A Trans Researcher’s Pursuit of Better Data on Detransition
Kinnon MacKinnon, a Canadian researcher, was only faintly surprised this spring when the website for an upcoming conference did not…
How Healthy Is Pumpkin?
Q: Pumpkins are everywhere in the fall. But are they good for me?Pumpkins are more than a seasonal decoration or…
Leon Cooper Dies at 94; Nobelist Unlocked Secrets of Superconductivity
He shared the 1972 physics prize for showing how some materials could convey electricity without resistance. He also did pioneering…
NASA Astronaut Hospitalized After SpaceX Return to Earth
Three NASA astronauts and a fourth from the Russian space agency returned to Earth from the International Space Station on…
Dan Price, Former CEO of Gravity Payments, Charged With Rape
The former chief executive of Gravity Payments rose to prominence with the introduction of his company’s $70,000 minimum salary and…
The Early Bird Got the Cicada, Then an Evolutionary Air War Started
Fossils reveal that prehistoric cicadas’ wings evolved to help them evade hungry predators with feathers and beaks, scientists say.Today, few…
E. Coli Outbreak Widens to 75 Cases Linked to McDonald’s
Health officials say that recalls of onions — the suspected source of the contamination — would help lessen the risk…
Overlooked No More: Margaret E. Knight, Innovator of the Flat-Bottomed Paper Bag
She came up with a method of automation so that workers would not have to make the bags by hand.…
Why Heat Waves of the Future May Be Even Deadlier Than Believed
The body’s cooling defenses fail at lower “wet bulb” temperatures than scientists had estimated.Last month was the second-hottest September ever…
That 800-Year-Old Corpse in the Well? Early Biological Warfare.
Archaeologists in Norway have confirmed that an ancient set of human remains known as the Well Man were intended to…