Even Systematic Reviews of Medical Science Are Mostly Bunk
Even meta-analyses are often unreliable. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jenni C/Flickr) There are a fair number of reasons…
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Earthquakes Are More Likely When the Moon Is Full
Large earthquakes appear to more likely when the tides are at their peak. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Jewel…
Did Lucy Die Falling From a Tree?
Researchers say they’ve figured a cause of death for the 3.2-million-year-old fossil, and it could change how we…
How Your Internal Clock Could Affect the Severity of a Cold
A study in mice finds that the timing of an infection relative to circadian rhythms affects how quickly…
Why Science Should Be Crowdsourced — Sometimes
Crowds are excellent at finding answers to problems, but we still need scientists to work at defining the…
Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Raise the Risk of Death
But having a single copy of the sickle-cell gene does put carriers at risk for a serious muscle…
One Reason for Optimism for (White) Female Scientists
One study of a crucial government grant for biomedical research offers many practical lessons. By Francie Diep (Photo:…
How Slavery Changed the DNA of African Americans
Widespread sexual exploitation before the Civil War strongly influenced the genetic make-up of essentially all African Americans alive today.
What Drove Patagonian Megafauna to Extinction?
Some 12,000 years ago, humans and climate change combined to kill off some of South America’s largest animals.…
Big Pharma Reveals a Biomedical Replication Crisis
The replication crisis extends well beyond the social sciences. Who will save the biomedical scientists? By Kate Wheeling…