Space
Trump’s Space Force could be one giant leap into a tricky situation
This post has been updated.At a meeting of the National Space Council at the White House on Monday, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Defense to create a “Space Force” as a sixth branch of the military.Initially scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EDT, the meeting started 45[...]
Health
Vaccines don’t cause autism, another massive study confirms
We’re two decades past the publication of the now-retracted study that claimed to show a link between autism and the MMR vaccine, but we can’t seem to shake its effects. The physician who lead the study committed fraud and has had his medical license revoked. Numerous studies have demonstrated the[...]
Health
1 in 4 kindergartners aren’t fully vaccinated in county with measles outbreak
The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency on Friday after 26 cases of measles erupted in Clark and King counties. As of February 5, that number is up to 50, all but two of which are in kids 18 years old or younger. There are 11 more potential[...]
Environment
Why don’t we just throw all our garbage into volcanoes?
Great question. Glad you asked. While volcanoes might seem like the ideal natural incinerator for our massive amounts of garbage, there are a few obstacles between us and a magical geological trash chute to the center of the earth. Americans generate about 4 and a half pounds of trash per[...]
Space
Trump’s Space Force could be one giant leap into a tricky situation
This post has been updated.At a meeting of the National Space Council at the White House on Monday, President Trump announced that he was directing the Department of Defense to create a “Space Force” as a sixth branch of the military.Initially scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EDT, the meeting started 45[...]
Environment
We suck at recycling straws—so maybe we should ban them
Walk into any casual restaurant and before you’ve finished looking at the menu, your waiter will probably give you a glass of cold water. There might be a lemon in it. There might be ice. There’s probably a plastic straw sticking out of the cup. Perhaps this morning you slurped[...]