Science and Medicine

Chocolate Milk Does a Body Good

“We don’t yet understand exactly what mechanism is causing low-fat chocolate milk to give...

Junk Food Worse than Lard for Weight Gain

The researchers note that rats fed the tasty, highly palatable cafeteria diet ate more...

How to Take a Dinosaur’s Temperature

Caltech biologist Robert Eagle drills into a sauropod tooth to get a sample of...

Oldest Eurasian Hominoids Lived in Swabia

Photo of the 17-million-year-old molar tooth of the hominoid from Engelswies. (Credit: Böhme) Africa...

Pitchers Bean More Batters in the Heat of the Summer

“When a batter is hit by the opposing team, his teammates don’t know if...

Teen Brains Predict Song Popularity

The results suggest it may be possible to use brain responses from a group...

Moderate to Intense Exercise May Protect Brain

Moderate to Intense Exercise May Protect Brain Older people who regularly exercise at a...

Even Ancient Men Seemed to Like Their Man Caves

The concept of the “man cave” has been entrenched in the human lineage for...

Tornado kills at least 89 in SW Missouri city

“I don’t know the extent of this yet, but I know I’ll have friends...

Arkansas Tornadoes Add to Possible April Record

This image, courtesy of the National Weather Service Forecast Office in San Diego, Calif.,...