Discovered: stone tools that go back beyond earliest humans
Matt Pope, UCL
Archaeologists have discovered stone artefacts in Kenya dating back to 3.3m years ago – making them the oldest stone tools yet discovered....
Student debt 101: dearth of data fuels common misperceptions
Nick Hillman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
As this year’s crop of college graduates don their caps and gowns and listen to inspiring commencement addresses before embarking...
Why is diabetes killing so many teenagers?
Kathleen Gillespie, University of Bristol
Young British men have a problem with diabetes. Recent studies have highlighted that death rates from type 1 diabetes in...
So your teenager is vaping e-cigarettes – should you worry?
Lynn T Kozlowski, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
E-cigarettes and other vaping products are on track to out-sell cigarettes by the...
Forever crooked: how everyday language reflects negative attitudes about the physically disabled
Jessi Elana Aaron, University of Florida
Because there’s a quite lengthy list of offensive terms connected to disability, when we think of how disability is...
Health risks beneath the painted beauty in America’s nail salons
Thu Quach, Stanford University
The desire for beautiful nails has fueled an entire nail salon industry that’s growing rapidly, with storefronts cropping up on every...
Fluorescent proteins light up science by making the invisible visible
Marc Zimmer, Connecticut College
When you look up at the blue sky, where are the stars that you see at night? They’re there but we...
Where were you when the mountain blew? Remembering the eruption of Mount St Helens
Brittany Brand, Boise State University
May 18, 1980. On that fateful day, Mt St Helens Volcano in Washington exploded violently after two months of intense...
