Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars within the next decade
Elon Musk is a man with a dream. And the dream is the stuff science fiction is made of: Musk, the billionaire founder and CEO…
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World Health Organization reports 92% of world population breathes dangerous air
In a report released this past Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 92 per cent of the world’s population breathes air that exceeds…
Recent findings that Harvard research was funded by sugar industry isn’t anything new
Newly revealed documents show that the sugar industry funded research in the 1960s that cast blame for coronary heart disease on fat, with results more…
900-year-old Mayan book proven genuine
According to current research, the Grolier Codex, a Mayan book written approximately 900 years ago and widely considered to be fake until recently, has been…
Rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria the cause of U.N. meeting
In an unusual line of action, the United Nations General Assembly will gather later this month in New York to discuss the recent mass prevalence…
Lumosity continuing operations after thousands of refund requests
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has begun handing out rebates after its recent legal battle with Lumosity, the “brain training” game that claimed it could…
Bill Nye’s new show and other sources of nostalgia
Miss the 90s? Here’s the science behind it.
Science in the summer
It’s August, and the countdown to the beginning of a new school year has started. If the prospect of going back has got you scrambling to…
Male birth control is coming
Researchers working on a contraceptive pill for men have come closer to a final product, according to scientists in a report published by the University…
Science briefs: insect updates
In the world of insect science, some interesting news has surfaced regarding beekeepers using bees to create cannabis honey, the use of an app to…