Roberta McLain
Science Writer
Why Do We Dream? Maybe to Ensure We Can Literally ‘See’ the World upon Awakening
A theory holds that dreams are a way for the visual cortex of the brain to “defend its turf” against being “taken over” to process inputs from other senses
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Uncivil Political Discourse
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Neuropolitics and the evolution of political differences
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The evolution of blinking has eluded the research archives. Enter the
mudskipper
One tip-off that blinking is a terrestrial adaptation: The
changes that occur as a mudskipper transforms from its
juvenile stage to its amphibious adult stage
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New Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic in
Bloomfield targets trends of heart
disease in pregnant women
CPR saves lives; Damar Hamlin is high-profile proof
Pitt modeling shows potential to unlock many medical mysteries
Developed in Mo Ebrahimkhani’s lab at the Pitt Medical School, the model reverse-engineers human cells—such as from skin—into stem cells
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Peripheral vision and what we can see in the dark
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Our brains might help explain why people disagree on politics
Science News Explores is an award-winning publication dedicated to providing topical stories on current events in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) for children ages 9 and up, their parents and educators.
WVU researchers take a cue from the past to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Supported by a $1.9 million grant, the team honed in on the significant challenges posed by open fractures and their increased risk of infection
Why can't you tickle yourself?
Why do we laugh when tickled but are unable to tickle ourselves? Neuroscience has the answer.
What was the fastest dinosaur?
Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
Making the Centrifuge
The modern centrifuge was first designed for milkfat separation in the dairy industry. Today, it is ubiquitous in research laboratories. To whom do we owe its astonishing versatility?
How you are able to read words with no vowels
The human brain can make sense of sentences, even when the vowels are missing.
