Experimental Musings

While 94 percent of all US households have a jar of peanut butter in the pantry, there are those whose lives depend on not having a single peanut in the house. To celebrate National Peanut Day, we're looking at the science behind peanut allergies.

A majority of images used in medical literature and textbooks showcase illnesses on lighter skin tones. A 20-year-old med student in London is changing that by creating resources showing what symptoms look like on darker skin.

Managing stress is a crucial part of how we will all get through this pandemic. Perhaps you've heard that yoga is great, but does it really reduce stress or is it just a hippie urban legend?

In order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists are asking new questions. One very important question is, "which masks work the best to limit airborne transmission of the virus?" In this post we dig into mask efficacy.

What’s got eyes, butts, and cascading mental implications? This week’s science story!