How Agatha Christie Used Chemistry To Kill (In Books)
Did you know that murder mystery writer Agatha Christie had a background in chemistry? In about half of her stories, the murder is committed using poison—something she was very, very familiar with. Sh...
18 Aug 202517min
What Do mRNA Funding Cuts Mean For Future US Research?
On August 5, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Department of Health and Human Services would terminate almost $500 million in mRNA vaccine development grants and contracts, aff...
15 Aug 202519min
Breast Milk Is Understudied. What Are Scientists Learning Now?
If you’ve found yourself scrolling through the breastfeeding world online, you know that people have a lot of strong opinions about breast milk. But what exactly do we know about the biology of it? Do...
14 Aug 202518min
When Headaches Are Ruining Your Life, Where Can You Turn?
Science journalist Tom Zeller Jr. has suffered from debilitating cluster headaches for three decades. Like other cluster headache sufferers, his episodes would leave him unable to function, and the fe...
13 Aug 202518min
Remembering Apollo 13 Astronaut James Lovell
Last week, astronaut James Lovell died at the age of 97. In April of 1970, he was the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which launched with three astronauts en route to the moon. While in space, how...
12 Aug 202528min
‘Underground Atlas’ Shows How Vulnerable Fungal Networks Are
Fungal networks in the soil are arguably the basis of much of life on Earth, but they’re understudied and underappreciated in the conservation world. Scientists at the Society for the Protection of Un...
11 Aug 202518min
Lithium May Have A Role In Causing—And Treating—Alzheimer’s
The mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease have eluded scientists for decades. But a new breakthrough points to lithium as a possible explanation—not only does it occur naturally in the brain, but a de...
8 Aug 202526min
Are Cold Plunges Actually Good For You?
If social media and certain influential podcast hosts are to be believed, cold plunges can do everything from boosting your immune system to reducing inflammation to acting as an antidote for depressi...
7 Aug 202518min
