Science, Religion And The Problem Of Evil

Science, Religion And The Problem Of Evil

My colleague at the University of California-Irvine, Francisco Ayala, has been interviewed recently by the New York Times about his views on science and religion. Ayala is particularly…
Aspartic Acid - Why Bubonic Plague Is So Lethal

Aspartic Acid - Why Bubonic Plague Is So Lethal

Bubonic plague has killed hundreds of millions of people during the course of history. It is the most devastating acute infectious disease known to man. Scientists remain uncertain about the…
The Decline In Ocean Oxygen

The Decline In Ocean Oxygen

Marine scientists led by Dr. Lothar Stramma from the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel, Germany say they have made an alarming new discovery - in some regions of the world…
What Lasers And Milk Have In Common

What Lasers And Milk Have In Common

"Random lasers" are not what chooses the songs in your CD player in shuffle mode, they are a class of microlasers which use the principle of random light scattering as an integral part of the their…
Nix'ing Autophagy Can Help With Anemia

Nix'ing Autophagy Can Help With Anemia

A process of self-digestion called autophagy prompts the maturation of red blood cells. Without a protein called Nix, the cells would not effectively rid themselves of organelles called mitochondria…
Alcoholism In Post-World War II Women Matched Men

Alcoholism In Post-World War II Women Matched Men

Cross-sectional studies, which collect information at a single point in time, generally find that young Americans report having more lifetime alcohol problems than older Americans, despite having had…