One of my pet peeves is the media jumping on a scientific study and making far more of it than what the study’s results actually demonstrate. The one that caught my eye now was the headline: ...
Based on their ability to discharge “chemical bombs” when threatened, bombardier beetles are aptly named. Beetles are different from other insects in that while they can fly, they cannot do so...
The news these days is all about “fake news.” For U.S. President Donald Trump, it seems any news he doesn’t like is “fake.” For me, “fake news” is information that seems authentic, but is just...
The hundred or so eminent scientists and diplomats who had assembled for the ceremony had no trouble recognizing the visitor as she walked into the East Room of the White House on the arm of...
In 1858 in Bradford, England, 200 people became ill from eating peppermint lozenges. Unfortunately, 18 of them died within a week. The cause? Arsenic poisoning! At the time calcium sulfate ...
What makes us exchange saliva, sebum, bits of food and millions of bacteria with each other? In other words, why do we kiss? This is not an innate activity. South Pacific islanders, for example,...