Articles by Onar Åm

Does your family lock up the house at night or when you’re away? If so, you’re like most other Americans today – but that wasn’t always the case. There used to be a time in America when people didn’t need… Read More

President Donald Trump isn’t doing as well recently in national polls, and some Republicans are very worried that he could lose his bid for re-election. Will Joe Biden win, or are the polls wrong? 2016 In 2016, nearly all national… Read More

Imagine living on the South Pole. It would be freezing, and you couldn’t go outside. Not much fun, right? Now, imagine living on the planet Mars. There it would be even worse. Despite this, many people, like billionaire Elon Musk,… Read More

A renowned German epidemiologist is calling for an end to the lockdowns and urging a shift toward the herd immunity strategy. Meanwhile, antibody studies emerging show that 30 times more people are infected than officially reported. Professor Alexander Kekulé, director… Read More

Sweden has been criticized for its strategy of dealing with the Coronavirus. The European country decided to let its healthy population be infected by the Wuhan Coronavirus to achieve herd immunity. Now, the numbers show that Sweden may be successful in dealing… Read More

Researchers from all over the world have been racing to make a faster, easier, and cheaper COVID-19 test. Without checking everyone, there’s no way of knowing who has Coronavirus. There’s a gap in the data, but rapid testing can help… Read More

Social distancing and closing of schools during the Coronavirus outbreak have forced many students to study online. Therefore, we now get a natural experiment in different forms of study during the pandemic. Is online education the future? The Prussian Model… Read More

All around the world, people are worried about the Wuhan Coronavirus. How dangerous is it? What can be done about it? Science provides some answers. Basic Facts The virus is tiny. If you placed it next to a human hair,… Read More

A new study published in Nature Sustainability has calculated that the recent shutdown of coal power plants in favor of natural gas has saved 26,000 lives due to reduced air pollution. If validated, it means that the natural gas revolution… Read More

Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was a memorable day in the United Kingdom. The next day was declared to be Thursday, September 14. It was Britain’s great leap year forward, a correction needed after centuries of erroneous calendars. Calendar Woes Believe… Read More

Throughout history, meteorites have impacted Earth – and there are many more out there headed our way. But before you panic about space rocks falling on your head, there is some good news: Soon, as we begin to conquer space,… Read More

Next to hydrogen, helium is the most common element in the universe. But while there is plenty of hydrogen on Earth, helium is much rarer across our planet. That has become a problem, as known reserves are running dry. So,… Read More