We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of questions we think matter—is shaped by something far older than the scientific ...

Across nine online experiments, the researchers presented nearly 6,700 participants with explanations of scientific phenomena that varied by quality (whether the explanation was circular, meaning that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the unexplained happens, it's easy to let your imagination run wild with thoughts of ghosts, UFOs, and mysterious creatures ...

A multi-institutional team of environmental scientists and physical limnologists has found a scientific explanation for Jesus' "miraculous catch of fish" that does not involve miracles. The research ...

On the morning of October 13, 1917, a year from the end of World War I, a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in the town of Fátima, Portugal. They came to witness a miracle. Three shepherd children ...

The question of whether science and religion are at odds or generally compatible has long been a topic of interest to philosophers, theologians and scientists, among others. In the Religious Landscape ...