Why Are Coral Reefs Worth Protecting?
Why Are Coral Reefs Worth Protecting? November 6, 2017 9-minute readDid you know that we rely in part on coral...
Pride in Science: Ben Barres, Astrocytes, and Activism
Pride in Science: Ben Barres, Astrocytes, and Activism Here at Ask Science, we’ll honor Pride Month by highlighting the incredibly...
Is Pollution Clearing While We’re Staying Home?
Is Pollution Clearing While We're Staying Home? Although quarantine challenges us all, the reduction in human activity has meant good...
Without Plate Tectonics, Earth Might Not Support Life
Without Plate Tectonics, Earth Might Not Support Life June 16, 2020 5-minute readThe Earth's surface is made of large slabs...
Pikas Are Adapting to Climate Change Remarkably Well, Contrary to Many Predictions
Pikas Are Adapting to Climate Change Remarkably Well, Contrary to Many Predictions Studies have warned that the American pika—a small,...
Personal Genetics: Testing for Susceptibility
Personal Genetics: Testing for Susceptibility Ask Science talks about genetic susceptibility. What does it mean to be susceptible to a disease?...
Personal Genetics: DNA, SNPs, GWAs, and Haplotypes
Personal Genetics: DNA, SNPs, GWAs, and Haplotypes December 13, 2014 4 minute readAsk Science explains the different elements of our...
The Great Permian Catastrophe
The Great Permian Catastrophe October 19, 2021 2 minute readAsk Science is back with a miniseries from author Henry Gee....
Did NASA Discover a Parallel Universe?
Did NASA Discover a Parallel Universe? June 2, 2020 6-minute readDid NASA really find a parallel universe where time runs...
Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Currently Orbiting an Asteroid?
Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Currently Orbiting an Asteroid? The OSIRIS REx spacecraft will perform a cosmic smash-and-grab on the...
The “Oops!” Response
The "Oops!" Response Why some people learn more from their mistakes. Read more in this guest article from Scientific American...
Null Results: Why ‘Nothing’ Matters in Nutrition Research
Null Results: Why 'Nothing' Matters in Nutrition Research We tend to pay more attention to research studies when they find...