Dishonesty in one domain doesn’t excuse hucksterism in another. Yet as long as healing remains a lucrative business, it’s going to remain a challenge weeding through the pretty designs and catchy slogans to find medicine that works.
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Millions of girls in Africa skip school because of their periods. But menstruation is still a shameful topic even in the Western world and it doesn’t attract many entrepreneurs and innovators to tackle the problems surrounding it.
If all the random motions of the molecules inside aligned, how far and fast would it go? “Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.”-Bernard […]
Gene Roddenberry would have celebrated his 95th birthday today. Many of his ideas have become reality, but some never will. “‘Star Trek’ says that it has not all happened, it […]
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Frozen water at the poles of the moon represents a potential cash cow for firms that want to capitalize on the emerging private space industry.
Most people seem to believe MSG is bad for you. In fact, it is far more likely to be good for you.
The amount of salt used on Boston roads this past winter weighed more than the equivalent of over 20,000 elephants. Considering that about 84 percent of road salt makes it into our water, that’s a whole lot of pollution in only one season.
We instinctively feel safer about anything natural and more worried by anything human-made, but instincts may not lead to choices that do human or environmental health the most good.
Discovering the face of Earth’s sister planet, Venus, beneath its cloudy veil. “Now, Venus is an extremely hostile environment, and as such presents a lot of challenges for a science […]
The Amazon founder’s space tourism company launched a surprise test flight last week, reaching 307,000 feet (93,574 meters) with its New Shepard space vehicle.
The Seattle Department of Transportation has proposed a $3 billion project that would revamp city roads and improve gridlock. Central to the plan is an interesting twist: no new accommodations are to be made for auto traffic.
Don’t shave your beards just yet; the panic over feces in beards may have been exaggerated — there’s fecal matter everywhere.
There were two periods of exponential expansion in the Universe: one today and one long ago. Are they related? “What is wild cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or copied. […]
The scattered toponyms that delight us by their unvarnished expression of downheartedness, defeat and despond.
Despite popular views, evolution entails inheriting more than genes. And it isn’t all ruthless competition. Nor is it all random mutations. “Niche Construction” adds a third inheritance mechanism to the complicated mix.
There’s a saying: Put a sweater on if your mother feels cold. It may seem silly, but a recent study shows that feeling cold can, indeed, be contagious.
Research suggests that cold showers are an effective way of boosting the circulation system while also offering mood-lifting benefits on the side.
Researchers have found that gazing into your pooch’s eyes can raise both the pet’s and owner’s levels of oxytocin — otherwise known as a social-bonding hormone.
An innovative shoe that adjusts and expands protects kids from soil-transmitted diseases.
Here on Earth, it’s liquid all the way. But in space, that’s impossible! “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”–Rabindranath Tagore If you brought […]
Scientists have broaden the criteria for what makes a planet hospitable. Researchers dispute that even if a planet were tilted on its side, it could sustain life, so long as its surface is covered in water.
Pope Francis’ message on the environment is actually a radical call for humans to accept a more modest material lifestyle, and for a major redistribution of the world’s wealth and power. That’s great stuff for a sermon, but not so helpful as a practical guide for achievable change.
Should ABC hold George Stephanopoulos accountable for undisclosed contributions to Clinton organizations? If he’s a journalist, yes. But is he? The Good Morning America host represents an ill trend in mainstream journalism.
Science and all of society benefit from an informed and knowledgeable public, yet not enough academics are recognized by scientific bodies for their contributions to popular writing.
The late-night host’s departure from television is yet another reminder that our media consumption is changing.
The study of when too much of a good thing can kill you — about 16 glasses every day.
Light and sound are waves that we all know. But gravity makes them, too. “Henceforth space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows, […]
Meet the man who’s offering the gateway drug to get everyone on board with Elon Musk’s solar-fueled future.
Researchers have found that five-year-olds are not immune to the “bystander effect.” It turns out, in groups, the reason why kids don’t take to helping someone is because they don’t think it’s their responsibility.