Eating a placenta may not give you the health benefits some people want you to believe it has, but using it as a bandage[1] might.
The placenta is an organ[2] created during pregnancy that provides nutrients to a growing fetus through an umbilical cord.
You scrambled up a Rubik’s cube[1], and now you want to put it back in order. What sequence of moves should you make?
Surprise: You can answer this question with modern algebra[2].
Most folks who have been through high school mathematics courses will have
It might seem surprising, but federal research funding isn’t just for scientists. A component of many federal grants that support basic research requires that discoveries be shared with nonscientists. This component, referred to as “broader impacts[1]” by
More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of asphalt, which is constructed with nonrenewable materials such as petroleum[1]. One way to make paving more sustainable is to recycle old pavement. When roads break down and need repaving, transportation
Have you ever found yourself in a museum’s gallery of human origins, staring at a glass case full of rocks labeled “stone tools,” muttering under your breath, “How do they know it’s not just any old rock?”
At first glance, it might seem
In 1985, contaminated milk in Illinois led to a Salmonella outbreak that infected hundreds of thousands of people[1] across the United States and caused at least 12 deaths. At the time, it was the largest single outbreak of foodborne illness in the U.S.
When you put your hand out the window of a moving car, you feel a force pushing against you called drag[1]. This force opposes a moving vehicle, and it’s part of the reason why your car naturally slows to a stop if you take your foot off the gas