As Homer tells us, Odysseus made an epic journey, against the odds, from Troy to his home in Ithaca. He visited many lands, ...

This is one of the most fascinating unsolved problems in cosmology, and it almost never gets talked about outside of research ...

The most massive land animals in the world all eat little stuff: grass and leaves. And almost all of the most massive aquatic ...

A common knee surgery for cartilage damage does not benefit patients and may lead to worse outcomes, a 10-year trial suggests. The study tracked outcomes for patients treated for a meniscus tear, who ...

At SBM we have two basic missions, which are really just different ends of the same spectrum. We are trying to raise the ceiling of rigorous science in the practice of medicine. This is a complex ...

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The moon's environment is harsh: think razor-sharp, electrified dust and a constant stream of radioactive particles travelling at light speed. Scientists still aren't sure how this increased dose of ...

The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme heat in ...

(via PBS Terra) The United States is the tornado capital of the world, but the "Tornado Alley" we all grew up learning about ...

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is ...

Scientists have shown that evolution has used the same genetic ‘cheat sheet’ for over 120 million years, suggesting that life ...

My ex once told me, mid-argument, that I was the most unempathetic person he’d ever met. It was a low blow. I’m a clinical ...