Monthly Archive: July 2018
Defendants allegedly took millions of dollars from consumers seeking help with paying debts and personal expenses. At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted a telemarketing scheme that took at least $3 million from consumers, including elderly and disabled persons, …
by Frank Jacobs – In country morphology, rectangularity and rotundity are not entirely mutually exclusive. Take look at a map of Turkey and you’ll have to agree: it’s a curiously box-shaped country. Why is the wrong question. Like most international borders, Turkey’s are …
by Derek Beres – The consequences of our actions are more far-reaching than we imagine. Consider the microbial world—the world we all actually inhabit. In his book, I Contain Multitudes, science writer Ed Yong points out our mistake in loading up on …
by Stephen Johnson – One of the most effective things Americans can do to curb greenhouse gas emissions is surprisingly simple: eat beans instead of beef. A recent study showed that if every American made the switch, the U.S. could achieve between 46 …
by Evan Fleischer – The flag of Asgardia, Wikimedia Commons. If you believe that the technology to live in space will be available to you within your lifetime; if you agree with the political philosophy outlined by the ‘World Passport’; if you find …
A wholphin? A dhale? It’s actually called a… by Stephen Johnson – Kimberly A. Wood under Cascadia Research Collective NMFS permit 20605. Scientists have discovered a rare hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in waters near Kauai, Hawaii. The discovery, …
Lila MacLellan – Listen for it. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandle) The next time you catch yourself smiling during a phone conversation, just because, ask the person on the other end of the line whether they’re smiling, too. According to a small study from …
Michael Irving – The discovery of two-million-year-old stone tools in China may rewrite the migration timeline of early human ancestors (Credit: Professor Zhaoyu Zhu) Archaeologists have discovered ancient tools and bones in China that, once again, shake up the timeline of the …
By Sarah Mervosh – Dozens of common merganser ducklings following Mama on Lake Bemidji in Minnesota. Credit – Brent Cizek. Where she goes, they follow. All 76 of them. A female duck in Minnesota has about six dozen ducklings in her care, a …
A growing body of research suggests that our bodies function optimally when we align our eating patterns with our circadian rhythms. By Anahad O’Connor – Leer en español. Credit – Evan Cohen. Nutrition scientists have long debated the best diet for optimal health. …
