NASA spacecraft nearing mysterious dwarf planet Ceres
“I’m just delighted that Dawn is now on the doorstep of Ceres,” Jim Green, director of NASA’s planetary science division said in a news conference on Monday. Ceres was discovered…
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How Growth Screenings Could Help Detect Celiac Disease In Kids
By: Laura Geggel Published: 03/02/2015 03:15 PM EST on LiveScience Measuring children’s height and weight as they grow can be a powerful indicator of whether they have the digestive condition…
Judicial hypocrisy on juvenile sentencing?
As Wisconsin prepares to try two children as adults in an attempted murder case allegedly inspired by the mythical Slenderman, the prosecution of two preteens in adult court challenges our…
What’s The Matter With Dystopia?
This story originally appeared on Public Books February 1, 2015 — Dystopia is flourishing. In the process, it is becoming routine and losing its political power. If current fiction is…
Weird world of Seville’s city of the future
Today, the amazing structures are still there, but virtually no one visits. Created by some of the world’s leading architects, the buildings were commissioned for the Universal Exposition of Seville…
Hillary Clinton: It’s Time For Wage Equality ‘Once And For All’
Hillary Clinton lamented the number of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math at a Silicon Valley women’s conference on Tuesday, and called for more action to…
‘Booty Drum’ Turns Twerking Into Real Music
Isn’t science great? Some enterprising technologists have created an electronic drum that turns the movements made during twerking into real rhythms.
Pediatricians Encourage Whole Diet Approach To Child Nutrition
By: Cari Nierenberg, Contributing writer Published: 02/23/2015 03:09 AM EST on LiveScience New guidelines released today by a leading U.S. pediatricians group urge a more practical, commonsense approach toward nutrition…
The Oscar Divorce Curse Is Real For Men, Study Says
By: Elizabeth Palermo, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 02/21/2015 07:47 PM LiveScience Sure, it’s the most prestigious award that Hollywood has to offer, but that coveted Oscar statue might also be…
6 Ways To Tell You’re With The Person You Should Marry, According To Science
If you’ve ever been in love, there might have been a time when you began to wonder if your significant other is someone worthy of that lifetime commitment. You know,…
Conservative Politicians Abroad Seem More Accepting of Evolution
Beliefs By MARK OPPENHEIMER On Wednesday, in an interview in London, Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential Republican presidential candidate, sidestepped the question of whether he believed in evolution….
In Climate Change, What’s in a Name?
Justin Gillis BY DEGREES The words are hurled around like epithets. People who reject the findings of climate science are dismissed as “deniers” and “disinformers.” Those who accept the science…
The Hidden Ways Manipulated Science Harms Our Health, From Measles To Organics
The current outbreak of measles, the largest since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S. more than a decade ago, was made possible in large part by a single…
Teen’s Science Project Could Be A Game-Changer For Hospital Patients
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Meet Rudy, The Dog Who Is Being Raised With Science
Rudy the staghound gets to enjoy a lot of the things that many pets do: trips to the beach, playtime at the dog park, napping on the couch. But Rudy’s…
8 Cold Remedies That Really Work, According To Science
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? And should you actually feed a cold and starve a fever? While there’s some true behind both, it’s a bit…
These Middle School Girls Had An Idea That Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Remember Loved Ones
After 12-year-old Annie Gainer learned her grandfather had developed Alzheimer’s, it took only a year for an especially precious part of his memory to slip away — one that left…
Could a robot have written this story? The rise of the Robo-journalist
Often disparagingly referred to as ‘churnalism,’ some of the larger media organisationsincluding the L.A. Times and Associated Presshave now turned to robots to take the grind out of formulaic dispatches….
Here’s What It’s Like For A Woman To Send A Job Rejection To A Man
I run a science site, From Quarks to Quasars. Like most science sites, we post articles about the latest developments in science news and research. Recently, we put out an…
15 Nerdy Valentine’s Day Cards For Adorkable Couples
Nerdy couples, rejoice! In years past, you may have been underwhelmed by the Valentine’s Day card selection at your local supermarket. But this year, we’ve made it easy to find…
Measles Outbreak Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field
An outbreak of measles that started at Disneyland has turned a spotlight on those who choose not to vaccinate their children. How did we get to a point where personal…
Hillary Clinton hits GOP with pro-vaccine tweet
The science is clear: The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let's protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest Clinton ends the tweet with a nod to her granddaughter,…
Stress Tip Of The Day: Eat A Healthy Breakfast
For the next 30 days, GPS for the Soul and meQuilibrium are providing you tips on how to live a healthier, happier and stress-free life. – Learn more useful information…
Fossils May Belong To New Primitive Human Species
Have scientists discovered a new species of primitive human? Two teams of researchers have been asking that very question after analyzing mysterious fossils found in China and Taiwan. The fossils…
Carl Djerassi Dies at 91; Forever Altered Reproductive Practices as a Creator of the Pill
Carl Djerassi, an eminent chemist who 63 years ago synthesized a hormone that changed the world by creating the key ingredient for the oral contraceptive known as “the pill,” died…
Creepy Medical Supplies Found Amid Wreckage Of Pirate Blackbeard’s Ship
Ahoy! Archaeologists excavating pirate Blackbeard’s sunken ship, named Queen Anne’s Revenge, recently unearthed from the wreckage various medical devices–and some of them look pretty darn terrifying. Among the grisly finds…
Ancient Skull Sheds New Light On Human-Neanderthal Sex
An ancient human skull fragment found in Israel may come from a close relative of the first modern humans to colonize Europe, researchers say. The finding sheds light on the…
Most Americans Support Government Action on Climate Change, Poll Finds
WASHINGTON — An overwhelming majority of the American public, including nearly half of Republicans, support government action to curb global warming, according to a poll conducted by The New York…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Scientists’ Opinions Are Very Different From Most Americans’
Pew Research finds the public at odds with science on a list of key issues. Desire for a decrease in immigration is lower than it was during the Bush years….
Will nanotechnology soon allow you to ‘swallow the doctor’?
They are ready to be injected into the most delicate areas of a human bodythe heart and the brainto deliver drugs with extreme precision or work like an army of…