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"Nitrogen asphyxiation kills by replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen, starving the brain and body of oxygen. It is described by some commentators as humane... But the physiological reality is far more disturbing." via @us.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Nitrogen asphyxiation kills by replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen, starving the brain and body of oxygen. It is described by some commentators as humane... But the physiological reality is far more disturbing." via @us.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
The common diabetes drug Metformin may sabotage the beneficial effects of exercise. via @the-independent.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The common diabetes drug Metformin may sabotage the beneficial effects of exercise. via @the-independent.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/c...
"Beautiful bubbles of hot ionized gas, supernova remnants trace the dying days of massive stars. A recent study uses the Chandra X-ray Observatory to detail the motion and understand the origins of one supernova remnant." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/c...
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"Beautiful bubbles of hot ionized gas, supernova remnants trace the dying days of massive stars. A recent study uses the Chandra X-ray Observatory to detail the motion and understand the origins of one supernova remnant." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/c...
"Rather than raising the volume, research suggests that adding a little bit of twang—that bright, brassy vocal quality that’s a hallmark of singers like Dolly Parton—helps increase listeners’ comprehension." via @wsj.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/w...
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Rather than raising the volume, research suggests that adding a little bit of twang—that bright, brassy vocal quality that’s a hallmark of singers like Dolly Parton—helps increase listeners’ comprehension." via @wsj.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/w...
"The share of students identifying as a gender other than male or female—that is, as non-binary—peaked in 2023 and has halved in the two years since." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/t...
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"The share of students identifying as a gender other than male or female—that is, as non-binary—peaked in 2023 and has halved in the two years since." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/10/t...
"Gen Alpha is the largest generation ever. Totalling two billion children, it encompasses anybody currently aged 0-15 years old – those born between 2010 and 2025." How do they view the world and what challenges will they face? via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"Gen Alpha is the largest generation ever. Totalling two billion children, it encompasses anybody currently aged 0-15 years old – those born between 2010 and 2025." How do they view the world and what challenges will they face? via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of the theory into a new era of inquiry." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/i...
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Quantum mechanics has at last been formulated exclusively with real numbers, bringing a mathematical puzzle at the heart of the theory into a new era of inquiry." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/i...
"Flies carrying disease-causing microbes will likely contaminate the food they touch, but different factors determine whether the person who eats it will get sick." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/w...
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Flies carrying disease-causing microbes will likely contaminate the food they touch, but different factors determine whether the person who eats it will get sick." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/w...
"The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove is estimated at $5,258 (adapted to 2025 US dollars). A significant part of this comes from the cases of childhood asthma." via @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/t...
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove is estimated at $5,258 (adapted to 2025 US dollars). A significant part of this comes from the cases of childhood asthma." via @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/t...
Do Interstellar Objects Pose A Threat To Earth? New research tries to calculate it. via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/d...
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Do Interstellar Objects Pose A Threat To Earth? New research tries to calculate it. via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/d...
Thimerosal Is Not Mercury. RFK Jr. Still Refuses to Learn Basic Chemistry. by @drandrealove.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/r...
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Thimerosal Is Not Mercury. RFK Jr. Still Refuses to Learn Basic Chemistry. by @drandrealove.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/08/r...
We might finally know what came before the Big Bang. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/w...
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We might finally know what came before the Big Bang. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/w...
"Stress causes baldness. Bald men are more fertile. If your hairline is receding, your mother’s family is to blame. Some false ideas about baldness seem to linger in our minds like the theme tune from your favorite old TV show." via @popsci.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Stress causes baldness. Bald men are more fertile. If your hairline is receding, your mother’s family is to blame. Some false ideas about baldness seem to linger in our minds like the theme tune from your favorite old TV show." via @popsci.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/t...
Why do calendars skip eleven days between 2 September and 14 September, 1752? Enter the Phantom Time conspiracy. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/t...
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Why do calendars skip eleven days between 2 September and 14 September, 1752? Enter the Phantom Time conspiracy. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/t...
83-year-old man married 50 years nearly stumps doctors with surprise STI. via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/8...
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
83-year-old man married 50 years nearly stumps doctors with surprise STI. via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/8...
Self-Replicating Probes Could be Operating Right now in the Solar System. Here's How We Could Look for Them. via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/h...
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Self-Replicating Probes Could be Operating Right now in the Solar System. Here's How We Could Look for Them. via @universetoday.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/h...
"An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers)." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/r...
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"An international research team has created a new map of the Roman Empire — and it expands the ancient road network by more than 60,000 miles (100,000 kilometers)." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/07/r...
"Near the speed of light, durations of time dilate and lengths appear to contract along the direction of motion in a velocity-dependent way, with each unique observer seeing different values." by @startswithabang.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/h...
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Near the speed of light, durations of time dilate and lengths appear to contract along the direction of motion in a velocity-dependent way, with each unique observer seeing different values." by @startswithabang.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/h...
"Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence." via @theguardian.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/h...
November 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Archaeologists in Peru have found new evidence showing how the oldest known civilization in the Americas adapted and survived a climate catastrophe without resorting to violence." via @theguardian.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/h...
A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/m...
November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A monumental complex built by the Maya around 3,000 years ago was modeled on a map of the cosmos, new fieldwork has revealed. www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/m...
"Researchers have discovered more than 111,000 spiders thriving in what appears to be the world's biggest spiderweb, deep inside a pitch-black cave on the Albanian-Greek border." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/l...
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Researchers have discovered more than 111,000 spiders thriving in what appears to be the world's biggest spiderweb, deep inside a pitch-black cave on the Albanian-Greek border." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/l...
What Bill Gates got right & wrong in his climate memo: "While there are some tradeoffs it is more a question of policy priority than a zero sum game. Similarly, I feel that Gates is a bit too cavalier in his treatment of climate risk." - @hausfath.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/w...
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What Bill Gates got right & wrong in his climate memo: "While there are some tradeoffs it is more a question of policy priority than a zero sum game. Similarly, I feel that Gates is a bit too cavalier in his treatment of climate risk." - @hausfath.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/w...
Bill Gates simply said the quiet climate truths out loud. "While the longer term implications of his letter are uncertain, early signs are that Gates has injected a welcome dose of climate realism into the discussion." by @thehonestbroker.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/b...
November 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Bill Gates simply said the quiet climate truths out loud. "While the longer term implications of his letter are uncertain, early signs are that Gates has injected a welcome dose of climate realism into the discussion." by @thehonestbroker.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/06/b...
AGI is a conspiracy theory: "The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/05/a...
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
AGI is a conspiracy theory: "The idea that machines will be as smart as—or smarter than—humans has hijacked an entire industry. But look closely and you’ll see it’s a myth that persists for many of the same reasons conspiracies do." www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/05/a...
"An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy. Researchers warn that fact-checking alone can’t counter the power of these deceptive aesthetics." via @anthropocenemag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/05/i...
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
"An AI analysis shows that climate deniers increasingly use charts, data visuals, and academic design to appear trustworthy. Researchers warn that fact-checking alone can’t counter the power of these deceptive aesthetics." via @anthropocenemag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2025/11/05/i...