How ‘Zombie’ Parasites Control Their Victims’ Minds
The idea of zombies has fascinated humans for centuries. Real-life parasites have been taking over the minds of insects for eons.
What Traffic Engineers Don’t Want You To Know
The way our streets are designed is killing us. A recent book details how the field of traffic engineering needs to catch up to the science.
A Young Tuberculosis Patient Gives A Tour Of The Hospital
In a new book, author John Green writes about visiting a tuberculosis hospital in Sierra Leone, where he met a TB patient not unlike his son.
How Lignin Helped Trees Grow Up
A new book details how lignin once protected algae from UV radiation, then later in evolutionary time became a structural support for trees.
How The Global Waste Trade Passes The Buck Across The World
Richer countries often dispose of trash by paying someone else to make it their problem. And trying to recycle plastic doesn’t always help the planet.
When A Person That’s A Part Of You Is Gone
“The Grieving Body” shows evidence that our connection to the people we love is in both our minds and our bodies.
How Decades Of Research Misconduct Stalled An Alzheimer’s Cure
Research supporting the amyloid hypothesis—the idea that Alzheimer’s is caused by a buildup of amyloid plaques in the brain—was fraudulent.
What History Tells Us About How We Got To Today’s Climate Crisis
The human penchant for environmental destruction can be traced to historical greed for resources, power, and liberation from nature.
Why More Highway Lanes Means More Traffic
As highways have become almost ubiquitous in the US, motorists travel faster and farther—resulting in more traffic.
Road Ecologists Want You To Fall In Love With Infrastructure
Why ask, “Why did the chicken cross the road?” when you can instead consider, “Why did the road cross the land?”