For more than a century, the womb has been widely regarded as a sterile environment. Yet even today, with advanced medical technology at their fingertips, researchers fail to reach a consensus on whether the placenta and the amniotic fluid that bathes a fetus are truly germ-free or not. Some scientists claim to have detected signs … Read more
Most office temps have men’s bodies in mind, leaving women out in the cold. (Source: istock.com) If you are a woman who works in an office and is constantly cold, you are not alone. By Zoe Madden-Smith of Subject: News It turns out that the temperature in office buildings is based on the metabolic rates … Read more
2023 Tenth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science (GETS) May 18 – May 19 We invite you to submit your abstract for the 2023 Tenth Annual Conference on Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science (GETS) May 18-19, 2023 – Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law – Phoenix, Arizona CALL … Read more
According to scientists, the irresistible melt-in-the-mouth sensation of chocolate comes down to the way it lubricates the tongue. One study investigated the physical process by which a solid square of chocolate turns into a smooth emulsion. She found that the chocolate released an oily film that coated the tongue, providing a sweet feeling the entire … Read more
Why we are writing on this topic: In our weekly Sunday recap, we as editors look back over the last seven days. We do this at the suggestion of our designer Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we go from there. Margriet van der Heijden is Professor of Science Communication … Read more
If you’re one of the many people who don’t like to exercise, you probably think of working out as a grueling hour of pain and sweat. It’s a punishment for all those unhealthy snacks, a necessary evil but a horrible experience. A lot of people see exercise that way, and it keeps people from lacing … Read more
I will miss science Twitter. It’s hard to overstate the social network’s influence on science during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the pandemic’s influence on science Twitter. A rich community of researchers and science journalists existed there before COVID-19, but seemed to grow exponentially during the first months of the pandemic. Twitter has become an … Read more
Most movies that involve space travel belong to the science fiction genre. These movies will often be set in the future or sometimes in an alternate version of the past. They will usually feature some form of technology that has yet to be invented or fully developed in real life, and as such it is … Read more
NEW YORK (WEB PR) December 19, 2022 Dr. Haitham Ahmed believes children crave science and learning, so he wanted to create books to help inspire a love of science. It is for this reason that he is now publishing his sixth book in “The Little Doctors” series, “Ophthalmology for Babies and Toddlers: A Lift-the-Flap … Read more
Artist’s impression of the Milky Way. Using data from the Gaia satellite telescope, a team led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden found that large parts of the[{” attribute=””>Milky Way’s outer disk vibrate. The ripples are caused by a dwarf galaxy that passed by our galaxy hundreds of millions of years ago and is … Read more