In 2004, a Harvard professor surveyed 928 randomly-selected scientific publications mentioning the phrase “global climate change.” Of these 928 papers, not one countered the theory that human activity...
It’s the start of a new year, and many of us are reevaluating our habits. In the next few weeks, motivated Northwestern students will attempt to hit the gym more or the snooze button less. But the year...
Disease is, for the most part, predictable. Throughout human history, we have described ailments of infection, cancer, aging and more, and although our terminology may have changed, our fundamental physiology...
Last week, rapper B.o.B. posted a series of messages online arguing the earth is not a spheroid, but instead is flat, using a series of photos showing a seemingly non-curved horizon. In response, astrophysicist...
Last Wednesday, the European Space Agency landed a robotic spacecraft on a comet – the first time this has happened in human history. The Rosetta Mission remains an awe-inspiring milestone for astronomical...
