A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion
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Archaeologists Recreate Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe for 140-Mile Ocean Voyage
Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles from Taiwan to Japan Researchers…
What Is Thimerosal? Why Most Vaccines Don’t Contain Mercury Anymore
This week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to review…
How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?
“All hell will break loose, politically and morally, all over the world.” So said James Watson, the Nobel…
Gastric bypass surgery may cut the risk of bowel cancer
Gastric bypass surgery is generally used for weight loss, but it may have other benefits Portra/Getty Images A…
Independent estimate of Gaza deaths is higher than official figures
Destroyed buildings in Jabalia, Gaza, in February 2025 Imago/Alamy Around 75,000 people in the Gaza Strip – 3.6…
Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought
An artefact made from a mammoth tusk is the oldest known boomerang Talamo et al., 2025, PLOS One,…
When Do Babies Become Conscious?
Jeffrey Lawson was born prematurely in February 1985. Shortly afterward, the newborn had to undergo heart surgery without…
Use Summer Break to Build Closer Bonds with Your Children
Kids have so much to manage during the school year. Social pressures, schoolwork and the myriad activities before…
Sexual Synesthesia Paints the World in Color at the Moment of Orgasm
Sometimes, when the sex is really good, the colors come. As Holly approaches orgasm, a pastel filter descends…