Biology Food Health
Posted: May 15, 2018

Question Your World: Are There Health Benefits to the Hunter-Gatherer Diet?

Scientist have been taking a close look at the diet of hunter-gatherer populations in Africa and noticing that they have a significantly healthier gut bacteria landscape, which gives them a huge health advantage over the western world.

Question Your World: Are There Health Benefits to the Hunter-Gatherer Diet?
Posted: May 2, 2018

Question Your World: What New Organ Did Scientists Just Discover?

Scientists have just made an interesting discovery. They’ve found a new organ in our body. No, it’s not little and tucked away in one specific place, it’s actually everywhere within us.

Question Your World: What New Organ Did Scientists Just Discover?
Posted: April 10, 2018

Question Your World: Is Pollen Season Happening Earlier?

Allergy seasons are getting worse here in Richmond, VA. No surprise – it involves our changing local climate.

Question Your World: Is Pollen Season Happening Earlier?
Posted: April 6, 2018

Question Your World: What Happens When You Don't Get Enough Sleep?

While a good night of sleep can do wonders for your mental and physical health, the opposite of that, being sleep deprived, has some serious consequences.

Question Your World: What Happens When You Don't Get Enough Sleep?
Posted: March 21, 2018

Question Your World: Can the Platypus Help Save Lives?

For scientists, the scope of discovery can range anywhere from the totally straightforward to the totally weird. And if we're exploring the world of the weird, one animal seems to come up quite a bit: the duck-billed platypus.

Question Your World: Can the Platypus Help Save Lives?