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Bacteria in Space

Melissa March 5, 2014 0

For reasons that still aren’t well understood, bacteria proliferate in microgravity. Creating a potential recipe for disaster for humans stationed in space for long periods, bacteria’s love of low-g also raises an intriguing question:

The Truth About Aspartame and Your Health

TheMedicineJournal.com February 27, 2014 29

Our resident medical expert, Scott, and a buddy of his recently started The Medicine Journal, where you can learn all sorts of interesting facts about all things medical related. Below is a sample article

Do Vaccines Cause Autism?

Scott February 25, 2014 8

Jennifer asks: I’ve read that vaccines cause autism and that they don’t. What’s the truth with this? In 1998, there was a groundbreaking study telling parents that their children were at risk of getting

Why the Same Side of the Moon Always Faces the Earth

Daven Hiskey February 24, 2014 6

This is an excerpt from our new book: The Wise Book of Whys, available in: Print | Kindle | Nook | Audiobook One Moon “day” is approximately 29 1/2 Earth days. This rotation coincides

What Causes Morning Sickness

Emily Upton February 14, 2014 2

Laury asks: What causes morning sickness? Most mothers will tell you that “morning sickness” is a misnomer, and that it should really be called “all day sickness.” In fact, it’s sometimes called “nausea and

What Causes Aftertaste

TheMedicineJournal.com February 12, 2014 0

This is a guest post from our friends over at The Medicine Journal- the TodayIFoundOut of medical related sites. Also, don’t forget to check out their awesome videos on YouTube. Ever wonder why certain

One of the Greatest Scientists of the 20th Century You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Matt Blitz February 10, 2014 0

There’s a perception that religion and science go together about as well as mayonnaise and marshmallows. In some instances, this is, perhaps, true. But on a typically warm Southern California January in 1933 at

The Evolution of the Metre

Karl Smallwood January 29, 2014 3

Though you’ve likely never given it much thought, a universally accepted unit of measurement like the humble metre is an amazing thing. It lets scientists separated by culture, language, race and even thousands of

The Mysterious Encephalitis Lethargica Epidemic

Karl Smallwood January 15, 2014 2

What if we told you that around 90 years ago an epidemic swept across the world that killed over a million people while affecting numerous others, before disappearing, leaving the finest scientific minds of

What Happens When You Freeze Water in a Container So Strong the Water Can’t Expand Into Ice?

Karl Smallwood January 14, 2014 12

Kevin asks: What would happen if you froze water, but the container was so strong the water couldn’t expand into ice? Some readers may recall a science class in which an excitable teacher walked

How Does Organic Matter Become Fossil Fuels?

Melissa January 3, 2014 0

Kateri asks: How did organic matter become fossil fuels? Three hundred million years ago (or so), about the time amphibians first emerged from primordial seas, enormous, lush swamps filled with large trees, ferns and

What Causes Spontaneous Combustion

Melissa December 19, 2013 2

Dev asks: What causes spontaneous combustion? Most of us experience combustion, a chemical process where a fuel combines with oxygen to produce heat and light, in the form of a fire where both the

Can Bad Weather Cause Joints to Ache?

Emily Upton December 11, 2013 0

Carmen asks: Does stormy weather really cause people’s joints to ache? You might have heard grandma or grandpa predicting a storm because they “could feel it in their bones” and when a storm hit

Nobel Prize Winner Barry J. Marshall in Part Proved What Causes Ulcers by Ingesting the Bacteria He Thought Was Causing Them

Karl Smallwood December 6, 2013 4

When it comes to science, we think there’s a saying that is fairly applicable, “who dares, wins”. Fans of military history may recognise that as the motto of the Special Air Services (SAS). However,