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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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If the only advice you've heard on public speaking is to imagine the audience in their underwear, this article's for you.
Chinese scientist He Jiankui edited the genes of two babies to be resistant to HIV, provoking outrage. Now, a new genetic analysis shows why this was reckless.
The world's always been changing, but it feels like it's never changed so quickly as it does now. What life skills will that render obsolete?
IT has been one of the fastest growing and most lucrative industries for a long time. But is that going to be true in the future?
What does a fast-casual diner have to do with natural disasters? Quite a bit, actually.
New research shows that aimlessness can be fatal.
The Pew Research Group conducted a survey on the most important life skills to several thousand Americans. Here's what they said.
It's been difficult to research the illicit drugs, but we're slowly building a better understanding of their potential.
It may be growing in popularity, but is there anything substantive to this new wellness trend?
Normally, life expectancy increases every year. For Americans, the opioid epidemic is changing that.
Humanity has long been obsessed with individuals who, in a fit of rage, transform into something not-quite human. Irish mythology serves up another example.
New research based on observational data from the Spitzer telescope provides clues as to how the universe first emerged from its dark age.
With the seemingly endless growth of the Democratic primary field, we may suffer from choice overload. The result? In fear of making the wrong choice, we may fail to make any — i.e., don't vote.
Few could match the famous physicist in his ability to communicate difficult-to-understand concepts in a simple and warm fashion.
A new study has identified 12 times as many viral populations as previous research.
Buying cards and flowers on Mother's Day would make Anna Jarvis roll around in her grave.
There's few domains in life that aren't improved by learning how to cook.
All life as we know it relies on carbon and water. But researchers speculate this doesn't have to be the case.
A tiny grain found within a meteorite in Antarctica sheds light on how the solar system itself came to be.