Matt Davis

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.

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.
One often-neglected result of climate change is ocean acidification. If this process continues, we may start to see fewer fish and more jellyfish.