"The idea that 'reality is a controlled hallucination' has been recently popularised by figures such as neuroscientist Anil Seth. But this claim, which purports to be hard, down-to-earth science, is, in fact, bad philosophy." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/r...
Stretch your brain: "Research increasingly shows that a variety of habits and hobbies are like a cognitive workout, building knowledge and skills that may beef up parts of the brain as we get older." via @apnews.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/d...
"Over the past year, researchers have found that formulas based on the prime numbers can describe features of black holes." via @livescience.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/e...
How big is an atom. Why atomic size has no real answer. via @chemistryworld.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/t...
Michael Mann and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social have declared war on half of America, argues @thehonestbroker.bsky.social in a review of their new book, Science Under Siege. www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/t...
"A new study shows that daily multivitamin supplementation has a small slowing effect on “epigenetic clocks” – metrics used in biology to quantify the pace and progress of biological ageing." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/10/c...
"Giving birth to more than the average number of children or having no children at all has been linked to a shorter lifespan and faster biological aging in a recent study led by a team from the University of Helsinki in Finland." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/t...
Giant freakin' lasers developed in the US could finally unlock fusion energy. by @adamfrank4.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/h...
"Commercial software can’t keep pace with experimental precision when it comes to large-scale computer-algebra calculations in quantum field theory. FORM is often the only option, underpinning a remarkable fraction of papers in high-energy physics." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/t...
A new study shows that college students are leaving organized religion because of perceived hypocrisy and intolerance. via @psypost.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/h...
"A group of natural compounds attracting attention for their anti-aging potential has a dark side.
New research shows how a family of chemicals called polyamines speeds up the growth of cancer cells."
www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/p...
"Cosmologists have analysed the oldest stars in our Milky Way to come up with a new likely age of the universe – and the number is not what scientists previously estimated... The new paper places a lower bound on the universe’s age at 13.6 billion years." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/09/t...
"When it comes to preventive medicine and longevity, the one who stands out for me is cardiologist @erictopol.bsky.social. He has extensively studied super agers, individuals who in their 80s have no debilitating chronic conditions." - @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/t...
The climate manual for federal judges was ghost-written by a lawyer at the law firm representing most of the cities and counties currently suing fossil fuel companies. by @thehonestbroker.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/a...
"A straightforward conjecture about runners moving around a track turns out to be equivalent to many complex mathematical questions. Three new proofs mark the first significant progress on the problem in decades." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/n...
Wind turbines aren't actually mass murderers of birds: "In the United States, wind turbines are estimated to kill between 140,000 and 681,000 birds annually... Meanwhile, glass buildings kill up to almost 1 billion birds a year." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/w...
Archaeologists Found a 1,000-Year-Old Tomb in Panama Overflowing With Gold and Sacrificial Victims. via @zmescience.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/t...
"Here’s one less thing to worry about: Scientists have confirmed that NASA is even better than it thought at protecting us from asteroids." via @wsj.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/07/y...
"Multiple times a day, without us even noticing, the nostrils naturally switch between a dominant nostril for airflow. This process is called the nasal cycle and it plays an important role in the health of our nose." via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
"If you want to know the chance of your diet extending your life, make a rough calculation of your fiber intake and see how close it comes to 30 grams." via @mcgilloss.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/06/d...
"Microplastics might not actually be in our bodies. A growing swath of scientists says the most widely reported detections may be false positives that reflect contamination and methodological limitations..." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/06/t...
IQ scores are falling. No, we're not getting dumber. "Screens and social media get the blame, but the real problem lies in how we measure intelligence in the first place." via @aeon.co www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/06/i...
Scientists have created a bonus liver: "The small, injectable "satellite liver" would produce enzymes and proteins for those waiting for a transplant." via @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/06/s...
"A new approach combining a particle accelerator, X-rays, robots and artificial intelligence (AI) has drastically cut down the time taken to scan ant specimens and produce high-resolution 3-dimensional models." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/06/a...
Scientists are pretty sure that #COVID_19 was a zoonotic spillover, but China is preventing any effort to conclusively know the origin by refusing to release needed data. www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/05/t...
"Strength training is the most effective way to maintain or improve muscle strength as we age, so should be the foundation of any programme aimed at healthy ageing." via @uk.theconversation.com www.realclearscience.com/articles/202...
Two-thirds of cats prefer sleeping on their left side. The reason for this may have to do with how their brain hemispheres are specialized. via @sciencefocus.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/05/w...
"The King's Trough complex, about 1,000 kilometers (roughly 600 miles) off the coast of Portugal, is known as the 'Grand Canyon of the Atlantic' because of its vast size, and a new study details the monumental forces that formed it." www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/05/w...
Pairing GLP-1 drugs with a new muscle-building drug could produce optimal weight loss, according to a new study. via @gizmodo.com www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/05/m...
"RFK Jr.’s successful snorting of cocaine off toilet seats doesn’t protect him against... vaccine-preventable diseases." by @pauloffit.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/03/04/t...
