ScienceSeeker Editor's Selections January 25 - 31, 2015

Each week, the ScienceSeeker editors pick their favorite posts within their respective areas of interest and expertise. Here is a round-up of the Science Seeker Editors’ Selections for the past week:

• Why wormholes (probably) don’t exist at Galileo's Pendulum by Matthew R. Francis


• Why does sodium react so explosively with water? at is nerd by Vasudevan Mukunth


• Three Physics Phenomena From a Winter Wonderland at Physics Buzz 


• Do Dogs Prefer Petting or Praise? at Companion Animal Psychology 


• Lies, fraud, conflicts of interest, and bogus science: The real Dr. Oz effect at Science-Based Medicine by Scott Gavura

Check back next week for more great picks!