Aug 13 Photos: It’s not too late to view the amazing Perseid light show By Ariel Min The annual Perseid meteor shower lit up the sky Wednesday night even brighter than previous years since 2007, with “no moonlight to upstage the power.”… Continue reading
Aug 13 Is diet soda any healthier than regular soda? By Catherine Woods People can’t get enough information about artificial sweeteners. Do they help you diet? Do they make you fat? Are they healthier than sugar? Are they healthy? Six artificial sweeteners have passed toxicology tests and been deemed safe by the Food… Continue reading
Aug 13 The heart rates of black bears spike when drones fly overhead By Nsikan Akpan Drones are a popular toy/tool among ecotourists, ecologists and conservationists, but a new study shows an unintended health consequence of their use with bears. Continue reading
Aug 10 Why radiation can’t give you superpowers By Nsikan Akpan A new video from the American Chemical Society explains the science behind superpowers. Continue reading
Aug 07 Why don’t we ever see the far side of the moon? By Catherine Woods NASA this week released photographs of the far side of the moon, providing a lunar perspective we rarely get to see. But why is the dark side of the moon, as it's known, so elusive to the Earthbound?… Continue reading
Aug 06 5 weapons that don’t need a human to pull the trigger By Alexandra Hall How close are we to fully automated weaponry? Are there actual killer robots out there right now, ready to fight wars? Yes and no. Continue reading
Aug 05 Debunking the biggest genetic myth of the human tongue By Catherine Woods You didn’t inherit your tongue rolling ability from your parents. Continue reading
Aug 04 Demand for super-sized clams keeps poachers and cops busy By Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix Big money and human health are at stake when it comes to Puget Sound's most lucrative clams and the people charged with protecting them. Continue reading
Aug 03 Times have changed for women at work, but office temperatures are stuck in the ’60s By Catherine Woods A new study sheds light on the office thermostat battle. Women prefer warmer office climates than men because of their different body composition. Continue reading
Jul 31 8 things you didn’t know about humidity By Catherine Woods It’s a T-shirt kind of day in Washington, DC: 85 degrees with 63 percent humidity. We all know those numbers mean hot, but what exactly does that humidity percentage tell us? And why should we care? Below, some facts on… Continue reading