Calling all science and Star Wars enthusiasts! The two galaxies collide at the Atomic Museum for an out-of-this-world science experience! Atomic Museum and Desert Research Institute are teaming up for a free family-friendly STEM event -- “May the Science Be With You” -- for the entire community.”
Does being more religious make a person more likely to reject scientific findings? Or is it the level of intolerance of other religions that better predicts rejection of science?
There are so many things to avoid when you're trying to conceive, but is a hot bath really one of them? And what about after you get pregnant? Experts weigh in.
The franchise quarterback — the highly coveted symbol of hope, cornerstone of championship aspirations, difference between irrelevance and immortality — is also the rarest of breeds. Don’t call it tanking, but desperate organizations abandon win-at-all-cost principles with the goal of landing an elite passing prospect with one of the top picks in the . Other quarterback-needy teams routinely mortgage future resources to improve positioning. But despite decision-makers’ robust resumes as...
The crew of the Great Big Podcast sat down with representatives from the Mayborn Science Theater at Central Texas College to talk about the events and activities the venue offers space enthusiasts and plans to celebrate the extraordinary solar eclipse.
A new report just released by the U.K.’s Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health has recommended England immediately bans the smacking of children in its entirety—bad news for those deviants like me who pursue the practice as a part-time hobby, just for the fun of it. Whilst I and the other members of my […]
Researchers in the country’s best institutes are being asked to tailor their work to the greater glory of Hindus, Hindutva and Narendra Modi.
Ransby is the sixth UIC faculty member to be elected to the prestigious academy
Can a burst of anger take a toll on the heart? Previous research has suggested there’s a link between an acute episode of anger and an increased risk of heart attack. Researchers from Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Yale School of Medicine, St. John’s University in New York and other institutions wanted to tease out why. To answer that question, they’d need to make some people angry. The investigators recruited 280 healthy young adults and randomized them into four groups: a control...
When Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky set up Retraction Watch in 2010, the idea of highlighting academic malfeasance was seen as unusual. Researchers didn’t peddle disinformation; they were the arbiters of truth and the custodians of society’s collective knowledge. In the fourteen years since, the scales have fallen from our eyes as the breadth of academic falsity has been uncovered – through the work of Marcus, Oransky, and a host of others. When they set up Retraction Watch, they believed...
Raja 'RJ' Krishnaswamy received a master's degree from Pittsburgh University. The teenager earned his bachelor's degree in computer science in 2023. Krishnaswamy had been excelling in his studies since he was in kindergarten
President Joe Biden will give a speech Thursday in Syracuse, New York, about the recent investment in semiconductor factories. The speech will address how the CHIPS and Science Act will strengthen semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. The event is expected to begin at 2 p.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The […]