Satellites Have Changed Broadband. They Have Not Made Universal Service Obsolete.

A recent op-ed published in RealClearScience called for ending the Universal Service Fund (USF), which supports connectivity ...

Why Don't Birds Cause More Crashes?

Way back at the dawn of aviation, during a public flight exhibition of all things, a gull jammed a plane’s controls, crashing ...

You're Probably Washing Your Dishes Wrong

We all do dishes. And we think we do it the best way. But should you rinse the suds off? Is hand-washing better on germs and ...

We Finally Know Exactly How the Dinosaurs Died

(via Sabine Hossenfelder) 66 million years ago an asteroid hit Earth and the dinosaurs died. The story we usually tell is ...

Younger Adults Drive Decrease in U.S. Alcohol Use

Alcohol use among U.S. adults has fallen for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, though rates remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to a new Keck Medicine of USC study publis ...

Sugar Exposure in Early Life Can Affect Brain Development

Exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of a child's life increases the risk of developing anxiety in adulthood, according to a new study from the University of Surrey published in Translational Psy ...

A Blow-by-Blow Account of What Would Happen if the Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted

Around 631,000 years ago — a geological blink of an eye — catastrophe unfolded in what is now north-western Wyoming, US.

Sex Differences in Attention Are Present at Birth

Cambridge scientists have shown that girls and boys show differences in what they pay attention to, even at birth. Since these differences are present so early, it is possible they emerge due to prena ...

Scientists Make Batteries That Break Down in the GI Tract

Using materials safe for human consumption, MIT researchers have created tiny batteries that could be used to power ingestible electronic devices. Such batteries could make the devices safer for patie ...