People Have Used They/Them as Singular Pronouns for Hundreds of Years
How a common word is reshaping the English language, along with our notions of gender and equality. ...read more
Author: Vishay Singh
Geology is at a Crossroads
Geology is changing, but have colleges and universities caught up with that change? ...read more
COVID Vaccines Focus on the Spike Protein – But Here’s Another Target
New research shows why the N protein might be a good target. ...read more
What Would Earth Look Like to Alien Astronomers?
A new paper asks which exoplanets could find Earth. Such worlds could be targets for SETI searches. ...read more
When Working Out Makes You Sick to Your Stomach: What to Know About Exercise-Induced Nausea
It’s no fun to exercise if you wind up doubled over with gastrointestinal problems. ...read more
Space: 2021
Whatever craziness may be happening on Earth, the coming year promises to be a spectacular one across the solar system. ...read more
Lonely Pair of Mystifying Space Objects Found Traversing the Void
The heavenly orbs are not quite stars and not quite planets. ...read more
Has 2020 Ended as the Warmest Year on Record?
Final numbers haven't been crunched yet, but a tie with 2016 is looking like a reasonable bet. ...read more
The Search for Life on Mars Begins in February
NASA's Perseverance rover will look for biosignatures on Mars and its landing site looks remarkably similar to Earth-based sites that contain ancient fossilized cells. ...read more
Questions from 1920 Still Haunt Neuroscience
A 100-year-old paper anticipated key issues in modern neuroscience ...read more