Scientists are treating obesity in mice with fecal transplants. The transfer of stool, meaning billions of bacteria, from one animal to another is not news. Humans have undergone them. It is losing weight from ...

As a child, “42” used to be my favorite number. After seeing the movie “42” about baseball’s Jackie Robinson, now I know why.

When one approaches a scene of an explosion with human victims, it is total chaos. Our brains struggle to comprehend what should not be. It cannot be. There is no understanding. There are no answers. Our minds ...

Washington, D.C., is a great place to visit and a city of contradictions. Recently we joined the other thousands of tourists and school kids hoping to see the Japanese cherry trees do their singular, stunning t...

Let’s perform a thought experiment. The Germans call them Gedankenexperiment. Our thought experiment will permit us to think through a problem even if the actual events could not be reproduced.

Call me a prude; call me anti-personal freedom of expression, but I do not enjoy tattoos. I will grant you that they are a popular art form. We see walking canvases all the time. In fact, for some the whole bod...

With aerial pollution, it is like a dinner table strewn with dirt, grit, grease and grime. We sit down, tuck our napkin under our chins and begin to slurp up the smoke and fog.