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This is the third in a three-part discussion between Prof Lawrence Krauss and Dr William Lane Craig. Prof Krauss and Dr Craig discuss whether it is reasonable to believe there is a God. The copyright for the Life, the Universe and Nothing videos is held by City Bible Forum. Prof Krauss has requested that these …

A new species of "walking" shark has been discovered in a reef off a remote Indonesian island.  (Click the picture to see video) These sharks don't always rely on "walking" to move about — often, they only appear to touch the seafloor as they swim using their pectoral and dorsal fins in a walklike gait, …

The longest, largest, and fastest maglev train in the world, situated at the Yamanashi test track in Japan, has restarted public testing. The test track has recently been extended to 42.8 kilometers (26.5 miles), allowing for a five-car prototype train to be routinely pulled at speeds of over 500 kph (310 mph). The train accelerates …

University of Washington researcher Rajesh Rao sends a brain signal to Andrea Stocco via the Internet, causing Stocco's right hand to move on a keyboard. The telepathic cyborg lives, sort of. University of Washington scientists Rajesh Rao and Andrea Stocco claim that they are the first to demonstrate human brain-to-brain communication. Rao sent a signal into a Stocco's brain …

This is the first in a three-part discussion between Prof Lawrence Krauss and Dr William Lane Craig. Prof Krauss and Dr Craig discuss whether science has "buried" God, making him unnecessary for explaining the world we observe around us. This video starts with interviews with Prof Krauss and Dr Craig, in which they comment on …

At 101, Frank Iacono still plays the violin. The concertmaster for the Providence Civic Orchestra of Senior Citizens in Rhode Island, he particularly enjoys playing polkas and jigs. "It keeps my mind active, and it gives me a lot of pleasure," Iacono said. The orchestra's executive director and co-founder, Vito Saritelli, said Iacono is extremely …

Saudi Arabia's cabinet has passed a ban on domestic violence and other forms of abuse against women for the first time in the Kingdom's history. The cabinet approved the ban on physical or sexual violence earlier this week, which applies both at home or within the work place. The legislation makes domestic violence a punishable …

When all in his school fold their hands during prayer, Sanjay Salve keeps his hands firmly behind his back. The 41-year-old English teacher in Nashik is fighting imposition of prayers during school hours. “Only the national anthem should be played in school,” he says. But Mr. Salve has paid a price for his “defiance.” Though …

New analysis shows the resilient and adaptable disease is as old as humanity itself Perhaps no other disease has had such a dramatic influence on art, music and literature. Now science has shown that tuberculosis is as old as humanity itself. Studies have revealed that the tuberculosis bacterium originated many tens of thousands of years …

As Christians living in a psychologized or therapeutic culture we must begin to at least ask ourselves how we are to approach and interpret psychological diagnoses and their corresponding labels. We need to understand what these labels are telling us and what they are not telling us, what we can learn from them and what …

Muslim playwrights, musicians and artists are battling for free expression — and some pay with their lives It is a school play like none I have ever seen, not least because the girls onstage and their parents in the audience could die at any moment just for being here. At the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s …

I'm an atheist, but I've never revealed that to anyone in all my years as a faculty member because my spouse is a senior college administrator. I've spent most of my professional life avoiding the subject of religion. I can't tell anyone because it is risky for top administrators, or their partners, to publicly identify …