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Correlation: Sitting Is Bad For Your Health And Exercise Won't Help

Advances in technology in recent decades have obviated the need and desire for humans to move....

It's About Calories, So Kimchi Is Not A Weight Loss Superfood - But You May Eat Less

Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits....

Beekeepers Are Wrong About Overwinter Hive Behavior

Honeybees in man-made hives may have been suffering the cold unnecessarily for over a century because...

Why Does Anyone Still Search For The Loch Ness Monster?

Hugh Gray was taking his usual post-church walk around Loch Ness in Scotland on a November Sunday...

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Not The Loch Ness Monster, But A Jurassic Sea Reptile Has Been Found In Scotland

Not The Loch Ness Monster, But A Jurassic Sea Reptile Has Been Found In Scotland

Jan 13 2015 | comment(s)


Dearcmhara shawcrossi, Scottish dino-fish. Todd Marshall

By Stephen Brusatte, University of Edinburgh

Today my colleagues and I had the great privilege to announce a remarkable new discovery: a dolphin-like reptile that prowled the Middle Jurassic waters 170 million years ago.

Genius – White, Middle Class, Heterosexual Men Overrepresented?

Genius – White, Middle Class, Heterosexual Men Overrepresented?

Jan 12 2015 | comment(s)


Why do discussions of creative genius so often happen about white male writers such as Jonathan Franzen? AAP Image/Harper Collins

By Natalie Kon-yu, Victoria University

With Teixobactin, A New Class Of Antibiotics Is Here – And Why There May Be More To Come

With Teixobactin, A New Class Of Antibiotics Is Here – And Why There May Be More To Come

Jan 12 2015 | comment(s)


Food for drug-resistant bacteria. AthanArk, CC BY-NC-ND

By Angelika Gründling, Imperial College London

We Are All Charlie Hebdo - Except We Are Not

We Are All Charlie Hebdo - Except We Are Not

Jan 11 2015 | comment(s)


Solidarity with France and Charlie Hebdo in Taipei Pichi Chuang/Reuters

By Lucas Hollister, Dartmouth College

In his 1998 novel, The Elementary Particles, Michel Houellebecq argued that Charlie Hebdo played a pivotal role in the redefinition of social values in post-1968 France.

Divorce Monday: January Divorce Rush Dates Back To The Middle Ages

Divorce Monday: January Divorce Rush Dates Back To The Middle Ages

Jan 11 2015 | comment(s)


Odds are they won't be so happy after Yuletide. Shutterstock

By Frederik Pedersen, University of Aberdeen

January is a strain for most people. It’s dark and the festive lights don’t disguise this anymore. You’re back at work and the next holiday may be some way off. You’ve just had to spend a large amount of time with your family. This has consequences.

After Years Of Abusing The Limits Of Free Speech, Abu Hamza Gets Life In Prison

After Years Of Abusing The Limits Of Free Speech, Abu Hamza Gets Life In Prison

Jan 10 2015 | comment(s)


Abu Hamza addressing worshippers in London under police observation. Stefan Rousseau/PA

By Matthew Francis, Lancaster University

Abu Hamza has been sentenced to life in a US prison, after being found guilty of 11 charges of terrorism and kidnapping. The ruling was handed down as events unfolded in France, once again putting his role in inspiring jihadist sympathizers in the spotlight.