The chemistry of fermentation may explain how bread rises, but its persistence across cultures explains why it never falls ...

Physicists have a lot in common with Ponce de León and U2’s Bono. After decades of searching, they aren’t getting any younger. And they still haven’t found what they’re looking for. In this case, the ...

In 1947, Princeton University declined to send Vera Rubin an application for its graduate program in astronomy. "Sir Hugh whatever-his-name-was sent me a letter on very nice vellum paper that said ...

Why even purists, lifelong fans of the national pastime, have had it with baseball was on display during Game Six of the World Series. Why America can not and will not get COVID-19 under control was ...

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Millions walk up to 250 km without shoes. Painful? Yes. But science says it could boost heart health, improve posture, and even reduce stress—if done right. Bare feet pounding the earth stimulate ...

When Dafydd Snowdon-Jones was offered the chance to immerse himself in a container filled with frigid ice water, he was confident he would be able to follow instructions, breathe through the ...

Science is a meritocracy. The merit of scientists’ ideas matters much more than whether a scientist is Black or white, a man or a woman, and is gay or straight. Right? Blair-Loy and Cech studied more ...

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When the US-based Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation announced it was honoring Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou last weekend, some Chinese netizens said it reflected poorly on China's top academic ...