Solvents! What do you think of? Nail polish remover? Dry cleaning fluid? Yes, those are solvents. But there鈥檚 a lot more to the story. Chemistry would not be possible without the use solvents. Most...
鈥淲hen there is substantial, credible evidence of danger to human or environmental health, protective action should be taken despite continuing scientific uncertainty.鈥� That鈥檚 the 鈥淧recautionary...
Everyone has skeletons in their closet. There鈥檚 at least one in mine. A couple of years ago while on a cruise I pinched a spoon from the dining room. It wasn鈥檛 because of any lack of spoons at home...
I was fascinated by yesterdays announcement that "old light"鈥� revealed trace evidence in the background radiation of the earliest鈥� 听trillionth of a trillionth (and then some) of a second of the ...
Because I take the odd shot at Dr. Oz (he is after all such an inviting target) people send me reports of some of his antics. Apparently he, or one of his guests, muttered something about using...
We all want to be healthy and live as long as possible. So we think about popping vitamin pills, a daily dose of aspirin, eating foods with probiotics and taking statin drugs. And we puzzle over...
How do we know what we know when it comes to science? There's no simple answer here, because we rely on a combination of experience, plausibility based on established principles, and of course peer...
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