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“We wanted to test this widely stated but largely untested hypothesis.” By Peter Hess – Imagine picking up a half-empty soda on the sidewalk and taking a big sip. You have no idea what you’d be exposing yourself to. But this is basically …
Trust us on this one. By Gabriel Filippelli – You vacuum it, sweep it, and wipe it off your furniture. But do you know what it actually is — and how it may affect your health? Don’t feel bad if you’re clueless about …
“This could be a clue as to why they drew them in the first place.” By Sarah Sloat – If you drove six hours south of Lima on the Pan-American Highway, got out of the car, and walked onto the arid, coastal …
By Michael Irving – A red-eyed tree frog was one of the amphibian species observed during an expedition to the Lost City of the Monkey God in Honduras. (Credit: Trond Larsen). In 2012, centuries-old legends of a lost city in Honduras were …
“I wouldn’t take that risk.” By Sarah Sloat – Like a buzzing embodiment of Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries,” periodical cicadas emerge from the ground in swarms after spending more than a decade below ground. Some, however, encounter an attacker during their crawl …
As regulation grows, the truth emerges: Kratom could benefit consumers, if used safely. By Peter Hess – If you want to make a claim, you’d better be prepared to back it up. That’s the stance the US Food and Drug Administration took recently …
Sitting is the scourge of our time, but fighting back doesn’t have to be hard. By Emma Betuel – A lack of physical activity is projected to put nearly 1.4 billion people worldwide at risk for chronic diseases like diabetes or heart disease. …
By Nick Lavars – Scientists have trained seals to mimic the sounds of human voice. (Credit: vwalakte/Depositphotos). Taking into account even the most horrendous of shower-time singers, the vocal prowess of humans goes mostly unmatched in the animal kingdom. But scientists in Scotland have …
The more we learn about the microbiome, the more the pieces are fitting together. By Derek Beres – A new study from the University of Central Florida makes the case for the emerging connection of autism and the human microbiome. High levels of …
Future cancer research may come from studying antler growth. By Mike Colagrossi – While sequencing the genomes of some 44 ruminants — among them cows, giraffes, and other mammals that have chambered stomachs for plant digestion — Chinese scientists closely studied those that …
