Why Do People Believe Conspiracies About the Weather?
Hurricane Milton slammed into the west coast of Florida on October 9, becoming the second powerful hurricane to hit the state ...
New Theory Inspection: Is the Universe a Bubble?
I recently saw a new paper that claims our observations could be better explained if the universe was surrounded by a shell. According to the author, that could do away with ...
Iwan Dinnick
Hurricane Milton slammed into the west coast of Florida on October 9, becoming the second powerful hurricane to hit the state in just two weeks. While most people turned to ...
Is Depression Contagious? The Science Is Uncertain.
The contagious nature of bacterial or viral infections like strep throat or influenza is well understood. You’re at risk of ...
Rain May Have Helped Form the First Cells
Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called ...
Plastic Bottle Recycling in the U.S. Is Abysmal. A Simple Plan Could Fix It
Over the past decade, it's come to light that plastic recycling is mostly bogus – essentially a marketing scheme crafted by ...
The Organic vs. Conventional Farming Debate is Getting Tired. South America is Forging a Third Way
It’s the year 2050, and the world's population has just passed 9 billion people. Economic growth has lifted hundreds of ...
Ancient Humans Were Adept at Surviving the Last Ice Age
Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, ...