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Kids Helping Kids Is Universal - But Cultures Help Differently

A simple game reveals a universal instinct in kids

News Mon, 09/28/2026 - 15:03 Categories Psychology

Is Coastal Flooding Now Predictable?

Flooding has long been an unpredictable event, as poorly understood as hurricanes or any weather. That may no longer be the case.

Hank Campbell Mon, 09/28/2026 - 11:41 Categories Oceanography

Flying With Gamma-Ray Counters: Another Test Or Two Of The Radiacode Zero

Yesterday I traveled all day, moving my family back to Lulea from Padova. The trip is long because there is no direct connection from Venice to Stockholm (Norwegian has one, but I prefer to avoid them as they canceled my flight recently).

Tommaso Dorigo Sun, 09/27/2026 - 09:24 Categories Physics

Why Oxygen, Not Time, Is What Makes Much of Our Food Go Bad

We tend to talk about food spoilage as if time itself were the culprit. Leave a bag of nuts, a bottle of juice or a packet of dried food on the shelf for long enough, the thinking goes, and age simply catches up with it. But for many foods, the more immediate enemy is not the clock. It is oxygen.

Mark Pierce Sat, 09/26/2026 - 20:20 Categories Microbiology

Enzyme USP15 Limits Ovarian Cancer Cells And Boosts Chemotherapy

Ovarian cancer is devastating, five-year survival rate under 30%, when detected after it has spread. New basic research may improve that.

News Fri, 09/25/2026 - 11:38 Categories Cancer Research

Sorry Higgs, There May Be A New Contender For Low Energy States

If we're trapped in a false vacuum, there's still hope to break free of cosmic lockdown

News Fri, 09/25/2026 - 10:35 Categories Physics

Beauty Is In The Pupil Of The Beholder - Glossiness Too

Pupils don't just respond to what we look at, they respond based on how we evaluate

News Fri, 09/25/2026 - 10:08 Categories Vision

Does Stroke Cause Brain Tumor?

A new paper correlates stroke to glioma growth, linking brain injury to malignant brain tumors.

News Fri, 09/25/2026 - 09:49 Categories Neuroscience

If You Worry About Microplastics, Be Grateful If Climate Change Means Fewer Hurricanes

Climate change has been implicated in the lack of hurricanes this year, but there may be an upside to doom from fewer atmospheric disasters. If you worry about microplastics, PM2.5, or other homeopathy, it means less of those also.

Hank Campbell Thu, 09/24/2026 - 13:45 Categories Atmospheric

Some Tests Of The Radiacode Zero

As I explained previously, these days I am testing a new radiation detector from the Radiacode family: Radiacode Zero.

Tommaso Dorigo Thu, 09/24/2026 - 10:54 Categories Physics

Jurassic Puke: Plesiosaurs Knew Not To Vomit Where They Eat

Jurassic monsters sometimes needed to vomit. When they did, they went to shore.

News Wed, 09/23/2026 - 14:56 Categories Paleontology

The Lindsay Clancy Difference: Many Parents Have Intrusive Thoughts About Infant Harm

A survey says half of new parents have unwanted thoughts about harming their infants. Why did Lindsay Clancy resort to murder when so few others do?

The Conversation Wed, 09/23/2026 - 10:11 Categories Psychology

Carbon Nanotube Has EMI And Hides Heat

Researchers have developed a composite film that combines electromagnetic interference shielding, infrared stealth, and high mechanical strength using carbon nanotube fibers and MXene.

News Account Mon, 09/21/2026 - 20:10 Categories Applied Physics

Don't Ignore The Fifth Amendment In Why Presidents Can't Ban The Press

Carter banned journalists. Obama banned Fox News. Biden revoked 440 press passes. Now Trump has banned three, and outlets like Fox have joined the protest. The issue is much larger than the First Amendment.

The Conversation Mon, 09/21/2026 - 15:59 Categories Philosophy & Ethics

The Guardian Paradox: Our Biology Prevents Cancer But Increases Aging

Tumor-suppressing damage control protects tissue from cancer, but the "guardian paradox" proposes that chronic activity by those same protective programs cause harm.

News Mon, 09/21/2026 - 13:52 Categories Genetics & Molecular Biology

That Medical Supplement Ad May Be A Deepfake AI Doctor

Make sure the conspiracy theory about diseases being caused by corn syrup, microwave ovens, and oatmeal but cured by his ozone therapy and a heavy metal detox is sold by the real Dr. Hyman and not a fake one.

Hank Campbell Mon, 09/21/2026 - 11:11 Categories Technology

Why People Are Turning To AI For Spiritual Guidance

AI has characteristics of a charismatic religious leader and people looking for counsel are flocking to it

The Conversation Mon, 09/21/2026 - 10:13 Categories Anthropology

Some Girls Menstruate Earlier But Chemicals Aren't The Reason

Do you remember how old you were when you got your first period? And whether it was considered early, late or about average? Some parents are reportedly overhauling lunchboxes, shampoos and doing all they can to attempt to delay their child’s periods, so they don’t “grow up too early”.

The Conversation Sun, 09/20/2026 - 20:37 Categories Genetics & Molecular Biology

Brain Circuit Linked To Pregnancy Food Cravings Identified

Pregnant women have experienced exotic food cravings since recorded history began. This may be why.

News Account Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:30 Categories Neuroscience

Government Regulations Could Cause Half Of Small Farms To Fail By 2050

"Whole earth farming” practices are a popular new government mandate. And they will wreck small farmers.

Hank Campbell Fri, 09/18/2026 - 15:05 Categories Environment