What Is the Scientific Method? The scientific method is a systematic way of conducting experiments or studies so that you can explore the things you observe in the world and answer questions about ...

"We think we can make something better or find out what is going on in this interesting area if we try a bunch of things and apply several sophisticated techniques to study this." These proposals are ...

SEATTLE — What is the "hygiene hypothesis" and does it have any legs among medical circles right now? HealthLink talked with a local physician about it to explain. The hygiene hypothesis is a theory ...

What would you think if we said that the language we speak not only allows us to communicate but also determines how we perceive reality? This may seem like an exaggeration, but the Sapir-Whorf ...

This is what’s known as the "Purple Earth Hypothesis", an idea first proposed by Professor Shiladitya DasSarma, molecular ...

La Jolla, CA. April 12, 2004 - A group of scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a connection between poor T cell survival in the body and the development of autoimmunity. On the ...

Last summer, Michael Imperiale, a University of Michigan virologist and 10-year member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity, published an essay on the need to “rethink” some basic ...

Evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman takes the long view of physical activity. His name has been connected to running and human evolution ever since his seminal Nature study “Endurance running and ...

Two investors discuss recent events with Peloton and the emotional reactivity in the markets. It's been a tough time for many investors lately, and plenty are feeling the pain of beaten-down ...

Politics, prejudice, conspiracies and media bias have impoverished our ability to intelligently dissect the origins of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. On the one hand, ...