"The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors could be driving the escalation, according to a new study." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/21/y...
Last year, an influential paper finding that glyphosate is safe was retracted for potential conflicts of interest. A new soon-to-be-published editorial signed by 60 scientists argues that the retraction wasn't merited. via @undark.org www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/21/s...
"A massive dark patch lurking within a giant Martian crater has been creeping across the Red Planet's surface since the feature was first spotted 50 years ago, new photos reveal — and scientists are unsure exactly why this is happening." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/21/a...
"Weight for weight, our brains are more mitochondrial than neural." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/21/c...
An absurd study says that eating fruits and vegetables leads to lung cancer because they are tainted with pesticides. It has no control arm and has not been peer-reviewed. via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/21/a...
A GWAS study shows that human evolution has continued in the past 10,000 years. "West Eurasians have grown foxier, as the arc of their genetic history bends toward fluffy ginger genius." www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
.@sciencefocus.bsky.social has a fascinating list of some of the worst inventions, even though it did the SEGA Dreamcast dirty.www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/20/ten_of_the_wo...
Blue Origin landed the booster of its New Glenn rocket, but then the upper stage failed to deploy a satellite into the correct orbit. via @arstechnica.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/20/b...
Mysterious Collapse Reshaped Europe 5,000 Years Ago, Scientists Say. www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/20/w...
The AI elite have almost bragged to investors that their products will destroy livelihoods and maybe even the world. So is it surprising that a few individuals might lash out violently? via @gizmodo.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/20/t...
Did evolution come before life? "This hypothesis argues that life emerged gradually as molecules evolved from simplicity to complexity, undergoing selections until reaching biological functions." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/18/d...
"Near-death experiences are unique. Large portions of people have reported intense visions and increased happiness – but why?" via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/18/w...
"New research in mice shows how eating bread can cause body weight and fat mass to increase, even though caloric intake stays at a similar level." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/18/w...
"Peering into the origins of our Universe, astronomers found something that shouldn’t be there: what are those little red dots?" www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/w...
A high ranking FEMA official has made odd claims like that he teleported to Waffle House and drove with the ghost of his girlfriend. "Phillips may be fantasy-prone, a rare condition typically found in high-functioning people who develop a fantasy life." www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"In the hustle and bustle of modern lives, the best weight-loss tips are simple ideas that will hopefully stick, and recent research has revealed a couple of new ones that qualify: fast for longer overnight, and eat breakfast earlier." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/18/s...
The New York Times and NBC appear to have fallen for a feel-good story about a person with severe autism writing a book using facilitated communication (FC). FC is a discredited pseudoscience. www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/n...
"While waking at 3am can feel unsettling, occasional nighttime awakening is part of how sleep works. Understanding what is happening in the body, and how stress and daily habits can shape sleep, can make those... moments feel a little less alarming." www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"Experts say the decongestant in Sudafed PE doesn’t work, and the relevant data is limited. Yet it remains on the market." via @undark.org www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/a...
A large, invasive rodent is wreaking havoc in California. "For the past 9 years, wildlife officials have been battling nutria, a large, semiaquatic rodent with a long tail and beaverlike teeth that’s native to South America." via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/l...
"Contrary to what some videos on YouTube suggest, you will not shorten your life by reheating leftovers. But you can get sick if you don’t follow a few simple rules." via @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/i...
"Drugs that have been hailed as a gamechanger for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease make no noticeable difference to patients, according to an extensive review." via @theguardian.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/17/g...
Cosmological expansion isn't a fact. It is an assumption. And when a new observation doesn't support it, the universe is asked to adjust. www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
9,000-Year-Old Structures Deep Beneath the Great Lakes Reveal Archaeological Evidence of an Ancient “Lost World” www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/16/t...
Celebrities are draining their blood of plasma because they think doing so will cleanse toxins and microplastics. Evidence is not on their side. www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/16/j...
"A recent study identified 16 sources of purpose, examining how each predicts the three pillars of a good life." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/16/p...
The Hell Creek Formation Is North America’s Legendary Boneyard. See the Top Five Discoveries Found in the Iconic Fossil Bed. via @smithsonianmag.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/16/t...
Human evolution hasn't slowed. Over the past 10,000 years, West Eurasians are becoming more red-headed, less prone to balding, and more resistant to HIV. via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/16/s...
"Einstein’s theory of relativity appears to drain time of its most familiar feature: its flow. If spacetime is a four-dimensional block, as many physicists argue, then there is no privileged present moment." www.realclearscience.com/2026/04/15/s...
"Social science scholars and public representatives now should move to make the comprehensive changes in the procedures, cultures, and funding that shape American social science research." www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...