The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years[1], moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal experience of individual clinicians toward a formal scientific
Planning for spring’s garden? Bees like variety and don’t care about your neighbors’ yards
In order to reproduce, most flowering plants rely on animals to move their pollen. In turn, pollinators rely on flowers for food, including both nectar and pollen. If you’re a gardener, you might want to support this partnership by planting flowers. But
Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s used could improve employee performance or worsen discrimination
Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work – such as self-driving vehicles[1], robot workers[2], artificial intelligence[3] and so on – researchers in the field of neuroergonomics are using technology to
What is a war crime?
Curious Kids[1] is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. [2].What are war crimes and when did they start? – Artie, 12, Queens, New YorkI imagine you’re
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Marketing for cybersecurity products often leaves consumers less secure
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online ads, or even when you get in-app notifications, you are likely to encounter cybersecurity technology marketed
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean. If you’re on Hawaii, the nearest island to you is
2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still do not know where the water here on Earth[1] came from in the first place.
One leading idea is that space rocks such as comets