Army physician William Beaumont was stationed at Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island in Michigan in the early 1820s, when it existed to protect the interests of the American Fur Company. The fort became…

Mymaridae, commonly known as fairyflies, are one of about 18 families of chalcid wasps. Fairyflies are everywhere except Antarctica and include the world's smallest known insect - Kikiki huna, the…

Computer memory works on the basis of electrons that are moved around and stored. Electrons are small and, when it comes to insuring that information will not be lost over time, can be difficult to…

Mothers are more likely than fathers or childless people to leave jobs that require long hours - unless the occupations are female-dominated, according to sociologists. More than one-third of…

Businessman Jim McCormick Guilty Fake Bomb Detector Vendor Convicted For Fraud - Assets Seized For some years now, scientists, science writers, bloggers and others have been writing about the bogus…

What makes adult human males attractive (to adult human females) ? Of the many possible factors, at least three have been scientifically investigated, measured, and described by ‘Honest Signals’…

Currently, 1.5 billion people worldwide report chronic pain of varying degrees. Among all types of chronic pain, neuropathic pain stands out, with approximately 3-4.5% of the global population…

Contrary to widespread consumer belief, organic farming is not the best way to farm from an environmental point if view. The guiding principal of organic is to rely exclusively on natural…

Organic chemists are regularly surrounded by chemicals and their smell. Colour is not the only characteristic by which we recognize compounds. Too often, it is their odor that allows us know that…

"Yeah well, it's just a theory".Seven words that make my blood boil. This same point has been made in every evolution-creation debate there has ever been, and it provokes the same exasperated…