Other Science News

Let's pretend that researchers are investigating acts of violence between players during hockey games. And let's further pretend that they are interested in determining if violent behavior has a racial component.

The news that Dr. Oz has been appointed by the President to the President's Council on Sport, Fitness, and Nutrition (PCSFN) shouldn't surprise us.

Each year, the Society for Science & the Public and the biotech company Regeneron sponsor a science talent search (STS) - the most prestigious science and math competition for seniors in high school.

Dr. Oz is a fraud who ought to be fired from Columbia University and have his medical license revoked. Instead, he'll be headed to the White House.

On an almost weekly basis, a new scientific discovery is being introduced with CRISPR technology at the heart of it. This week is no exception.

Today’s labor negotiations frequently involve healthcare costs, employers, and labor tossing numbers back and forth, like the proverbial hot potato.

Criticism directed at the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in regards to his salary, seems misguided at the very least. Very troubling, bordering on hypocritical, is probably more like it.

The Atlantic wrote a piece on using buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid addiction and should be congratulated for more widely publicizing opioid substitution therapy.

For any student, the news that classes are canceled is like hitting the jackpot. An unexpected day off with no worries, no exams, and nothing to do.

Academia is in a pathetic state.