2019-10-31 All Things Considered, Jon Hamilton The brain waves generated during deep sleep appear to trigger a cleaning system in the brain that protects it against Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
2019-09-10 University of Hawaii at Manoa In 1998, two independent teams of astronomers discovered that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating, consistent with the presence of a uniform contribution of Dark Energy. It was not recognized, however, that GEODEs…
2019-08-26 by Stanford University Water is everywhere on Earth, but maybe that just gives it more space to hide its secrets. Its latest surprise, Stanford researchers report Aug. 26 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is that microscopic…
2019-08-07 James Hamblin An apple contains about 100 million bacteria—a more diverse range than any dietary supplement.
2019-06-21 Pamela Fieber Calgary student Nora Keegan has been studying decibel levels in hand dryers since she was 9 years old
2019-07-01 Gina Kolata Researchers identified nearly 400 common medical practices and theories that were contradicted by rigorous studies. Here are some of the most notable findings.
2016-03-14 Ed Yong For decades, scientists have puzzled over bizarre circles in the Namibian landscape. Now, they’ve found more in Australia.
2016-02-12 Christopher Ingraham If you’re trying to improve your golf swing or master that tricky guitar chord progression, here’s some good news from researchers at Johns Hopkins University: You may be able to double how quickly you learn skills like…
2015-12-10 Robynne Boyd Farming runoff turns the sea floor into a wet desert and forces species onward or upward.
2015-12-11 Rachel Feltman