Death in Science

Death by Extreme Heat is a 21st Century Death

Few parts of the country have been spared from July's soaring temperatures. In fact, July was the hottest month in…

9 months ago

Could tiny-brained humans have actually dug graves half a million years ago?

Deep inside a South African cave called Rising Star, scientists have made an incredible discovery—a species of ancient humans that…

10 months ago

Do You Trust A Robot Car To Save Your Life?

Would you trust a robot with your life? Or perhaps the more appropriate question is, would you trust a robotic…

1 year ago

What is dead, and when do we really die?

Last month, researchers at Yale University published the astounding results that organs from a pig they had killed by inducing…

2 years ago

The Many Ways to Die by Climate Change – Hurricane Ida And A World of Compounding Disasters

Within the past few weeks flash floods have torn through Arizona and Colorado, fires have raged across California and Oregon,…

3 years ago

Temperatures Soar And A New Way Of Dying Emerges—Death By Heat

While hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and blizzards often take the headlines when it comes to weather-related deaths, it is actually heatwaves…

3 years ago

Jeff Bezos is Headed to Space – What Happens If He Dies there?

Earlier this month, Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon.com, shared with the world that he will be headed into…

3 years ago

AS THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON ROARS ON, LET’S NOT FORGET THE STRANGE AND DEADLY STORMS OF 1780

Many Americans remember Katrina, Sandy, Andrew, Hugo, but as Hurricane Laura comes ashore we send our thoughts to first responders…

4 years ago

What’s the definition of death? A case in California has doctors baffled.

When are you dead but not really dead? The story of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old from Oakland California who went…

6 years ago

Elephants Love Their Dead – Is That Why We Love Them?

Elephants are an issue that can cut across America’s political divide, but why? On the surface, the answer seems obvious.…

6 years ago