Articles
07/30/18
What is genetic modification?
It's surprisingly difficult to pin down a conclusive definition
Molecular Biology
Princeton University
07/27/18
Are hallucinations a disease?
They may be a symptom, but they are not necessarily harmful
Neuroscience
LA Biomed
07/26/18
How have mental disorders with hallucinations been treated in the past?
A brief history of treating mental illnesses
Neuroscience
Duke University
There's big gaps in our knowledge of black holes
Watch astrophysicists Priyamvada Natarajan and Feryal Özel discuss the origins and behavior of black holes in our new animation
07/25/18
Are psychedelics actually as dangerous as their Schedule I status suggests?
They're tightly regulated, but research shows they're probably not harmful
Neuroscience
Northeastern University
07/24/18
A brief history of psychedelic research
A ban long stymied what started as a promising field
Neuroscience
McGill University
07/23/18
What is a hallucinogen?
What these mind-altering drugs do in our brains
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
07/19/18
Meet Hypatia, the ancient mathematician who helped preserve seminal texts
Her dramatic death often overshadows her epic life, but it shouldn't
Biochemistry
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
07/18/18
Why fieldwork is still crucial for science research
There are some things it's impossible to discern without ground truthing
Ecology
Wake Forest University
07/17/18
Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain
New research suggests bad sleep causes a build-up of plaque associated with Alzheimer's
Neuroscience
University of Washington
07/16/18
Where do aquarium fish come from?
It's crucial to know before you buy for conservation purposes
Marine Biology
University of Rhode Island
Did 'The Bachelorette' just eat my research?
Giant mollusks are just about the only thing more interesting to me than who gets the rose
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
California Academy of Sciences
07/12/18
There was so much more to Rachel Carson beyond 'Silent Spring'
The trained zoologist and a bureaucrat pushed for environmental safety her whole life
Ecology
Wake Forest University
07/11/18
The weird and wonderful world of fish
A new book tells tales of the life aquatic
Environmental Physiology
McMaster University
07/10/18
Dogs excel at sniffing out human illness
Now researchers are trying to build a machine version of the perfect dog nose
Cardiology
UC San Diego