Ross Pomeroy

Ross Pomeroy

Editor, RealClearScience

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Steven Ross Pomeroy is the editor of RealClearScience. As a writer, Ross believes that his greatest assets are his insatiable curiosity and his ceaseless love for learning. Follow him on Twitter @SteRoPo.

Certain cancers are striking earlier than they used to.
circumcision
"Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks... by up to 200 to 1."
creatine
Athletes often use creatine to boost performance and aid muscle recovery. Accumulating evidence suggests it could also help with depression.
navy dolphins
Imagine Flipper trained in the art of espionage.
If your computer crashes, it might be due to a star that exploded somewhere in the Universe millions of years ago.
cat people
People who rate themselves as highly knowledgeable about cats are more likely to interact with cats in ways they don't like.
pill
If you want a medication to kick in faster, lean right.
cement
Scientists turn to nature to improve a ubiquitous building material.
The "Mind After Midnight" hypothesis aims to explain why night owls tend to suffer more negative health outcomes.
opioid epidemic
"This fourth wave will be worse than it’s ever been before."
rich people
One might think that people who started poor and became rich might be more sensitive to the plights of the poor. Not so, suggests a new study.
suicide
Most American men who die by suicide do not have any known history of mental health problems. So, what is to blame?