The Body Keeps the (Polygenic) Score
Amidst the global mental health crisis, promising research suggests a simple test could determine a person's risk of developing a major disorder. Get the full story The Body Keeps the (Polygenic) Score
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On salmon and for-profit journal publishing
It’s hard to go a day without running into an outraged protest at the cost of publishing in for-profit journals – or, more or less equivalently, an outraged protest at the profit margins of for-profit publishers. And it’s true that publishing in some journals is shockingly expensive (I’m looking at you, €9,750 Nature open-access) and...
How Squids Inspired a Cool New Energy-Saving Idea
Indoor climate control is a massive energy drain. A solution could be smart windows that mimic the incredible properties of squid skin. Get the full story How Squids Inspired a Cool New Energy-Saving Idea
Body Break: The Case for Logging Off Social Media
Using an experimental design, researchers wanted to find out just how much of an impact social media has on young people's body esteem. Get the full story Body Break: The Case for Logging Off Social Media
SOURs: Strong Opinions Unmoored from Rationale
Scientists really value evidence. Or at least, that’s what we all tell each other: we test hypotheses by confronting them with data, and our view of how the world works reflects the results of all these hypothesis tests. We get very, very upset when charlatans push irrational nonsense like intelligent design, ivermectin treatment for COVID,...
3 things you should know about why wool keeps us warm, and about its surprising uses in the garden and in space.
For the March edition, we explain why wool keeps us warm, how it can be used to improve soil, and how it can help prevent fires in spacecraft!
Award-winning Author Pens New Science Book for Kids on Polar Wildlife
Despite changing climate and savage conditions, animals in the polar regions can still thrive. Author L. E. Carmichael’s 23rd children’s science book takes a fascinating look at how they manage it—and how young environmentalists can help. Polar: Wildlife at the Ends of the Earth is Carmichael’s 23rd children’s science book. Carmichael’s 2020 release, The Boreal...
The flu shot: all about the what, why, and when
By Dorottya Harangi, Health, Medicine & Veterinary Sciences co-editor If you live in Canada, you know that every flu season you are bombarded with messages about getting your flu shot. Experts advise people to get their flu shot as soon as it becomes available, as it takes 2 weeks for the vaccine to take effect....
#621 Of memoir and sea creatures
Sea creatures do so many things that astound us. They regrow and regenerate, they incubate eggs for years without ever eating a morsel. They can be one big individual one moment, and a multicelled colony the next. And writers like Sabrina Imbler don't see these differences from us as alien, but as jumping off points...
Burrs on Their Fur? Sure, To See Where They Were
As conservation efforts ramp up to help polar bears survive, a new type of tracking device could provide crucial information on their movements. Get the full story Burrs on Their Fur? Sure, To See Where They Were
