Are You Scared of Spiders?
If the sight of a spider makes your heart race, you’re not alone. According to the American Psychiatric Association, about …
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What do Defecation Scientists Do?
Apparently, “defecation scientists” study ant toilets. Or so I learned in the days after a wonderful, short visit with my …
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Ever wonder where all that dino poop went? Whether ants use toilets? Whether plants talk and, if so, how their …
The Real Spice of Life?
Glycolaldehyde, an 8-atom sugar molecule, is in gas-and-dust interstellar clouds near the center of the Milky Way. These clouds are …
Clowning Your Way into Parenthood
Laughing may help fertility. In a quasi-randomized study, researchers at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in Zrifin, Israel found that the pregnancy rate …
Where Has All the Dino Poop Gone? (Long Time Passing….)
So, this ant poop question (why do they use toilets, and why don’t they flush them?) has gotten me thinking …
Amtrak Science (And Electron Orbitals)
Boarding the train to DC this morning I noticed again that people take their seats the way electrons fill an …
Baby Talk (I really “blif” you, Mommy)
B As we all know, Korean sounds nothing like French. Except for when it does. Since the first decades of …
Tough Love for Dog Lovers
The 2009 book He’s Just Not That Into You was (quoting the Amazon.com description) “tough love advice for otherwise smart …
Weight Loss the Easy Way?
Imagine having to lose 100 pounds or so, wishing you could have gastric bypass surgery, and then finding out that if …
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