student, but vaccinations get extra credit.

Some of the greatest moments in international pencil history involve discoveries of a different mineral.

There are some clothes you hang on to, year after year, because they're durable and amazing.

There's nothing practical about these felines. Meow.

For well over a century, engineers have proposed harnessing the ocean's tides for energy. But the idea hasn't seemed to register in many places.