Monthly Archives March 28, 2017

“Physics has been solved!” many scientists declared upon the announcement that gravitational waves had been detected in February of this year, confirming Einstein’s theory of relativity. However, a new...

It’s the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The aquatic stadium is filled with tense energy, a buzz of anticipation; all eyes are on the most decorated Olympian of all time as he takes the center lane. As he does...

Among Donald Trump’s many contentious appointments to key cabinet positions, attorney general of the oil-rich state of Oklahoma, Scott Pruitt, has been selected to head the Environmental Protection Agency....

Why is it so difficult to recover from brain injuries and diseases? Despite the various impressive abilities of the adult mammalian brain, it is unable to replace neurons lost to brain injuries and...

“New Tool Changes Biology Forever.” “Magic Biological Wand Takes Over Labs Across the Country.” “Welcome to the Modern Era of Molecular Biology.” Such headlines dominated the front pages...

If you focus on the chair that you’re sitting on, you can consciously feel the stiffness of its surface, the way your legs are positioned, and maybe the way your fingers are hovered over the mouse or...