Celebrating Forgotten Scientists: John Edmonstone
Charles Darwin is said to be the father of evolution. He pushed the boundaries of science and challenged the social...
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Celebrating Forgotten Scientists: Onesimus
Smallpox. Image: Flickr In 1721, after a ship from Barbados arrived with passengers infected with smallpox, the inhabitants of Boston,...
Celebrating Forgotten Scientists: Marie Daly
Marie Maynard Daly was an inspirational and ambitious chemist best known for her research on sugars, cholesterol, and proteins in...
Racial Discrepancies in Maternal Care
Black women are three to four times more likely to die from preventable maternal death than white women in the...
Mae Jemison: The First Black Woman in Space
Some people dream of becoming successful actors, dancers, or choreographers. Others aspire to become doctors, astronauts, or successful entrepreneurs. Mae...
A Glimpse of Life During Death
Have you ever wondered what we experience in our dying moments? New research has shown that we may actually see...
Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected Recreational Drug Use? 
Stressful scenarios often lead to increased alcohol use. The Covid-19 pandemic brought unprecedented change to thousands of lives across the...
Can the success of a marriage be determined in 15 minutes?
Whether you’re in a short-term or long-term committed relationship. anxiety can — and likely will — pop up at some...
Private protected areas help conserve threatened regions, Leeds study shows
New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions. A privately protected area (PPA)...
Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point, Leeds University study warns
Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous...
