FDA Scientists Feel A Little Better About Where They Work
Scientists who work for the Food and Drug Administration are feeling more optimistic about the future of their agency than …
Farmers Face Tough Choice On Ways To Fight New Strains Of Weeds
OK, so this story is about weeds and weedkillers, neither of which is ever the hero of a story, but …
Most Of Us Just Can’t Taste The Nuances In High-Priced Wines
Have you ever splurged on a highly rated bottle of Burgundy or pinot noir, only to wonder whether a $10 …
Inside-Out Your Mind
Look what Kent Rogowski did. He took a bunch of stuffed animals, kids’ playthings, unstitched them, removed their insides, and …
Inconsistency: The Real Hobgoblin
This campaign season, inconsistency seems to be, well, almost everywhere. Each flip-flopping politician revels in pointing out the flip-flopping ways …
Pet Therapy: How Animals And Humans Heal Each Other
Those of us who own pets know they make us happy. But a growing body of scientific research is showing …
Cancer Drugs Thwart Ebola In Lab
Ebola is one virus you never want to catch. Ever. After some aches and a fever, many infected people develop …
They Did It To Pluto, But Not To Pink! Please Not Pink!
Pluto isn’t a planet anymore. It’s been demoted. Now it’s pink’s turn. I’m talking about the color pink. It turns …
States Crack Down On Animal Welfare Activists And Their Undercover Videos
Some states are stiffening the punishment for activists who want to use undercover videos to expose conditions inside farms. Just …
The Man Working To Reverse Engineer Your Brain
Our brains are filled with billions of neurons, entangled like a dense canopy of tropical forest branches. When we think …
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