Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Unexpected and offbeat discoveries sometimes yield the most startling advances in medical science. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
We shaped the instruments. Then they shaped us. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Confronted with the unusual cause of his symptoms, a secretive patient stonewalls the doctor. ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
The nest of a female bagworm. (Credits: Will478/Shutterstock) Is that a cluster of miniature Lincoln Logs hanging off a branch? Not quite — what may look like a meticulous assortment of twigs is actually the home of a bagworm moth. These bug architects spend most of their short lives weaving homes out of plant debris. As larvae, the silky worms find a place to settle down and feed, such as a leaf or the branch of a tree. Then, they crawl around and collect materials like twigs, dirt ...read more
Author Vishay SinghPosted on Categories Discover Magazine
Teas, sodas, sports drinks, more: A broad variety of beverages contain caloric sweeteners, but beverage taxes don’t treat them equally. For example, 100% fruit juice generally gets a pass for nutritional reasons, even though it contains plenty of sugar that’s chemically no different than sugar added artificially. In a similar vein, among public health researchers and policymakers there’s disagreement on whether to tax sweetened milk, because the added sugar may make it more lik ...read more