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.

Believe it or not, for a few decades, giving people "milk transfusions" was all the rage.
Unlike much of the United States, the South has a culture of honor. While this makes Southerners more polite, it's also something of a double-edged sword.
The new fossil offers insight into when whales returned to the oceans millions of years ago.
It's often said that every element was made in a star, but there's more to it than that.
Education shouldn't just be about preparing us for the workforce. It should prepare us for life.
Wanna lose weight? How does eating only pineapple and lamb chops sound? Maybe receiving all your sustenance through a feeding tube instead?
Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.