Human bodies need a healthy population of “good” microorganisms to maintain optimum wellness. These helpful microbes occur naturally in the body, and a well-balanced diet is typically […]
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Can STEM school make space for arts?
On April 25, the Monongalia County Board of Education hopes to award a contract to build the highly anticipated new STEM school. The Renaissance Academy, as […]
How to recharge your body’s battery
by Elissa Epel My phone is showing that little red low-battery bar, and I need to plug it in immediately or lose my connection. What if I […]
Science Twitter needs a new home
by Lisa Jarvis I will miss science Twitter. It’s hard to overstate the influence of the social network on science during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the […]
Fusion energy isn’t just a pipe dream anymore
The timeline of history is etched not just by wars and revolutions but also by moments when science yields a discovery that forever changes the course of […]
Sleep is getting more respect
But only as a way to increase productivity by Dr. Jennifer Mundt Sleep is finally having its moment. I’m a sleep researcher and clinician, and it’s exhilarating […]
A diabetes breakthrough in search of patients
by Lisa Jarvis In a first, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a therapy that slows the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Teplizumab, developed by […]
Can scientists moonlight as activists?
by Nicholas Goldberg Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, chained himself to the doors of the Wilson Air Center in Charlotte, N.C., a […]
Prof. uses social media to increase public’s interest in WVU’s research ‘mushroom’
BY AUTUMN SHELTON WV PRESS ASSOCIATION Popular media is full of the mad scientist character — typically an eccentric, erudite individual who somehow turns himself into a […]
Science is humanity’s hope
NASA this week successfully did what it normally tries to avoid, and destroyed one of its own spacecraft — by ramming it into an asteroid. It was […]
