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Dan Simmer

Why you love coffee and beer

Scientist Marilyn Cornelis searched for variations in our taste genes that could explain our beverage preferences, because understanding those preferences could indicate ways to intervene in people's diets. To Cornelis' surprise, her new Northwestern Medicine study showed taste preferences for bitter or sweet beverages aren't based on variations in our

Running may have made dinosaurs' wings flap before they evolved to fly: New evidence suggests that passive wing flapping may have arisen earlier than gliding flight

The findings, published in PLOS Computational Biology, provide new insights into the origin of avian flight, which has been a point of debate since the 1861 discovery of Archaeopteryx.

Water found in samples from asteroid Itokawa: Up to half of Earth's ocean water may have come from impacts by asteroids

The team's findings suggest that impacts early in Earth's history by similar asteroids could have delivered as much as half of our planet's ocean water.

Arsenic-breathing life discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean

"Thinking of arsenic as not just a bad guy, but also as beneficial, has reshaped the way that I view the element," said first author Jaclyn Saunders, who did the research for her doctoral thesis at the UW and is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Indigenous Elder Shares Story About The “Star People” That Crashed On His Reservation

Half A Billion Fewer Animals Were Killed Since 2007 Because People Are Eating Less Meat

Have you transitioned to a plant-based diet? Do you make an effort to reduce the amount of animal products you are consuming on a regular basis? If so, it is thanks to you that 500 million lives have been spared this year, and with continued awareness, that number continues to

5G From Space: “Not One Inch of The Globe Will Be Free of Radiation”

Acclaimed author and philosopher Jeremy Naydler, Ph.D.is our guide as we explore what a full-scale deployment of 5G may mean for humanity at this critical time.Published here with permission.

Reader Emails: Stop Making Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Out To Be A Saint

Several readers felt that a few of my preceding articles on Venezuela cast President Nicolas Maduro in too positive a light.

Doctors Explain How Hiking Actually Changes Our Brains

While it may seem obvious that a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and soul, science is now discovering that hiking can actually change your brain..

FBI Sued for Failure to Report Known 9/11 Evidence to Congress

The Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, Architects Engineers for 9/11 Truth, and 9/11 victim family members have announced a joint federal lawsuit against U.S.

The Perversion Of Wikipedia: Skepticism As A Tool For The Censorship Of New Ideas

Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia, a supposed resource for the open sharing of wisdom and knowledge, is violating its own policies and non-profit status by favoring donors' worldview through exerting undue editorial influence. If we can't trust Wikipedia, the people's encyclopedia, does that mean we can't trust anything we hear and

Farmer Gives His Cows To A Sanctuary After Seeing Them “Terrified”

A Cattle farmer turned vegan and gave his whole £50,000 herd to an animal sanctuary because he could no longer bear seeing them 'terrified' on the way to the abattoir.

5 Remarkable Examples of Animal Intelligence That Will Leave You in Awe

Animal intelligence could stretch to more than just an elephant’s excellent memory! As these examples will reveal..

Scientists print first 3D heart using patient's biological materials: Engineered heart completely matches the immunological, cellular, biochemical and anatomical properties of the patient

Until now, scientists in regenerative medicine -- a field positioned at the crossroads of biology and technology -- have been successful in printing only simple tissues without blood vessels.

Mercury has a solid inner core: New evidence

Some scientists compare Mercury to a cannonball because its metal core fills nearly 85 percent of the volume of the planet.