Pacific Standard, the social justice magazine founded by its chairman, Sara Miller McCune (who is also the founder of academic outlet Sage publications), is shutting down. The official line is there…

Alligators prefer men who live in Florida over tourists. There are numerous confounders in this. It may be that Florida men get bit more often because the stereotype of Florida people is based on a…

Alligators prefer men who live in Florida over tourists. There are numerous confounders in this. It may be that Florida men get bit more often because the stereotype of Florida people is based on a…

Does it work to communicate the scientific consensus to the public? If anti-science beliefs about energy, medicine, and agriculture are any indication, sure.  We don't get bans on science in the…

Kids say the darnedest things, like they could tell "there was something else ground up in the ice cream." Children have revolted against ice cream and frozen treats made from beets, spinach and soy…

Kids say the darnedest things, like they could tell "there was something else ground up in the ice cream." Children have revolted against ice cream and frozen treats made from beets, spinach and soy…

The Great British Beer Festival banned drinks with 'sexist' names. Sorry, Slack Alice fans, social justice has prevailed. Living in California, I don't know what the wine industry would do if…

The Great British Beer Festival banned drinks with 'sexist' names. Sorry, Slack Alice fans, social justice has prevailed. Living in California, I don't know what the wine industry would do if…

In 2012 we had an uneventful election which was so easy to predict absolutely no one neutral got it wrong. But it was heralded as a victory for scientific polling and a new era for predictive…

You can always find bad news if you look for it.With the internet and social media we learn about every bad thing that happens throughout the entire world almost instantly. However the good news…

77% of British farmers know GM crops are safe and sustainable and would plant them if government lifted the ban. When Boris Johnson vowed to liberate the UK’s bioscience sector from the anti-science…

77% of British farmers know GM crops are safe and sustainable and would plant them if government lifted the ban. When Boris Johnson vowed to liberate the UK’s bioscience sector from the anti-science…

Restless Legs Syndrome is a condition that causes an overwhelming urge to move the legs. Patients complain of unpleasant symptoms such as tingling, burning and painful cramping sensations in the leg…

After California realized that their coastal counties not only led the country in vaccine denial for personal preference, they actually had more than the rest of the U.S. combined, the legislature…

Palaeontologists have discovered the world's largest parrot, standing up to 1m tall with a massive beak able to crack most food sources, and given it the name Heracles inexpectatus to reflect its…

Mammals living in diverse types of environments, from ocean swimmers to mountain dwellers, have a diverse variety of protective skins adapted to the elements and now one of the largest comparative…

With two recent mass homicides, one by someone who endorsed "white supremacist" views and one that supported "Antifa" violence, the search is on for commonality between two people in opposition to…

In a small pilot study consume who consumed a natural dietary supplement called nicotinomide riboside (NR) daily showed signs of mimicking caloric restriction, which in mice has been linked to health…

Though the pancreas is an organ with little exposure to sex hormones, one form of pancreatic cancer affects specifically women, often young. How is this possible, even though the pancreas ?…

In developed countries, air quality is now great. So great that true smog (PM10 - particulate matter 10 microns in diameter) is basically going extinct in countries like America so epidemiologists…