Jody Allard

In today's WTF science news, two separate studies suggest that modern allergies may stem from long ago human-Neanderthal sex. Thanks, Obama.

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If you lay awake at night praying for new episodes of your favorite childhood TV shows, your prayers may soon be answered. Nickelodeon confirmed that it is considering re-boots of its most beloved shows from the 80s and 90s.

You're 15 years old now. You're not a little girl anymore—even though you wish you were, just a little bit.

Now, you might be wondering how on Earth a teacher thought that a simple circuit board attached to a clock display was a bomb. And that would be a reasonable thing to wonder –– until you learn that the student detained was Ahmed Mohamed, a Muslim whose father immigrated from Sudan.

The wage gap is complicated, right?

Planned Parenthood did nothing wrong, according to a report released to

My favorite part about summer is the ability, for three short months, to stop looking at the clock or calendar and to start enjoying the present.

Here are five things to understand about the case to help you avoid being a complete asshole about it.

If you don't know who the Holderness family is and have somehow managed to miss their series of painfully awkward viral videos, congratulations! You haven't missed much.