Matt Saccaro

Wonder why there aren't more women in science? According to a recent study, the answer has more to do with parents and siblings than it does with a lack of lady Lego scientists. Researchers from George Mason University attended a summer research…

The military's rape crisis show no signs of ending. According to a new report from the Department of Defense, the number of military personnel who claimed to have been sexually assaulted increased by 8% this year. For the record, that's 5,983 sexual…

Good news, midnight tokers: Employers will have a harder time discriminating against marijuana users if a new bill approved by the Washington, D.C., city council passes congressional review. The bill makes it illegal for employers to test applicants…

The news: A Staten Island, New York, grand jury declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo for causing the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, with an illegal chokehold in July. While many are understandably outraged over the decision — that…

If Black Friday wasn't enough proof consumers are crazy, science has a disturbing lesson for American shoppers: When it comes to assessing value, monkeys do a better job. Yale University researchers devised an experiment to test whether brown…

Most lists of the world's most influential people include the same rotating cast of world leaders, celebrities and talking heads. This year, we've decided to showcase the people you probably haven't heard of who helped shape 2014 — people who may…

Is online harassment actually dangerous? Or is the Internet just a virtual bathroom wall? As the Supreme Court considers arguments over whether Internet hate is protected by the Constitution, new data suggest trolling is more dangerous than we ever…

The news: St. Louis police officers are furious after several St. Louis Rams players took to the field Sunday displaying the "hands up, don't shoot" gesture popularized by Ferguson protesters after the shooting of Michael Brown. Players Stedman…

The news: Despite being stereotyped and chided as materialistic and vain, it turns out Americans really are thankful for life's most important things. Facebook's data-science team analyzed Thanksgiving-related posts — the kind that are the 2014…

The news: Americans are putting out their cigarettes for good. A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that in 2013 just 17.8% of the country's adults, or 42.1 million people, smoked cigarettes. This marks a major…

Don't throw out your leftovers, or you'll be contributing to Thanksgiving's greatest problem: The truly massive amount of holiday food wasted every year. Al Jazeera America summarized just how awful Thanksgiving's waste problem has become on…

The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel days of the year. But a massive winter storm on the East Coast has made pre-Thanksgiving travel even more hectic and horrible. At the time of writing. FlightAware reports 931 flight…

We may not have until the debut of Jurassic World to see a new dinosaur species. No need to panic, though, chaos mathematicians. This new dinosaur, Pentaceratops aquilonius, wouldn't terrorize amusement parks if it were brought back to life: It was…

Looking to justify the rampant consumerism that has taken over Christmas? Conflicted about the neopagan influences on the holiday meant to celebrate the birth of the Messiah? Upset because someone said "Happy holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas?"…

Have you seen a menorah or a kinara in the vicinity of a Christmas tree? If you believe such slights constitute a crime against the against the sacrosanct, in-no-way-commercialized holiday that is Christmas, this chart is for you. Image Credit:…

The news: If you're buying organic food, odds are you don't actually know what "organic" means. A new survey from BFG, a brand consultancy, polled 300 shoppers and found that while almost 70% of them purchased organic foods, only 20% of shoppers…

The news: Think Wall Street is filled with liars? Now there's some science to back you up. A new study from the University of Zurich determined that bankers are more likely to cheat than people who work other occupations, or at least become more…

The news: The University of Virginia suspended all fraternities and their activities Saturday, following the recent Rolling Stone story that exposed the university's seemingly total disregard of sexual assault on campus. The Rolling Stone article,…

America has a problem with gang signs. Warren Bell, a Virginia high school principal, was accused Thursday by a local ABC affiliate of flashing a gang sign with his students. The district superintendent claimed Bell was raising his hands to stop the…