We all know eating too much sugar is bad for our health – but would we be better off replacing it with artificial sweetener? It’s a question Science Weekly listener Marion posed recently and, as ...

This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the ...

Somebody had to approach this academically, and that someone was Carnegie Mellon University, which conducted a study to determine whether binge-releasing a television series or releasing it weekly in ...

It is a truism that children are our future, but despite being trite, it is nonetheless important to reflect upon. Today’s young people will decide whether the American experiment as a constitutional ...

Lab Coats Not Required is a new Oberlin Science Café series aimed at increasing the accessibility of science communication within the Oberlin community. Held at Slow Train Cafe and the Oberlin Public ...

Resistance training could help me sleep better. Building incentives will help me exercise more. Good friendships will help me live longer. As a wellness writer, I spend a lot of my days reporting on ...

Most exchange-traded funds (ETFs) pay some form of distribution, and that stems from their legal structure. As most ETFs are regulated investment companies, they are required to pay out a vast ...

For nearly four decades, scientists with a reputational and financial stake in the game and compliant, uninquisitive mainstream media have told the public one thing consistently about climate change: ...

Prepare to be Wowed as the hugely popular Fun Kids Science Weekly podcast visits a theatre near you on its first UK tour! Fun Kids’ very own Dan brings the weirdest and coolest stuff in science to the ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – We are getting a first look at how textbook publishers are responding to the recently passed Oklahoma social studies standards, and many are taking a step back. The reporting ...

Amanda Kay Montoya is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Open Science. She receives funding from the ...

New, contested South Dakota social studies standards will be implemented in the upcoming school year. The state has invested heavily in teacher training and resources, including a $6 million contract ...