Last week, I spoke with one of my punk rock and science heroes, Bad Religion vocalist / evolutionary biologist Greg…
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The WHO calls tobacco “the single most preventable cause of death in the world”—but cigarettes may also provide a…
The sensory chaos of battle has always posed a challenge to armies hoping to prepare for—and recover from—war. And…
It used to be that making cheese meant killing cows. Young cows, specifically—a few days old, at most. The stomach…
Last week, researchers announced they had discovered a physical connection between the immune system and the brain’s…
Meet the muntjac — the most interesting deer in the world. It’s the size of a dog, it’s the oldest deer around, it…
One in ten Americans takes an anti-depressant drug like Zoloft or Prozac. These drugs have been shown to work in…
One hundred fifty years ago, the Great French Wine Blight nearly wiped out an industry that today produces some 40…
Bacteria can share vital nutrients if their bacterial neighbors happen to have a surplus. Scientists have now…
A potent psychedelic drug, DOI, was recently shown to be effective in treating asthma in a mouse model.
Male aggression is commonly pinned on testosterone, and estrogen is credited with imparting females with maternal…
Many of us gained our first appreciation for chemistry upon witnessing a high school teacher drop a chunk of sodium…
The brain's adaptation to hibernation has given scientists a promising lead on a potential treatment for…
Stiff, steel microwires can damage tissue when implanted deep into patients' brains. Engineers at MIT have found a…
Humans have asked where we come from for thousands of years, across all cultures. But only recently have we started…