Computers at Home Neither Help, Nor Hurt Students
Simply giving kids computers won’t suddenly make them do better in school
Bicycle Helmets Really Do Work, But You Have to Wear Them
Helmets accounted for an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but people still aren’t wearing them
On the Beach, Men Are More Likely to Approach a Tattooed Woman
Men are more likely to approach a woman with a tattoo, and more likely to expect a date or sex with that woman
Scottish Wildcats Are Interbreeding Themselves Into Extinction
One researcher thinks Scottish wildcats could be gone within two years thanks to hybridization with domestic house cats
Why a Simple Message—Fat Is Bad—Is Failing
Extra pounds are extra years off your life, we hear. But the science isn’t so sure about that
Western U.S. Forest Fires Could Double Within 40 Years
In the western U.S., the area burned by forest fires should increase by as much as 100% by 2050
An Aging Mathematician Made a Major Dent in One of Math’s Oldest Problems
Before his breakthrough involving the twin prime conjecture, Yitang Zhang struggled to find work in academia and even took a job at Subway
Like Your Mother Warned, Chilly Winter Air Does Indeed Promote Colds
Colds proliferate when temperatures drop and cold air chills peoples’ upper respiratory tracts, giving rhinoviruses a chance to strike
Bears That Have No Fish to Eat Eat Baby Elk Instead
The illegal introduction of lake trout in Yellowstone’s lakes is having wide-reaching consequences
Stressing Out About Shots Might Make Them Work Better
In trials with mice, stress boosted the immune system, making it vaccines more effective
Wealthy Economic Liberals Actually Are Wimps
In the animal kingdom, larger males are likewise prone to hoard resources and defend larger territories than weaker competitors
Specially-Trained Honeybees Forage for Land Mines
With special training, these honeybees can sniff out TNT
Your Public Pool Probably Has Feces in It
In the majority of public pools health officials found E. coli and other fecal bacteria
The Life-Saving App That Sends Pictures of Your Heartbeat to Doctors
A new app outpaces email when sending crucial medical data from the ambulance to the hospital
Should Students Who Are Bad at Math Receive Therapeutic Electro-Shock Treatments?
Students who had their brains zapped solved math questions 27 percent faster than those who did not
Invasive Crazy Ants Are Eating Up Invasive Fire Ants in the South
How ecosystems will function if fire ants suddenly disappear and are replaced by crazy ants remains an open but worrying question
Doctors Used to Use Live African Frogs As Pregnancy Tests
Now, those former test subjects may be spreading the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus around the world
A Friendly Reminder From Pretty Much Every Climate Scientist in the World: Climate Change Is Real
Yes, climate change is real. Yes, we are causing it.
Water Cut Off From the World for Billions of Years Is Bubbling From the Bottom of a Mine
1.5 miles down at the base of a Canadian mine life may have thrived
Scientists Are Finding Clues to the Next Mega-Earthquake in One That Hit the West Coast in 1700
Researchers now know details of how the infamous earthquake of 1700 struck the West Coast
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