Do Mummies Decompose?
Do mummies decompose? Why or why not? Find out how mummification works, and what happens to a human body when…
Category: Social Sciences
How Some Words Get Forgetted
Get ready for a dive into linguistic history! Our friend Dr. Joe Hanson from It’s Okay to Be Smart (PBS…
Language Detectives
Where did the Uto-Aztecan language originate? An interdisciplinary research project looked at a set of 100 words to understand the sound…
Ancient Teeth Raise Questions about Human Origin
The ancient teeth of a human ancestor are unlike anything ever found in Europe or Asia.
Science Policy Challenges, Part Four: Information Overload
Every week, we manage more than 23 exabytes of data. What challenges do researchers face with such an overwhelming information overload?
Science Policy Challenges, Part Three: The Aging Brain
By 2060, around 98 million people over the age of 65 will be living in the United States. What science can do for the aging brain?
Science Policy Challenges, Part Two: A Strained Electrical Grid
The federal government has a critical role to play in ensuring a smooth transition to a secure and modernized electrical grid.
Public Health Fictions: An Interview with Miriam Doyle
Miriam Doyle is a public health professional and one of an estimated forty thousand people who participated in the 2017…
Scientists, Please Describe Your Failures
We don’t ask people in other professions to put their failures on display, but it’s vital for speeding up progress…
Why We March for Science
Science journalist Shayna Keyles joined the March for Science in San Francisco and interviews many other marchers. Find out what brought them all together.