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Meet Brenda Milner May. 31, 2019
If you're like me, you probably experience plenty of days when you feel as if you are simply too old... Read More
The EPA Isn't Going to Make the Air Safer; It's Just Going to Say It Is. May. 29, 2019
In the Trump administration's latest assault on science in service to industry, the Environmental Pr... Read More
Make Friends with Vega May. 16, 2019
Week of May 19-25, 2019 Over my 40-year-plus career, I've read a lot of astronomy books. You may be ... Read More
Smoke and Fears May. 08, 2019
Cancer deaths overall in the United States dropped more than 25% between 1991 and 2016, but the good... Read More
The Assault on the Pursuit of Happiness May. 03, 2019
International researchers, policymakers and public health practitioners, I am guessing, were happy f... Read More
La Superba After Dark May. 02, 2019
Week of May 5-11, 2019 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed because they cannot see the glori... Read More
Can Damage Done by CDC's Opioid Guidelines Be Reversed? Agency's Acknowledgment of Suffering Caused by Its Prescribing Advice May Be Too Little, Too Late May. 01, 2019
When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its opioid prescribing guidelines... Read More
Tweeter-Totter May. 01, 2019
A nationwide survey of 600,000 people found an uptick in the number of teens and young adults experi... Read More
A Serious Education Gap on Climate Change Is Rooted in Politics, Not Science Apr. 30, 2019
Much like sex education and evolution, the teaching of climate change is the latest topic backed by ... Read More
Climate-Change Evidence Is Overwhelming. When Will Anti-Science Ideologues Get It? Apr. 26, 2019
Independent satellite records have confirmed ground data showing the past five years to be the hotte... Read More
Again: Vaccines Don't Cause Autism Apr. 24, 2019
Another major study, this one involving more than 650,000 Danish children, has found no link between... Read More
Pollen Becoming Impossible to Avoid Apr. 19, 2019
Spring has sprung. The weather is warming. The flowers are blooming. And noses are running, and eyes... Read More
Being a Great Caregiver Apr. 17, 2019
Caring for a spouse with a serious chronic illness often places incredible strain upon a relationshi... Read More
Android Rage Apr. 16, 2019
I'm so tired of these supposed magician multitaskers on their cellphones. The guy I'm dating and so... Read More
Health and Human Flourishing Apr. 12, 2019
In our nation's drug overdose crisis, a crisis that shows no sign of slowing, the U.S. Surgeon Gener... Read More
Alone Time Apr. 10, 2019
If you're reading this, you're not alone, but you may be lonely. A national poll asked adults 50 to ... Read More
High Potency of Legal Marijuana Creating Health Concerns Apr. 05, 2019
In a bit of encouraging news, recent combined data from the Tobacco Products and Risk Perceptions Su... Read More
Smokeless Dire Apr. 03, 2019
E-cigarettes are fueling a rise in the use of tobacco products by young people, says the Centers for... Read More
