J.D. Allen has reported for public radio stations across the Northeast, investigating the climate crisis, health care, and small businesses, and real estate and land use for community newspapers on ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on scientists and scientific research. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

As the name suggests, particle accelerators involve accelerating subatomic particles to incredibly high speeds and smashing them into tiny targets. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The age of anesthesia began in 1846, when a man named Edward ...

It's a lovely summer weekend morning. We relax in our living room with the sunlight coming gently through the windows. We glance outside and can see the green leaves and watch birds in the yard. We ...

Amanda Kay Montoya is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Open Science. She receives funding from the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Even in an age where flying is a fairly regular occurrence, there ...

Whistling is a skill used to communicate over distances—a whistle can mean anything from “you’re cute” to “time to come home for dinner.” There’s a complex series of mechanisms in the mouth that need ...

You’ve probably watched this sort of science-fiction scene more than once: some stalwart starship captain and their crew are fleeing from aliens/escaping a supernova/running out of fuel and are ...

Michelle Spear does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

We at the Greater Good Science Center recently learned that one of our books was pulled from the shelves of the United States Naval Academy Nimitz Library, as part of a larger systematic purge of 381 ...