A prehistoric bacteria colony causes the Blood Falls glacier to gush microbe-rich red brine. (more)

New research using rats suggests that junk food stimulates the same kind of addictive behavior seen in heroin and other drug users. (more)

In a fast-paced, noisy environment, a group of meditation activists focus in on public well-being.[Video] (more)

Archeologists are excavating a site that could prove what we think we know about the development of human civilization to be wrong. (more)

According to NASA, last week's earthquake in Chile may have shortened our days and tipped the Earth's axis. (more)

This Thursday find out why Evolvers are among the best lovers in NYC. (more)

Help children effected by the recent flooding and heavy rains near Machu Picchu, Peru by donating $25 for a backpack filled with school supplies. (more)

A recent study of gay couples has found that having an open marriage could create "stronger, longer-lasting, and more honest relationships." (more)

A new documentary investigates the U.S. government's decision to criminalize LSD in 1966. (video) (more)

The last member of a 65,000 year old tribe passes away and takes with her one of the oldest human languages. (Video) (more)

A green sea slug is the first known animal to effectively produce chlorophyll and photosynthesize like a plant. (more)

Chimps have been observed dancing in front of wildfires. (more)

Light has successfully been tied into knots by a team of physicists working in The UK. (more)

Activist and historian Howard Zinn dies at 87. (more)

While bacteria might not exactly do what one might call thinking, they have been known to exhibit the ability to make complex decisions. (more)