Silicon chips have been the mother of the computing revolution for more than 50 years now. However, silicon means business in biology, too, with its uses ranging from monitoring large groups of neurons to DNA sequencing. Now, Harvard scientists have added a new streak of amazing to silicon chips by […]

The barbecue season has just gone past its peak on the 4th of July. Joyous vibes ooze into a backyard filled with the aroma of a juicy ribeye cooking over charcoal. While barbecue and cookouts have been a custom ingrained in American culture for over 200 years, the hunt for

Prof Hagai Levine’s 2017 paper reporting a drastic decline in male sperm counts has been referred to as the ‘spermageddon’ paper. Recent work by Prof. Levine has also reported that average male testosterone levels have halved over the last fifty years. Moreover, male infertility cases are particularly difficult to treat

Gender roles in humans evolve with societal shifts, not as a checklist of traits that promote ‘manliness’ in mating systems, as in other mammals such as chimpanzees and lions. While a primal layer exists in how we interpret gender, it is far less likely to depend on that alone. Perhaps

Around 30,000 to 60,000 Americans bleed to death every year due to the lack of first responders and emergency care, even before the injured person can be taken to a hospital. The situations are even worse in war zones, where neither time nor environment supports those in need. This is

I hummed the Star Wars theme on a loop when I came out of anesthesia. Many of them, who have been under anesthesia, end up doing some comic acts that lighten the mood for their kin around them. While they might think it’s you being far from awareness as the

Coca-Cola might be past its days of adding tiny amounts of cocaine to its sodas, but it can still induce addiction, and so are many other sodas. While caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee that stimulates our nerves, is added to Coca-Cola, it isn’t the sole addictive component in the

Nearly half of American adults aged 30 and older suffer from some form of gum disease.[1] These start painlessly, and even before you get a whiff of discomfort, the damage is done. Usually, poor oral hygiene, such as not brushing and flossing daily, and habits like smoking, are to blame.

Beneath the bustling and vibrant Southern California, two of the most important fault systems of the region, the San Andreas Fault and the San Jacinto Fault, come together at Cajon Pass. These faults, or fractures, are the venting point of stress that has accumulated in the Earth’s crust, and earthquakes

Inspiration doesn’t always come from the big leagues; sometimes it’s the intentions that inspire. The Republic of Palau is a scenic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean with spectacular reefs, home to a population akin to that of a mid-sized American suburb. The country has asked the United Nations to review