As of right now, depending on how you look at it, literal time travel is either completely impossible or extremely unlikely, especially over the course of our lifetimes.

On the whole, marijuana high is safe, albeit mildly addictive. However, frequent smokers are approximately twice as likely as non-users to suffer from mental illnesses later in life.

Author Mary Roach embraces taboos and teaches readers something in the process; "Gulp" delves into the human body and the digestive system with flair.

So what exactly is a hangover and how can we fight it off?

Real treatments come with real risks and real side effects, sometimes as bad or worse than the disease itself, but, unfortunately, as flawed as these cures may be, they’re the best we have.

Valentine’s Day is the time of the year when those in relationships express their love for each other, and the rest of us feel nothing but resentment toward them.

There is a concept that’s commonly accepted and, as far as the research shows, incorrect: Hormones injected into cows are poisoning our milk and causing children, specifically girls, to begin puberty at an earlier age.

Memories form an important part of who we are, but research shows that our memories can be fickle and easy to manipulate.

Drug companies are eager to produce a male birth control pill, which would allow men to prevent unwanted pregnancies in their partners.

Seizure patients have different thoughts in specialized experiments.

Football is among the most violent of college sports, even with all the protective gear each player wears, and no season goes by without its share of injuries.

Author Michael Chabon to discuss new book at UT.

The results of a recent survey show that the general population is uninformed when it comes to cancer prevention.

Husbands and wives-to-be may want to listen to their gut if they feel doubt about their future marriages.

This Science Scene covers topics from alcohol to vaccines to math and memory.

"Baby's in Black" uses the early years of The Beatles as backdrop for a true-life love story.

Reading Hitchens is always inspiring, and in the context of these posthumous re-releases, somewhat bittersweet as well.

Texas has still not taken the hint and appropriately prepared itself for climate change.

Author's attention to realistic explanations lost on readers; imagination and guts more important.

Characters alone in a mansion, all with a hidden motivation to kill? Sounds perfect.

Oscar-winning filmmaker James Cameron will be traveling deep under water into the Mariana Trench.

Scientists learned more about the Iceman, a frozen specimen of an ancient human found over 20 years ago, by applying the most modern DNA analysis available today.

What Comes After is a superb pop album, both energetic and inventive, and catchy without being shallow.

It’s been the subject of science fiction in the past, but a Dutch group is finally in the process of making lab-grown meat a reality in the form of a $330,000 hamburger.

Fruit flies thrive in low levels of alcohol, using it as a way to defend their larvae against wasp parasites.

It's remarkable how little we still understand about the big questions of consciousness.

Read the latest in science about flying robots, Texas heat waves, and nice guys.

Lawrence Krauss’ new book, “A Universe From Nothing,” attempts to offer something of a solution to the scientific question of how something can come out of nothing.

Ingrid Michaelson’s latest album, Human Again, might be an artistic foray into experimentalism.

This new science series highlights multicellular life, black holes, and martian rocks.  

Walk into a test feeling like a zombie, and you’ll likely perform like one.

Live albums don’t offer a whole lot for those who weren’t already fans of the artist, and The Interpreter doesn’t do much to rise above the typical

The book discusses our brain as collaborative pieces rather than a coherent unit.

Live in London provides what the title promises: an intimate performance by Newman featuring his most popular songs.

While the presentation is the most important aspect for preserving the film, fans will likely get excited about the extras. 

His trademark piano style and distinct voice lends itself just as well to goofy songs as it does to heartfelt ballads.

The book pits two writers against each other, each with a different idea of what reality means and how to investigate it.

We’re pattern-seeking animals and, when that ability is in overdrive, it turns into superstition.

“The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe" advocates skepticism as one of the cornerstones of science, but their not above gimmicks.

While definitely science fiction, has enough scientific fact behind it to address genuine issues and suggest a very real and scary possibility.