Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to have forgotten about spiny cat penises. The astrophysicist and Kanye West of science Twitter caused a stir Friday with a tweet asserting that no current species feels pain during sex. Unfortunately, Tyson missed the mark. Fellow … Read More
In the summer of 2014, Lee-Anne Walters — a mother of four in Flint, Michigan — noticed something strange. Guests in her swimming pool developed “scabies-like” rashes. Her family’s hair was thinning and falling out. One of her 4-year-old twin … Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued interim travel guidance on Friday for pregnant women and women of childbearing age who are planning to become pregnant, warning against travel to Brazil and 13 other countries in the Americas … Read More
A U.S. congresswoman is calling out a leading astronomy educator who violated the sexual harassment policy at the University of Arizona, saying the case highlights a larger problem of holding known offenders accountable in higher education. The astronomer, Timothy Frederick … Read More