So, I was curious how scientists like Fung and Dawson, whose research leads to predictions of widespread climatic chaos and environmental meltdown, are able to cope with their frequently depressing findings. And what do they hope to do with their results? …
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A look into the science of skin.
In an article this week in the New York Times, brainpower was correlated with the complexity of nerve synapses. Leading researcher Dr. Grant, who has studied the interconnectedness of neurons, likened this connection to technology; “From the evolutionary perspective, the big brains of vertebrates not…
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You’re as likely to be struck by lightningas to have a severe reaction to a vaccine.
I was reading an article in Time last week about parents not vaccinating their children. The story was about how this phenomenon is becoming more widespread.
These kinds of stories are weird to me because vaccines are…
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Artist concept of a geyser erupting on Enceladus.
Credit: David Seal.Back when I was young…okay, a previous generation might have ended that sentence with, “…I’d walk forty miles through the snow to get to school…” But I’m not exaggerating when I say, when I was young we knew next to nothing about…
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A sample of switchgrass at Sandia National
LaboratoriesIt doesn’t need to be said that there’s a heated debate about how to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions with actions that lessen our society’s carbon footprint. Biofuels like ethanol or biodiesel are one option. They’re touted as being carbon neutral because the CO2 they emit…
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