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Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here's why
During the pandemic, exercise classes and groups need to take social distancing guidelines into account.Noam Galai/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty ImagesGroup exercise is very popular: Nearly 40%...
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Seat belts and smoking rates show people eventually adopt healthy behaviors –...
Once upon a time, buckling up was new behavior.Harold M. Lambert/Archive Photos via Getty ImagesWhy do we do things that are bad for us – or not do things that are good for us – even in light of...
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When working out makes you sick to your stomach: What to know about...
It's no fun to exercise if you wind up doubled over with gastrointestinal problems.Goads Agency/iStock via Getty Images PlusYou’re doing it! You’re working out, reaping all those benefits of exercise...
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How does your brain wake up from sleep?
Rise and shine!JGI/Jamie Grill via Getty ImagesCurious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
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Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here's what...
Air pollution exposure during mid to early life may be more important to developing Alzheimer's disease than doctors realized.Cecilie Arcurs via Getty ImagesAlzheimer’s disease is the most common cause...
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What is a margin of error? This statistical tool can help you understand...
All predictions, whether scientific or political, include uncertainty. CasarsaGuru/E+ via Getty ImagesIn the last year, statistics have been unusually important in the news. How accurate is the...
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Connected workouts can help you get fit alongside virtual buddies during the...
Riding together from afar can help you build the exercise habit.ArtistGNDphotography/E+ via Getty ImagesSales of exercise gear and technology-based fitness tools have exploded in the U.S. as people try...
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Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther gives a boost to diversity in STEM – a Black...
Chadwick Boseman's portrayal of the Black Panther was an inspiration to people of color in science, technology, engineering and math fields.Joel C Ryan/Invision/APChadwick Boseman played a superhero on...
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Why do smoke alarms keep going off even when there's no smoke?
Sensors in smoke detectors monitor how particles in the air affect a flow of current to the batteryGarrett Aitken/iStock via Getty ImagesEditor’s note: MVS Chandrashekhar is a professor of electrical...
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Far-right activists on social media telegraphed violence weeks in advance of...
The people who attacked the U.S. Capitol building lived up to their word to engage in violence.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 was shocking, but...
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How to turn plastic waste in your recycle bin into profit
Saved from the trash heap and ready for transformation. Nathan Shaiyen/Michigan Tech, CC BYPeople will recycle if they can make money doing so. In places where cash is offered for cans and bottles,...
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Delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses will make supplies last longer but...
Health care workers wait in line for vaccinations at a site in Los Angeles. Xinhua News Agency via Getty ImagesDrugmakers are facing challenges in manufacturing vaccines and building supply chains to...
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Some kindergartners are more likely later to be heavy users of online tech,...
Online activities can squeeze out time for other important parts of growing up.JohnnyGreig/E+ via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaSpecific...
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How does Wi-Fi work? An electrical engineer explains
The Wi-Fi symbol, like the technology it represents, has become ubiquitous.Smith Collection/Gado via Getty ImagesThough you can’t see them, radio waves are all around you all the time, carrying...
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Apollo landers, Neil Armstrong's bootprint and other human artifacts on Moon...
These astronaut footprints on the Moon aren't protected yet.NASA It’s hard to care about bootprints sunk in soil 238,900 miles away as humanity suffers the combined burden of an unforgiving virus and a...
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Big Tech's rejection of Parler shuts down a site favored by Trump supporters...
Parler is similar to Twitter but doesn't control or discourage hate speech or calls to violence.OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty ImageEarly in the morning of Jan. 11, the social media platform Parler...
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Some kindergartners are more likely to be heavy users of online tech later,...
Online activities can squeeze out time for other important parts of growing up.JohnnyGreig/E+ via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big ideaSpecific...
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Anti-nutrients – they're part of a normal diet and not as scary as they sound
These compounds occur naturally in a number of healthy foods, including legumes and whole grains. foodism360/Unsplash, CC BYMaybe you’re trying to eat healthier these days, aiming to get enough of the...
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What is a protein? A biologist explains
Just 20 amino acids for chains in various combinations to create the thousands of varieties of proteins in our body.David Goodsell/ProteinDatabase, CC BY-SAEditor’s note: Nathan Ahlgren is an assistant...
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How explainable artificial intelligence can help humans innovate
Understanding how artificial intelligence algorithms solve problems like the Rubik's Cube makes AI more useful.Roland Frisch via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe field of artificial intelligence (AI) has...
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