Ross Pomeroy

Ross Pomeroy

Editor, RealClearScience

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Steven Ross Pomeroy is the editor of RealClearScience. As a writer, Ross believes that his greatest assets are his insatiable curiosity and his ceaseless love for learning. Follow him on Twitter @SteRoPo.

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Slimy biofilms made up of bacterial and eukaryotic life forms have taken over an abandoned, flooded uranium mine in Germany.
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Close to 70% of drugs advertised on TV offer little to no benefit over other cheaper drugs.
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Millennials are reversing a 40-year decline in stroke deaths.
love
A new study of global love finds that Americans have some of the most loving relationships, while Chinese and Germans have some of the least.
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The "subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane" helps shield and protect the brain.
boredom
When boredom creeps in, many of us turn to social media. But that may be preventing us from reaching a transformative level of boredom.
boys
Education has a global bias against boys.
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"A modern five-day forecast is as accurate as a one-day forecast in 1980."
top science stories 2022
2022 was another busy year in the realm of science, with groundbreaking stories spanning space, materials, medicine, and technology.