Researchers have developed a composite film that combines electromagnetic interference shielding, infrared stealth, and high mechanical strength using carbon nanotube fibers and MXene. It is designed…

The president is going after the press again. On Sept. 19, 2026, journalists from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were denied access to the White House after President Donald Trump revoked their…

Once upon a time, suspect supplement salespeople who wanted to get rich had to be on the Oprah TV show or be friends with President Clinton. Not now. Drs. Oz, Chopra, Hyman, and Weil, or anyone who…

Pregnant women experience a variety of food cravings and there has long been speculation why, but a recent paper says they have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain it. But it is only…

One evening in August 2025, a Pakistani shepherd, Abuzar Hussain, was tending sheep and goats in the mountainous slopes of Shijar. At about 6pm, a thunderous roar shattered the silence of the valley.…

To the science community, regenerative “whole earth farming” practices are an arbitrary designation with no evidentiary merit. We even caught the largest regenerative 'agency' selling stickers to…

If you are over 80 or have very high PSA levels, your doctor probably did not add an MRI before doing a prostate biopsy. That is reasonable clinical judgment. It gets murky beyond that. Many patients…

There are no valid reasons to use a chiropractor but many seem to do it anyway. They can rest a little easier about wasting their money(1) on spinal manipulation. A new EXPLORATORY paper (corporate…

Ionizing radiation is all around us. We do not notice it: we have not developed any sense to detect it. Yet it may affect us in very serious ways, particularly because its effect on living cells and…

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in hospitals are a worry but a new program implemented in 106 intensive care units (ICUs) and 87 non-ICUs at 94 hospitals caused cases to…

The debate on the risk connected with the development of superintelligent systems has been going on for a while now, and in the last few years it has intensified considerably - especially since large…

The story of marriage’s declining fortunes has been gathering momentum for a while now. Divorce is commonplace, romcoms keep disappointing, and according to the 2021 census, the majority of adults in…

Two generations ago, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), run by one of my heroes, Dr. John Higginson, created conclusive evidence that smoking causes cancer. The U.S. Surgeon…

Ghosts in Sweden? It sounds strange to place the supernatural in a country of health-conscious, pragmatic engineers. But even though Swedes readily accept modernity, their popular culture hints at…

We take thousands of steps each day and we never think about the evolutionary and cultural advantage it represents.  We may have been able to travel farther for exploration, and obtain food,…

Electric cars are currently limited in utility, which means continued government subsidies and high cost, because battery technology has not changed in the last 35 years. When everything else in a…

A new paper believes that in an already seismically active Arctic region, permafrost degradation can weaken the ice that helps to bind fractures within rock. The frozen water within these fractures,…

Science has explained an extraordinary amount about the world around us. But one of its most elusive subjects remains remarkably close to home: ourselves.  What made humans the way we are? How…

A new paper links lung cancer to microplastics; the tiny particles you can't detect without an electron microscope. Before you rush to the paper to see the plausible biological mechanism they found,…

There is only one way to stay at a healthy weight; burn more calories than you ingest. High-fructose corn syrup does not matter, organic food does not matter, gluten-free doesn't matter. Even quinoa…