In 2017, I presented a paper at the Florida Academy of Sciences ennoscriptd “The Importance of Being a Mammal.” Its thesis was threefold. First, a number of behaviours appear to…View Post

Born 200 years ago, Karl Marx’s patron and collaborator is a study in contradiction between socialist ideals and a life devoted to luxury.

Do pandemic-spurred lockdowns hurt our ability to develop a healthy immune system? Maybe. But there's ways to combat potential effects.

The rise in depression and anxiety is even worse than expected, especially among young adults

Face masks slow spread of COVID-19; types of masks, length of use matter. The use of face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has been widely recommended by health professionals. This has triggered studies exploring the physics of face mask use and…

On the absence of information in today’s media. How polarization is destroying the function of the press in a democracy.

It is unknown how abundant extraterrestrial life is, or whether such life might be complex or intelligent. On Earth, the emergence of complex intelligent life required a preceding series of evolutionary transitions such as abiogenesis, eukaryogenesis, and…

Argonne National Lab says it has created a new eletrochemical process that can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol efficiently and at low cost.

From unrecognized shared vulnerabilities to sleep troubles.

What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain?

The worldwide increase in isolation during COVID-19 is sure to exact a psychological toll on people across the globe

The psychology professor says creative thinking is urgently needed to prevent a generation of children being scarred for life