Earth & Energy

A video by MinuteEarth explains, unravels, and unearths the science behind the claim that we are almost identical to apes.

Watch: Do We Really Share 99% of Our DNA With Chimps?

Find out the truth behind the often-repeated statistic.

Scientists have devised a new mathematical equation that allows them to determine just how much humans are affecting the climate.

Humans Are Changing the Climate 170x Faster Than Natural Forces

New research has revealed just how much we impact planet Earth.

Off World

Will aliens have similar cognitive abilities to human beings? How did human intelligence develop? Dr. Anna Dornhaus tackles these questions and offers an answer that doesn't bode well for the prospect of finding others like us. 

Scientists: Extraterrestrials May Exist, But We Won’t Find Human-Like Intelligence

Will we ever find a species that thinks like humans? 

Hard Science

The Plan In February of 2015, we did an article about Sergio Canavero, a doctor who is associated with the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. He wants to do a human head transplant. No. Seriously. It may sound like something from a horror show but, if it works, it could help millions of people worldwide. There are a […]

The Final Word on Human Head Transplant Surgery: Will This Work?

A neurosurgeon is planning to perform a human head transplant. And soon. 

We have seen evolution happen. It is real.

No, there is no "missing link" in human evolution.

You may have heard that scientists are still looking for the "missing link" in our evolutionary history. This is wrong. There is no "missing link." 

No. There is No "Missing Link" in Human Evolution.

Evolution is a scientific fact. 

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

The Theory of Evolution is a fact. It has been through more scrutiny and investigation than most other scientific claims. Here's how we know its true.

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Watch: Do We Really Share 99% of Our DNA With Chimps?

Humans Are Changing the Climate 170x Faster Than Natural Forces

Scientists: Extraterrestrials May Exist, But We Won’t Find Human-Like Intelligence

The Final Word on Human Head Transplant Surgery: Will This Work?

There is No “Missing Link” in Evolution

Three Pieces of Evidence That Prove Evolution is a Fact

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