Oct 26 FAQ: Exactly what processed meat should I avoid, and other questions By Nsikan Akpan Here's the chemistry behind how processed meats cause cancer. Continue reading
Oct 26 Bacon, hot dogs and processed meats cause cancer, WHO says By Nsikan Akpan World Health Organization rewrites its health guidelines on meat consumption, arguing that processed meats cause cancer. Red meat carries a high risk too. Continue reading
Oct 23 The science of how Hurricane Patricia became so colossal By Nsikan Akpan Hurricane Patricia's brute strength is just one sign that 2015's cyclone season is one for the ages. Continue reading
Oct 22 NASA carefully steers New Horizons mission toward second target By Joshua Barajas Flight controllers initiated the first of four maneuvers Thursday needed to change New Horizons’ trajectory toward an object elsewhere in the Kuiper Belt. Continue reading
Oct 22 Before the bubonic plague wrecked Europe, it was way less contagious By Nsikan Akpan A new study in the journal Cell rewrites the evolutionary history of the bubonic plague. Continue reading
Oct 22 Will you die prematurely? This blood test may contain the answer By Nsikan Akpan In a new study in Cell Systems, scientists present the possible reasons why a set of blood markers correlate with premature death in ostensibly healthy people. Continue reading
Oct 22 Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)? By Nsikan Akpan A new study spots a "Barry White" effect and other sexual trade-offs in howler monkeys. Continue reading
Oct 21 The countries where global warming will shrink bank accounts By Nsikan Akpan Global warming might tighten your wallet no matter where you live, according to a new study from Stanford University. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 3:48 Encouraging girls to become scientists? It’s not rocket science By PBS News Hour Women in the U.S. receive less than 20 percent of Bachelor's degrees in computer science, engineering and physics. Eileen Pollack, one of the first two women to receive an undergraduate degree in physics at Yale, offers a solution to getting… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 1:39 New imagery from Pompeii yields surprising findings about ancient humans By PBS News Hour Researchers in Italy are now using modern medical technology to shed more light on the ancient mystery of the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii. NewsHour's Megan Thompson reports. Continue watching