Category: Science
New Research Helps Us Understand Miscarriage and Placenta Development
Researchers are another step closer to understanding a cause of miscarriage and abnormal placenta development, thanks to recent research conducted on laboratory mice. A study,…
Study Stresses the Importance of Recognizing Our Own Voice
When we say something and struggle to recognize the sound, can we still recognize that we are its source? Though the answer may seem simple,…
Evaluating the Savant Skills That Can Come With Autism
In the 2005 documentary, The Boy with the Incredible Brain, producers introduced Daniel Tammet, a young British savant with tremendous cognitive skills. The producers tested…
The Infamous 1972 Report That Warned of Civilization’s Collapse
What creates a little bit of frustration is that in the scientific domain, there was not enough controversy, because somehow the book was discarded by…
Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US—but Hard to Get
All of these reasons for denying sterilization are in direct contradiction of ACOG’s ethical guidance. Yet doctors face no repercussions for refusing to perform procedures;…
NASA Prize-Winning Experiment Could Be The Future of Artificial Photosynthesis
The process of turning water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight into oxygen and energy helps plants to grow naturally – and it’s a process that scientists…
This Ancient Swamp Was a Sex Death Trap For Frogs 45 Million Years Ago
If you want to lure a bunch of prehistoric frogs to a sticky end, the best way is the promise of amphibian hanky-panky. That’s the…
Where Does ‘Brain Fog’ Come From? New Evidence Could Solve The COVID Mystery
A small new study published Tuesday by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health suggests that the immune response triggered by coronavirus infections damages…
Aphantasia Makes It Harder to Visualize Your Past And Future, Study Shows
A rare condition that makes people unable to visualize images in their imagination could have further-reaching effects on the mind than we knew, scientists report….
New Anti-Hangover Pill Claims to Rapidly Break Down Alcohol, But Does It Work?
A new anti-hangover supplement has just gone on sale in the UK. It is marketed by Swedish firm Myrkl as “the pre-drinking pill that works”….