BY: DUSTIN BATTY In each of his incarnations, fictional super-sleuth Sherlock Holmes has extraordinary powers of memory and observation that plant his stories tentatively in the science fiction genre. Unlike previous versions of the character, the “consulting detective” of the…
A new breath test could save lives by speeding up cancer diagnosis
BY: ELIJAH BASSETT Nobody wants to hear that they’ve got bad breath, but a recent medical study suggests that it could save your life. The researchers found that a breath test they’d created could detect stomach and esophagus cancer with…
According to your brain, having a religious experience is equivalent to snorting a line of cocaine
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP The relentless battle between science and religion is one that may never end. But a new study is combining the two to try and answer questions that have been around for millennia. The results mean science and…
A treacherous change in climate could happen in decades, not centuries
BY: CAROLINE ROLF New research shows that previous studies aimed to combat global warming have massively underestimated the risk that unrelenting carbon dioxide emissions pose to our planet. Climate scientists warned on Tuesday that if warming continues at the…
Do we really need a scientific study for everything?
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Eat this. Don’t eat that. With so much information out there about what we’re supposed to do and how we’re supposed to live in order to be our healthiest, happiest selves, it’s hard to know who to…