If you think you need to 'go hard' at the gym to make your muscles stronger, think again! New research at ECU has revealed strenuous exercise and soreness is not needed to improve muscle size, strengt ...

Some brains resist Alzheimer’s, even when the disease is already present. Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for ...

Eastern Africa’s Turkana Rift is both a hotbed for fossil discoveries of our earliest ancestors and a literal hotbed of ...

For thousands of years, humans have used a variety of waterproofing materials on ships and boats, but traditionally non-wood ...

Tirzepatide, the active ingredient behind the popular weight loss drug Zepbound and the diabetes drug Mounjaro, has more tricks up its sleeve. Research out this week shows that it can do wonders for ...

I was tempted to say, “why don’t you buy the book,” but that sounded a bit too self-serving. So, let me dig into the science which centers around a small molecule called acrylamide. The International ...

My husband was recently describing something that happened on a past holiday. It wasn’t a significant event, but it sounded pleasant. I, however, had no recollection of what he was telling me. He ...

The best athletes are often called "explosive." That's an apt description. In the ten seconds that elite sprinters dash 100 meters, they produce about 25,000 joules of energy, about the same released ...

Less than a year ago, astronomers discovered a comet soaring through our sky that was not from our solar system. Although we still don’t know where this interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS came from, ...

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During the fall semester of 2025, I taught a graduate seminar entitled “Darwinian Thought and Society.” While teaching should always derive from generosity and a desire to share knowledge, my ...