science

Oct 22, 2016

Fatal Familial Insomnia: The Sleep Disorder That Ends In Death

Some people suffer from occasional insomnia, but for those with this disease, sleepless nights lead to death.

Oct 22, 2016

Fatal Familial Insomnia: The Sleep Disorder That Ends In Death

Some people suffer from occasional insomnia, but for those with this disease, sleepless nights lead to death.

By Krissy Howard

Oct 8, 2016

Why Your Pet Goldfish Turns Into A Monster If You Set It Free

While they may look like toys, goldfish can lay waste to ecosystems.

Oct 8, 2016

Why Your Pet Goldfish Turns Into A Monster If You Set It Free

While they may look like toys, goldfish can lay waste to ecosystems.

By Krissy Howard

Oct 6, 2016

Controversial Paper Claims To Uncover The Limit Of The Human Lifespan

If the scientists behind a controversial new paper are correct, we’ve now reached the limit of the human lifespan. After millennia of evolution capped off by a doubling of the average worldwide life expectancy over the course of just the past hundred-plus years (from 31 in 1900 to 71 today),...

Oct 6, 2016

Science News

Controversial Paper Claims To Uncover The Limit Of The Human Lifespan

If the scientists behind a controversial new paper are correct, we’ve now reached the limit of the human lifespan. After millennia of evolution capped off by a doubling of the average worldwide life expectancy over the course of just the past hundred-plus years (from 31 in 1900 to 71 today),...

By John Kuroski

Sep 23, 2016

Hangover-Free Alcohol May Be Yours By 2050

If you have ever attended college or had a job, chances are that you have also had a hangover. However, a new kind of synthetic alcohol might allow you to skip that. Imperial College professor David Nutt is behind the discovery, which he calls “alcosynth.” According to Nutt — who...

Sep 23, 2016

Science News

Hangover-Free Alcohol May Be Yours By 2050

If you have ever attended college or had a job, chances are that you have also had a hangover. However, a new kind of synthetic alcohol might allow you to skip that. Imperial College professor David Nutt is behind the discovery, which he calls “alcosynth.” According to Nutt — who...

By Savannah Cox

Sep 22, 2016

What You Need To Know About “Superbugs”

The end of civilization as we know it might not start with a bang — but rather a sneeze.

Sep 22, 2016

Science News

What You Need To Know About “Superbugs”

The end of civilization as we know it might not start with a bang — but rather a sneeze.

By Abby Norman

Sep 22, 2016

Inside The Medical Treatment That Allows You To Plant Feelings Into People’s Heads

"Mind control" is in its most sophisticated form yet -- and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Sep 22, 2016

Inside The Medical Treatment That Allows You To Plant Feelings Into People’s Heads

"Mind control" is in its most sophisticated form yet -- and that's not necessarily a bad thing.

By Krissy Howard

Sep 13, 2016

How Our Treatment Of Microcephaly Sufferers Has — And Hasn’t — Changed

The Zika epidemic has brought microcephaly into popular view. Has the public's treatment of the condition changed?

Sep 13, 2016

Science News

How Our Treatment Of Microcephaly Sufferers Has — And Hasn’t — Changed

The Zika epidemic has brought microcephaly into popular view. Has the public's treatment of the condition changed?

By Savannah Cox

Sep 12, 2016

Dolphins Have Conversations Like Humans Do, New Study Says

Scientists have long known that dolphins are very intelligent creatures, and now — for the first time ever — researchers have recorded the underwater mammals having a conversation.

Sep 12, 2016

Science News

Dolphins Have Conversations Like Humans Do, New Study Says

Scientists have long known that dolphins are very intelligent creatures, and now — for the first time ever — researchers have recorded the underwater mammals having a conversation.

By Savannah Cox

Aug 20, 2016

6 Diseases Global Warming Can Initiate Or Intensify

Rising sea levels aren’t the only signs and symptoms of a warming world — these diseases may also make a comeback. Add the phrase “zombie pathogens” to your vernacular, because they could be coming for us. Due to climate change, viruses once safely kept in nature’s “deep freeze” are escaping...

Aug 20, 2016

Science News

6 Diseases Global Warming Can Initiate Or Intensify

Rising sea levels aren’t the only signs and symptoms of a warming world — these diseases may also make a comeback. Add the phrase “zombie pathogens” to your vernacular, because they could be coming for us. Due to climate change, viruses once safely kept in nature’s “deep freeze” are escaping...

By Erin Kelly

Aug 1, 2016

How Artificial Intelligence May Change Human Relationships

Artificial intelligence has opened up a whole new world of human-machine interaction. But what happens next?

Aug 1, 2016

How Artificial Intelligence May Change Human Relationships

Artificial intelligence has opened up a whole new world of human-machine interaction. But what happens next?

By Richard Stockton

Jul 25, 2016

The Grossest Parasites That Can Actually Infect The Human Body

We shudder to think about what parasites can do to the human body -- and these six grotesque, fascinating creatures explain why.

Jul 25, 2016

The Grossest Parasites That Can Actually Infect The Human Body

We shudder to think about what parasites can do to the human body -- and these six grotesque, fascinating creatures explain why.

By Elisabeth Sherman