Pigs are a main livestock species for food production worldwide and is also widely used as an animal model in biomedical research. Today we know that the many types of bacteria that inhabit the gut…

Vitamin D, which is produced by the body through exposure to sunshine, helps the body control calcium and phosphate levels, important for healthy bones. It can also be obtained from food sources…

As I am traveling around Europe this week, giving seminars in several places (Hamburg yesterday, Berlin today, and Clermont-Ferrand on Friday) my connectivity is erratic and my capability to follow…

On November 29, an op-ed article, co-signed by 94 scientists, and entitled “Let’s Stop the Manipulation of Science” was published in Le Monde.  It makes numerous allegations, most prominent…

A new paper links specific types of intestinal bacteria in the development of colorectal cancer - in animal models, at least. Finding it in humans is another matter. But if such a link is ever found…

Judit Polgar - Immortal Chess Champion Congratulations to the Immortal  Magnus Carlsen New 2016  World Chess Champion! Chess might not seem any different than any other sport or…

  United States 2016 women’s chess champion Nazi Paikidze-Barnes has the guts to stand up to Iran! Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen  New 2016 World Chess Champion! Speaking out of…

Women taking tamoxifen for breast cancer were less likely to continue taking the drug if they suffered nausea and vomiting - yet so were women given a placebo who experienced the same symptoms. This…

800x600 From Data: -- Neutrinos are Related to Geometry Unique Particles Positively suggested by empirical data equation for neutrino mixing angles cos2 (2θ12) + cos2 (2θ23) + cos2 (2θ13) = 1+ sin2…

John Glenn one of the first seven NASA Astronauts and a former Senator of many terms has died at the age of 95.  His life was rich and full and at this point his loss is not a tragedy.  All…

Currently, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and other biomarkers are used for diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer. However, biomarkers to selectively identify patients with high risk of…

In the United States, legalization of marijuana is happening at a record pace, thanks to governments hoping for new tax streams and public health claims giving it a free pass that literally no other…

Something is wrong in the Arctic It has long been predicted that as the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere climbs, so too will the average global temperature, with the greatest temperature increases…

The number of Australians who run for exercise has doubled since the mid-2000s. Preventing and managing injuries are common concerns, and can present an ongoing health burden and high cost if not…

The top picture is of former European Women's Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. It is there to show chess has become quite sexy. Magnus Carlsen has spent his entire life since being a youngster…

When the oddly-named Baby Boom generation (the "boom" happened in 1946, after soldiers returned from World War II, it wasn't an entire generation) were young, it was the age of "Reefer Madness", with…

Why Science is Worth Studying. Excerpts from a very good book - Rustic sounds and other studies in literature and natural historyby Sir Francis Darwin,  1917 I found this book by Sir Francis…

The DZERO collaboration published earlier this year a search for resonances decaying to pairs in its Run-2 dataset of 2-TeV proton-antiproton collisions, produced by the now defunct Tevatron…

How can we predict the climate so far ahead when we can't do an accurate weather forecast even ten days ahead? Well it is remarkable that we can forecast our weather even one day ahead, and by…

There’s a widespread belief that actually existing democracies are in the grip of a fast-paced world dominated by breaking news and all things instant. The following contribution sets out to question…