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A reflection of a computer hacked by a virus known as Petya. Petya -- a family of ransomware -- infected a string of U.S. hospitals and the drug company Merck in 2017. Photo by Donat Sorokin/TASS via Getty Images

Science Oct 24

Ransomware and data breaches linked to uptick in fatal heart attacks

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Oct 22

A cock walks by cat at Siegfried Marth's organical breeding farm in Hagensdorf, Austria, October 17, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader
How more organic farming could worsen global warming

Organic agriculture is billed as better for the environment, but a wholesale shift to this farming practice could increase net greenhouse gas emissions, a new study reports.

By Courtney Vinopal

Science Sep 26

The coal power plant "Staudinger" by energy company Uniper is photographed during sunrise in Grosskrotzenburg, 30km outside Frankfurt, Germany, February 13, 2019. Photo by REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Only 2 countries are meeting their climate pledges. Here’s how the 10 worst could improve

Here’s how the top-10 polluters are succeeding and falling behind on reducing carbon emissions -- and how they can improve.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Sep 18

Science journal walks back claim that smartphones make millennials grow horns

The publisher issued a major correction to a study claiming smartphones make millennials grow horns. But here's why this move won't kill the myth.

By Nsikan Akpan

Science Aug 22

Lil Nas X performs his hit single "Old Town Road" during the 2019 Stanley Cup Final Party at Boston's City Hall Plaza in Boston on May 27, 2019. Photo by Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe via Getty Images
‘Old Town Road’ defied a 20-year trend in hit music. Math explains why

A new study shows the average lifetime in the charts for singles and albums has dropped dramatically since the 1990s. How did "Old Town Road" buck this trend?…

By Nsikan Akpan

Aug 07

Why mental illness can’t predict mass shootings

By Nsikan Akpan

More than 90 percent of violent crimes — including shootings — would likely still occur even if every suspect with a mental health condition was stopped before they carried out an attack.

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Jul 17

Analysis: Why the 2020 census doesn’t need a citizenship question to count the undocumented

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

Counting 11 million undocumented immigrants is easier than you might think.

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Jul 12

Is CBD legal? Here’s what you need to know, according to science

By Nsikan Akpan, Jamie Leventhal

If you buy or sell CBD, you could be breaking the law. These science lessons can explain why.

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Mar 18

Why everyone should stand still on an escalator

By Lesley Strawderman, The Conversation

The best way to ride an escalator isn't what you'd expect, but it's 27 percent more efficient.

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Mar 14

Deep dish or New York style? How pi can solve your pizza order

By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin, Jamie Leventhal

Math can solve your eternal questions of ordering pizza and explain why folding your pizza is always the strongest move.

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