Ross Pomeroy

Ross Pomeroy

Editor, RealClearScience

ross pomeroy

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.

A woman shopping in an ALDI grocery store.
To see a true cross-section of American society, head to Applebee's, Buffalo Wild Wings, IHOP, Chili’s, and Olive Garden.
A woman jotting down her thoughts in a notebook using ChatGPT.
Once students master the basics of math, they are allowed to use calculators. The same should be true of writing and ChatGPT.
A man wearing a face mask walks past a poster of a coronavirus, symbolizing the ongoing impact of the pandemic.
Artificial intelligence can forecast the behavior of viruses and quickly make vaccines to thwart them.
A man showcasing his strength by lifting a barbell in the barren desert.
"Precarious manhood" is the belief that manhood must be earned and constantly defended. It has a poor outcome.
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Morning, afternoon, or night: When is the best time to exercise? Scientists have extensively studied this question. Here's what they found.
A variety of fructose-rich foods and drinks on a table.
A new hypothesis accuses the simple sugar of wrecking energy metabolism.
A person in a protective suit working in a mRNA vaccine factory.
AI was key to making Moderna's COVID mRNA vaccine. Its role in mRNA therapeutics will rapidly grow in the coming years.
A man consuming capsaicin-rich chili peppers in a vibrant red field.
Capsaicin is already used to treat nerve pain. Early research hints it could do more.
Two people laying down in a field, reflecting on their habits and contemplating their battles with depression.
A healthy lifestyle even protects those who are genetically predisposed to depression.
A treacherous winding road on the side of a mountain in the worst weather conditions.
A combination of factors make the weather at New Hampshire's Mount Washington arguably the most brutal in the world.
During the 1918 flu pandemic, a group of individuals lay together on beds in a vast room, seeking solace and care.
The young and healthy were not just as likely to die as the old and frail, according to a new analysis.
A measuring tape alongside a bottle of exercise pills on a wooden table.
Long thought a pipe dream, scientists have discovered a drug that mimics the effects of exercise.
A woman holding a syringe administers an mRNA vaccine with gloves and a mask on.
Undeterred by years of failure, Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman proved that mRNA is the future of vaccines.
An American Bully dog with a leash in the woods.
When the UK bans the American Bully XL this year, it won't rely on science to identify them.
A woman wearing a sleep apnea mask with a bottle of water.
If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.
A man in a cowboy hat holding a chicken.
Just 12% of Americans account for half the country's total beef consumption.