Jurassic Puke: Plesiosaurs Knew Not To Vomit Where They Eat
Jurassic monsters sometimes needed to vomit. When they did, they went to shore.
Major Increase In MRI Before Prostate Biopsy - Is It Necessary?
An MRI changes whether a biopsy is needed and where the needles go. Is there a reason they aren't used more often?
MRSA Infections In Hospitals Are A Problem: This Simple Change Can Help
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 plummet.
Heel-Toe Mobility Separated Humans From Lesser Primates
A new paper posits that we may have taken over the world due to a mobility advantage; heel-and-toe walking.
Climate Change Linked To Greater Arctic Earthquakes
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.
If You Like Stories, Thank The Inventors Of Fire
Gather 'round, listeners, and learn of the storytelling ape.
Are You Your Brain Or Your Body?
A “racing heart,” “choked up” - language treats emotion and thought as if they inhabit the body. But why are events of the mind felt in the heart or stomach?
Dog Aging Project: Humans and Dogs Age A Lot Alike
Metabolites associated with earlier or later death in dogs behave in much the same way they have been shown in humans.
Fasting Linked To Faster Disease Accumulation
Intermittent fasting, and fasting in general, has been a popular fad health gimmick, but the science isn't on its side. Instead, proponents believe mice are little people so if mice weaned on starvation diets lived longer, people would also.
Major Genetic Weakness For Hybrid Breeding Revealed
Legacy hybrid corn breeding may be about to hit a crippling genetic roadblock.
Synthetic Ingredients Government Allows Inside Certified Organic Food
The USDA Organic certification was a mandate from the Clinton administration to create a way for his constituents in the organic food space to market their product as distinct from conventional food.
You Inherited Some Of Your DNA From Ghosts
We contain evidence of biological ghosts we know nothing about. They only haunt our DNA.
Does Social Inequality Make Women Exercise Less?
A longitudinal study of Black, Mixed, Asian, and Indigenous women determined that lower levels of education and other social inequality keeps them from exercising as much as white people.
