Bumblebees Have a Pretty Handy Survival Tactic
Bumblebee queens have a survival trick that sounds impossible: They can apparently ride out a week underwater.…
One Popular Diet Strengthens Bones—While Calorie Restriction Does Opposite
Dieting is usually tied to weight loss or muscle gain, but what you eat also plays a major…
Shocking New Study Uncovers the Silent Dehydration Habit That Sends Your Cortisol Skyrocketing
Work crises, exams, and the mental load at home are constant stressors. We often point to emails, screens,…
Basketball’s Greatest Mystery Finally Solved by Physicists – Newsweek
Basketball’s Greatest Mystery Finally Solved by Physicists Newsweek Squeaking at soft–rigid frictional interfaces Nature The Physics of a Squeak Harvard School…
Scientists Discover What Terrifies Bedbugs
Bedbugs, it turns out, really don’t like to get their feet wet. Researchers at UC-Riverside report that…
A Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeak
As he watched the Boston Celtics play from the stands of TD Garden, one noise kept catching Adel…
T. Rex Could Run Faster Than Usain Bolt, on Its Toes
Tyrannosaurus rex may loom large in our collective imagination, but new research suggests the creature moved more…
FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous…
Unplanned C-section doubles risk of ‘severe psychological stress’ for new moms
Anyone can see Allison DiBlasi is a really great mom, but it took a while for DiBlasi to…
Brain game may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias
A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older…