FDA guidelines say men can’t donate blood if they’ve had sex with another man in the past 12 months.
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Not everything needs a medium to travel through. If we can overcome that assumption, we don’t need the aether at all. All throughout the Universe, different types of signals propagate. Some […]
Big data is here to save your dinner.
General Relativity has nothing to do with light or electromagnetism at all. So how to gravitational waves know to travel at the speed of light? There are two fundamental classes of […]
Doctors may be able to painlessly reshape cartilage with the technique.
The downsides of drug abuse are so clear that one would imagine smarter folks would stay away from them. The research suggests otherwise.
It’s found everywhere we know how to look, and just might be nature’s perfect fuel. Here’s how to harness it. Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in all of […]
“There is a kind of whispering campaign — more than a whispering campaign, sometimes a yelling campaign — against the value of objective truth.” So says biologist and author Richard […]
A recent Colorado study of ER visits is alarming medical professionals.
And one of our planets has the orbiting moons to prove it. Despite the dangers posed to planet Earth by a comet or asteroid strike, our Solar System is actually an […]
Small sample size? No underlying theory? Conflicts with all other results? It checks all the boxes. There’s nothing that’s special, on a cosmic scale, about our place in the Universe. Not […]
It is rare for them to form, nonetheless reach this size.
And other questions people brought to an “Ask the Philosopher” booth in New York City.
Ideas are plentiful; execution is another story.
It’s been spectacularly confirmed by observation, but theoretically, it couldn’t have been any other way. If the Sun were to spontaneously cease emitting light, we wouldn’t know about it for about […]
Using a new process, a mini-brain develops retinal cells.
A new study suggests that reframing goals can help smart people avoid choking under pressure.
If this newfound galaxy is just the tip of the iceberg, the entire Universe may fall into place. One of the greatest challenges for a scientist is that every time you […]
It’s not a question of could they, but have they? Here’s how we’ll find out. It’s no secret that fragments of asteroids, comets, and other spaceborne objects have been found here […]
After his breakout performance as Breaking Bad’s Walter White — and after playing dad Hal in Malcolm in the Middle — it might seem that Bryan Cranston’s always been as […]
A new study finds that societies use the same acoustic features for the same types of songs, suggesting universal cognitive mechanisms underpinning world music.
Charity and volunteering not only benefit the recipient but help you become happier and healthier in the new year.
The state joins Washington, D.C. in eliminating a predatory system that preys upon low-income people and favors the wealthy.
Our Universe cannot be described by normal matter alone. Vera Rubin’s work led the way. Ask an astrophysicist what our Universe is made of, and you’ll likely receive a shocking surprise. […]
The surprising results come from a new GLAAD survey.
But some say the settlement is a slap on the wrist.
It just might be a possibility.
Strangely, the sun showed no sunspots at the time the photo was taken.
When thinking about your shortcomings, it pays to be kind.