Major earthquakes are just as random as smaller ones

For obvious reasons, it would be useful to predict when an earthquake is going to occur. It has long been suspected that large quakes in the Himalayas follow a fairly predictable cycle, but nature, as ...
Opinion

Rethinking climate change: Natural variability, solar forcing, model uncertainties, and policy implications

Current global climate models (GCMs) support with high confidence the view that rising greenhouse gases and other anthropogenic forcings account for nearly all observed global surface warming—slightly ...

Rethinking longevity: Genes account for 50% of human lifespan variation, study suggests

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...
Christian Science Monitor

‘Unabridged’: A delightful look behind the making of a dictionary

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Variety

Rebecca Yarros’ ‘Variation’ Film Adaptation Set at Amazon From ‘It Ends With Us’ Screenwriter; Obamas’ Higher Ground and Misty Copeland Producing

Along with “Variation” and “Fourth Wing,” other Yarros book-to-screen adaptations currently in the works include “In the Likely Event” movie at Netflix and “The Last Letter” as a film from Amazon MGM.
IFLScience

“Parasocial” Announced As Word Of The Year 2025 – Does It Describe You? And Is It Even Healthy?

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
The New York Times

Building an Octopus Dictionary, One Arm Movement at a Time

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...
Live Science

Best-ever map of the human genome sheds light on 'jumping genes,' 'junk DNA' and more

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Taguchi Method of Quality Control: Definition, Example, and Uses

In engineering, the Taguchi method of quality control focuses on design and development to create efficient, reliable products.
The White House

Restoring Gold Standard Science

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Over the last 5 years, confidence that scientists act in the best interests of the public has fallen significantly. A majority of researchers in science, technology, ...
Frontiers

Microplastic detectives: a citizen-science project reveals large variation in meso- and microplastic pollution along German coastlines

1 Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany 2 Department of Life and Environmental Science, Università di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Given the ...
The Conversation

Researchers don’t take enough account of variation in biology – doing so could unlock new understanding in science and medicine

Mauno Vihinen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...