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Matt Davis
Matt Davis writes stories about science, technology, bizarre anecdotes from history, esoteric odds and ends, bleak but nevertheless fascinating environmental issues, and whatever else grabs his easily grabbed attention.
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We don't perceive time in an objective fashion; instead, the brain interprets time in a complex and amorphous way.
A new book from the former editor of El Mundo describes a culture of corruption in Spain's press. In exchange for favorable coverage of politicians and corporations, bribes.
New research reveals a major shift in what pressures life used to face.
There are a few different theories out there, but the parieto-frontal integration theory, or P-FIT, appears to give us the best model of the neuroscience of intelligence.
When it comes to theories of the universe, the Big Bang theory is almost accepted as a fact. However, it's still uncertain, and some scientists believe that the universe didn't began with a bang, but a bounce.
They're hiding in your house, carrying germs, and now there's virtually no way to kill them.
The downsides of drug abuse are so clear that one would imagine smarter folks would stay away from them. The research suggests otherwise.
The once-famously cheap city is growing more expensive by the year, pricing out the artists that it was once known for.
Not only do these monkeys use tools, they're developing new, better tools to adapt to their environment.
A loophole signed into law during the Bush administration has been fiendishly tough to close.
You can be born with good genes and study hard and still not meet your potential. Your environment has a lot to do with how smart you are.
2018's winter was particularly harsh on U.S. honeybees. What's causing bee populations to plummet, and what can we do about it?
Its scarcity could impact scientific research as well as the high-tech industry.
Not every part of a satellite burns up in reentry. Considering the growing number of satellites in orbital space, that's a big problem.
When you zoom far enough out, our universe has a very unusual structure.
Almost all experts agree that coding will become nearly as ubiquitous as literacy in the future. But the nature of coding in the future may be very different.
The Ghazipur dump keeps growing and growing every year, catching fire and leaching toxins into the ground. What can be done about it?
How can a misfolded protein be behind some of the strangest and deadliest diseases out there?
Without a healthy mind, tackling life's challenges becomes exponentially more difficult.
In any sufficiently large protest, police officers may "kettle" protesters. Critics say it violates human rights, while advocates claim its one of the few safe tools available to police during a protest.