This is What Happens When You Hold in a Fart
Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and you’ve had to hold in a fart? Let’s face it – we all have. Trying…
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Great Barrier Reef Suffers 89% Collapse in New Coral After Repeated Bleaching
Written by Morgan Pratchett: Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University. The severe and repeated bleaching of…
We Need to Stop Conflating Islam With Terrorism
The Christchurch terrorist attack has shown us that we need to address the threat posed by far-right extremism to our ideals of peaceful social coopera…
The Public May Never See a Single Report From Mueller’s Investigation
Almost from the day of Robert Mueller’s appointment as special counsel, the media and the public have expected that his investigation will end with a r…
Scientists Prove That Humans Can Sense Earth’s Magnetic Field
Do human beings have a magnetic sense? Biologists know other animals do. They think it helps creatures including bees, turtles and birds navigate throu…
‘Smiling Depression’: It’s Possible to Be Depressed While Appearing Happy
The term “smiling depression” – appearing happy to others while internally suffering depressive symptoms – has become increasingly popular. Articles on…
What We Really Risk as Humans If We Allow Gene-Edited Babies to Be a Thing
A second woman is said to be pregnant with a gene-edited baby in China, according to reports this year. It follows revelations last November that gene-…
Our Battle Against Bugs: It’s Time to End Chemical Warfare
Insects are important wildlife often overlooked in urban habitats. What we do notice are the cockroaches, ants and mosquitoes in and around our homes. …
Scientists Detect Consciousness via Brain Signals in Breakthrough Study
Humans have learned to travel through space, eradicate diseases and understand nature at the breathtakingly tiny level of fundamental particles. Yet we…
3 Philosophers Set Up a Booth on a Street Corner — Here’s What People Asked
The life choices that had led me to be sitting in a booth underneath a banner that read “Ask a Philosopher” – at the entrance to the New York City subw…