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Anytime someone announces that they believe the earth is flat, they are met with immediate dismay, criticism or even mockery. Now I am not saying that it is not warranted, but I wonder why such a reaction is not the standard response to scientific ignorance.
Two weeks ago, your Fitbit was outed as a national security threat. Strava, an app that allows users to share and compare the data from their fitness trackers, released a global heatmap aggregating users’ movements — including those of personnel in secretive overseas military bases.
In December of 2017, Hopkins announced it would be part of a coalition of 10 universities and research institutions working to release data on PhD and postdoctoral scholars’ admissions, demographics and career prospects.
On Feb. 14, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new blood test that can quickly and easily diagnose concussions and other related brain injuries.
From werewolves, to crime and chaos, to the triggering of childbirth, there are many superstitions about the power of a full moon. While most of these superstitions can easily be dismissed as mere folklore, one superstition has held strong. Namely, popular belief has it that full moons can cause earthquakes.
Obesity has been and will continue to be a growing problem all over the world. In late 2017, obesity rates in the United States were at a record high. About 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of American adolescents were reported to be obese.
In today’s age of health fads and an increasing obsession with cleanliness, people have naturally evolved a public fixation on organic goods and detox juices. However, this trend has also provoked further awareness of the dirtiness of everyday appliances and objects.
The eighth planet from the sun, Saturn, with its giant rings, is thought to be the most dazzling to picture. However, perhaps it is not the gas giant that should intrigue us but rather the rocky moons that orbit it.
Earlier this month, SpaceX dominated headlines with the launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket.
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Researchers in the United States and in Taiwan have found a potential correlation between chronic diseases and cancer risk. In this study, Chi-Pang Wen, a professor at the National Health Research Institutes in Zhunan, Taiwan, and his team have suggested that chronic diseases and markers should be taken into account while studying cancer development and mortality.
In a study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers found that the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) may be up to five times as great as previously estimated.
Some say science fiction predicts future technology. Others say science fiction itself shapes technology by creating visions of the future. Either way, one feature of futuristic fiction has been conspicuously absent in recent technology — 3D holographic images.
While many may be concerned and skeptical about the effectiveness of environmental protection policies under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a huge step forward by finally ordering the clean up of a Superfund nuclear waste site in Missouri.
Staring up at the heavens is something all humans, whether a thousand years ago or today, have done. Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Charles Bennett, an experimental cosmologist and recent recipient of the Breakthrough Prize, looks at space with the same fascination, harnessing the power of science and engineering to understand the universe’s deepest secrets.
Characterized by the branch-like projections from its neck and named after the Aztec god Xolotl of lightning and death, the axolotl (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) is probably the most scientifically studied salamander in the world, according to National Geographic.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Hopkins would use a $50 million gift from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to create the Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute.
Traumatic-brain injuries (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there were about 2.8 million TBI related visits, hospitalizations and deaths, contributing to nearly 50,000 deaths.
In this feature, we explore how space science research has been and still is associated with both absurdity and great power competition. We delve into the roots of rocketry in war, the space race between the U.S. and the USSR, and what some consider to be the beginnings of a second space race between the U.S. and China. Through this piece, we hope to shed light on the nature of international competition and cooperation in space.