Other Science News

Noteworthy findings and developments that don't fit neatly into one field — physics, ecology, climate science, astronomy, and other discoveries worth knowing about.

What I'm Reading (Nov. 17)

For any of you who follow my other writings, my reading this article is a no-brainer.

Why would airlines reduce the size of our already small seats, at least for those who do not have the dollars or miles to upgrade out of Economy?

“The emotional and behavioral haywire of adolescence is driven by a pair of interlocking mechanisms: the hormonal and the social.

The J-Man Chronicles: Uneven Legs and the Plausibly Accidental Sky Penis

I suppose it could be a coincidence.

"Fungi are the 'forgotten' infectious disease.

“In November of 1660, at Gresham College in London, an invisible college of learned men held their first meeting after 20 years of informal collaboration.