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Archaeologists Discovered the ‘Holy Grail’ of Shipwrecks a Decade Ago. Now, They’re Finally Beginning to Unravel the Secrets of the ‘San José’. via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/t...
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Archaeologists Discovered the ‘Holy Grail’ of Shipwrecks a Decade Ago. Now, They’re Finally Beginning to Unravel the Secrets of the ‘San José’. via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/t...
"Dr. Kirk Milhoan is the new chairman of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. His comments on a recent podcast should scare the American public." by @pauloffit.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 PM
"Dr. Kirk Milhoan is the new chairman of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee. His comments on a recent podcast should scare the American public." by @pauloffit.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
"Here's a chemical that you don't want to screw around with: sulfuric acid. The only thing good about it is that it is not volatile. The only thing bad about it is everything else.
And it's pouring out of the Kilauea volcano as we speak. Sort of." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
And it's pouring out of the Kilauea volcano as we speak. Sort of." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
January 28, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"Here's a chemical that you don't want to screw around with: sulfuric acid. The only thing good about it is that it is not volatile. The only thing bad about it is everything else.
And it's pouring out of the Kilauea volcano as we speak. Sort of." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
And it's pouring out of the Kilauea volcano as we speak. Sort of." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/28/a...
"People who don’t eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there’s more to these findings than meets the eye." via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"People who don’t eat meat may be less likely than meat eaters to reach the age of 100, according to a recent study. But before you reconsider your plant-based diet, there’s more to these findings than meets the eye." via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
When is another 'ice age' slated to arrive? And could we stop it? www.realclearscience.com/blog/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 3:18 PM
When is another 'ice age' slated to arrive? And could we stop it? www.realclearscience.com/blog/2026/01...
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/i...
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Is Particle Physics Dead, Dying, or Just Hard? via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/i...
"While I enjoy alcohol, and I am happy on a personal level to consume alcohol at a low-to-moderate level, I also know that I am increasing my risk of health problems, including cancer." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/a...
January 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM
"While I enjoy alcohol, and I am happy on a personal level to consume alcohol at a low-to-moderate level, I also know that I am increasing my risk of health problems, including cancer." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/a...
Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now” via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/t...
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: “I don’t think they’re great right now” via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/27/t...
Fixing DEI's damage to academic science could take a generation, and numerous reforms will be needed. www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Fixing DEI's damage to academic science could take a generation, and numerous reforms will be needed. www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man. www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/w...
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Archaeologists Found Someone They Never Expected in an Ancient Chinese Tomb: a Blonde Man. www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/w...
Real-world use is revealing the true side effects of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. "Millions of people are now using weight-loss drugs, but it seems there are drawbacks that come with the slimmer waistlines." via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/w...
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Real-world use is revealing the true side effects of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. "Millions of people are now using weight-loss drugs, but it seems there are drawbacks that come with the slimmer waistlines." via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/w...
"A new analysis of popular music from the last half-century reveals that... the lyrics of chart-topping American songs have generally become angrier and simpler over time." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/p...
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
"A new analysis of popular music from the last half-century reveals that... the lyrics of chart-topping American songs have generally become angrier and simpler over time." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/p...
"The Aug. 2, 2027 total solar eclipse will last up to an extraordinary 6 minutes, 22 seconds and will be seen from a path of totality that touches parts of Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/h...
January 26, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"The Aug. 2, 2027 total solar eclipse will last up to an extraordinary 6 minutes, 22 seconds and will be seen from a path of totality that touches parts of Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/h...
Your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge the boundary between where you end and the outside world begins. "Now, scientists have linked a specific set of brain waves in a certain part of the brain to a sense of body ownership." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/s...
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge the boundary between where you end and the outside world begins. "Now, scientists have linked a specific set of brain waves in a certain part of the brain to a sense of body ownership." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/s...
Schrödinger's Cat Gets Supersized: "Pushing quantum mechanics into new territory, recent research is showing that objects far larger than individual atoms can still exist in multiple states at once." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/s...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Schrödinger's Cat Gets Supersized: "Pushing quantum mechanics into new territory, recent research is showing that objects far larger than individual atoms can still exist in multiple states at once." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/26/s...
"Even in an expanding Universe, we expect both redshifted and blueshifted galaxies. But nearly every one we see is redshifted. Here’s why." via
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January 24, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Even in an expanding Universe, we expect both redshifted and blueshifted galaxies. But nearly every one we see is redshifted. Here’s why." via
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Our Solar System has a wall. And NASA is about to reveal its true shape. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/s...
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Our Solar System has a wall. And NASA is about to reveal its true shape. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/s...
"The brain responds to training in much the same way as our muscles... Clear thinking, focus, creativity and good judgment are built through challenge, when the brain is asked to stretch beyond routine rather than run on autopilot." - @us.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
"The brain responds to training in much the same way as our muscles... Clear thinking, focus, creativity and good judgment are built through challenge, when the brain is asked to stretch beyond routine rather than run on autopilot." - @us.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"What sort of landscape was most conducive to human evolution some two million years ago? A recent study... shows that humans preferred relatively open forest-steppe landscapes... to dense forests or grasslands, adding new caveats to an ongoing debate." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/h...
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"What sort of landscape was most conducive to human evolution some two million years ago? A recent study... shows that humans preferred relatively open forest-steppe landscapes... to dense forests or grasslands, adding new caveats to an ongoing debate." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/h...
Not everyone gets hangry in the same way. A new study explored the factors that affect hunger-based mood swings. via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Not everyone gets hangry in the same way. A new study explored the factors that affect hunger-based mood swings. via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional. via @nytimes.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/v...
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional. via @nytimes.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/24/v...
"A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that Western medical standards for male testosterone might not reflect the natural variation found in different environments." via @psypost.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
"A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that Western medical standards for male testosterone might not reflect the natural variation found in different environments." via @psypost.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/i...
How we could lose control of AI by 2027: "A group of AI experts have released a paper that explores (or “predicts”) the possibility of a near-term AI explosion that ultimately leads to the extinction of humanity." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/h...
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
How we could lose control of AI by 2027: "A group of AI experts have released a paper that explores (or “predicts”) the possibility of a near-term AI explosion that ultimately leads to the extinction of humanity." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/h...
A new answer to the Fermi Paradox: "We’re not alone because life is impossible. We’re alone because the path from ribose to radio telescopes has far more gates than we imagined." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/a...
January 23, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A new answer to the Fermi Paradox: "We’re not alone because life is impossible. We’re alone because the path from ribose to radio telescopes has far more gates than we imagined." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/a...
On syphilis:"A 5,500-year-old skeleton discovered... in Colombia has now offered up DNA from the spiral-shaped bacterium Treponema pallidum. The discovery... pushes back the evidence for treponemal diseases... by roughly 3,000 years." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/h...
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
On syphilis:"A 5,500-year-old skeleton discovered... in Colombia has now offered up DNA from the spiral-shaped bacterium Treponema pallidum. The discovery... pushes back the evidence for treponemal diseases... by roughly 3,000 years." www.realclearscience.com/2026/01/23/h...