A warm summer night, the hum of mosquitoes filling the air, and you, slathering on DEET, waving your arms like a windmill, ...

Insects like bees and spiders use static electricity for various tasks, including traveling, avoiding predators, and collecting pollen.

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Musk’s Neuralink is hardly the first company to use BCI technology. So, why is it now making headlines?

Musk’s Neuralink is hardly the first company to use BCI technology. So, why is it now making headlines?

Elon Musk’s Neuralink may be the latest headline-grabber, but brain-to-computer interface (BCI) technology has been advancing for decades. Initially developed for therapeutic use, it is now poised to ...

This week, I joined Lars Larson to discuss a brutal flu season, the role of Tamiflu, and why universities are skimming millions off NIH research grants—sometimes as much as 60%—in the name of ...

Medicare is supposed to simplify healthcare for seniors; however, the plethora of options reads like a ...

Established by Congress in 1997, MedPac, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, is a 17-member group advising the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services on pricing of healthcare services.

St. Patrick’s Day has passed. If your liver is still functional (meaning you didn’t down too many Salty Dogs) and you're ...