Where the Strongest Earthquakes Will Strike
Alton Parrish.
Continental transform faults evolve when two plates slide along each other. The most prominent examples are the San Andreas Fault in California and the North Anatolian Fault in Turkey. Earthquakes along those faults [...]
Why Foods That Make You Fart Are a Good Thing
Alton Parrish.
Although renowned for creating delight in children, farts are not considered the best way to make friends and influence people. But there is an upside: the production of gas means that your body is hosting the right [...]
Psychedelic Pluto
The Daily Journalist.
New Horizons scientists made this false color image of Pluto using a technique called principal component analysis to highlight the many subtle color differences between Pluto’s distinct regions. The image [...]
Scientists Map Source of Northwest’s Next Major Quake
The Daily Journalist.
A large team of scientists has nearly completed the first map of the mantle under the tectonic plate that is colliding with the Pacific Northwest and putting Seattle, Portland and Vancouver at risk of the largest [...]
The Hepatitis a virus is of animal origin
The Daily Journalist.
The hepatitis A virus can trigger acute liver inflammation which generally has a mild course in small children but which can become dangerous in adults. The virus, which is found worldwide, has previously been considered [...]
Wolf versus pigs Crimes Fairy Story Shows why Crime Reduction Policy Making is Based on Absurd Pseudoscience
– By Mike Sutton –
The Routine Activities Theory (RAT) notion of crime opportunity is almost universally accepted within criminal justice and academic communities as one of the most important explanations for crime and is used [...]
Am I drinking enough water? Sneezing’s A Clue
By Ronald Bleier.
Introduction
When I told my nephew, Mike, that I found that sneezing is an indication that I need to drink water, he asked me how I arrived at this theory. Before he challenged me, I hadn’t really given [...]
Study shows women negative emotions different than men
Women react differently to negative images compared to men, which may be explained by subtle differences in brain function. This neurobiological explanation for women’s apparent greater sensitivity has been demonstrated by researchers [...]
Are Computer Games the Real Cause of the “Great Crime Drop”?
By Mike Sutton.
Following an original BestThinking blog from five years ago (Sutton 2010), an idea is really catching on at last.
DROP
Because Zoe McKnight: (2015) writes in Maclean’s Magazine of Canada [...]
Cyclist most likely to die in an accident
By University of Granada.
A study by researchers at the University of Granada has demonstrated that mortality among cyclists varies widely depending on the age and sex of the population. Male cyclists, above all those aged between 15 [...]
Pitt engineer turns metal into glass
Alton Parrish.
Scott X. Mao’s new process solves an age-old conundrum
Materials scientists have long sought to form glass from pure, monoatomic metals. Scott X. Mao and colleagues did it.
Their paper, “Formation of Monoatomic [...]
A gem and storm in Sagittarius
By NASA.
This colorful bubble is a planetary nebula called NGC 6818, also known as the Little Gem Nebula. It is located in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), roughly 6,000 light-years away from us. The rich glow of [...]
What does a politician’s voice pitch convey to voters?
By Miami and Duke University.
When political candidates give a speech or debate an opponent, it’s not just what they say that matters — it’s also how they say it.
A new study by researchers at [...]
AOTH – BSS Life Sciences
By Richard Mills.
An endoscope is the medical device used – by direct insertion – to visualize suspicious masses in the hollow organs of the body such as the gastrointestinal tract, esophagus, lungs, [...]
Plant extracts to replace antibiotics for farm animals
By Nutec.
The Mexican company Grupo Nutec manufactured the product Plofora based on plant extracts to replace antibiotics for farm animals, in order to naturally activate specific genes that strengthen their immune system and simultaneously [...]
Discovery buried in the heart of a giant
By ESO.
Discovered from England by the tireless observer Sir William Herschel on 20 November 1784, the bright star cluster NGC 2367 lies about 7000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canis Major. Having only existed [...]
How Antioxidants Can Accelerate Cancers And Why They Don’t Protect Against Them
By Peter Tarr.
For decades, health-conscious people around the globe have taken antioxidant supplements and eaten foods rich in antioxidants, figuring this was one of the paths to good health and a long life.
Yet clinical trials of [...]
Professor Milton Wainwright Discovers Alien-Life Particles
By Mike Sutton.
Milton Wainwright, Professor of Microbiology with an esteemed international reputation in his field, is employed by Sheffield University in England.
He is making news headlines everywhere regarding the particles [...]
First drug approved for radiation treatment
By University of Maryland.
As a result of research performed by scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UM SOM), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a drug to treat the deleterious [...]