An estimated 5 percent of the U.S. population has restless legs syndrome, a disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge to move the legs even while sleeping, which can lead to many sleepless nights. Why…

Intelligent Design is often presented as a view that runs counter to evolutionary theory.  Whether it be the concept of natural selection or ideas about speciation, Intelligent Design (ID)…

Bob Geldof, former singer with The Boomtown Rats, is better known today for his work with poor people. Long after it stopped being fashionable, he has continued to help starving people in Ethiopia.…

One Small Step - Two Small Strips   ( Or Maybe Three ) The news that Neil Armstrong's EKG is up for auction has been reported across the world.  Having more than a passing interest in…

Compare the following situations: 1 - You dial the number of a call center, and the automated system informs you that the estimated waiting time is eight minutes. 2 - You dial the number of a call…

Two Armstrong EKG Readings - A Question Of Provenance [edit]This article has been updated - please see:One Small Step - Two Small Strips ( Or Maybe Three ) I recently posted an article: Neil…

Combining Medicare's hospital, physician, and prescription drug coverage with private supplemental coverage into one health plan could save the government and seniors $180 billion over a decade,…

Species of gigantic animals that once roamed Australia were long gone by the time people arrived, a major review of the available evidence has concluded. The research challenges the claim that humans…

The Black Sea sediment record has a terrific variety of past plankton species that left behind their genetic makeup - the plankton paleome. The semi-isolated Black Sea is highly sensitive to climate…

A roughly 3.5-mile high Martian mound  known as Mount Sharp is not evidence of a massive lake but might be the result of the Red Planet's famously dusty atmosphere, a new analysis has found…