More from Sara Chodosh

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise
Fitness & Exercise

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise

By Sara Chodosh

Labeling GMOs might not actually make them seem scarier
Science

Labeling GMOs might not actually make them seem scarier

By Sara Chodosh

tired runner man
Fitness & Exercise

That beer after your workout probably isn’t helping you

By Sara Chodosh

bald eagle
Animals

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

By Sara Chodosh

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading
Health

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading

By Sara Chodosh

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)
Health

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)

By Sara Chodosh

Everything you need to know about added sugars (and how to avoid them)
Health

Everything you need to know about added sugars (and how to avoid them)

By Sara Chodosh

woman barbell lifting
Fitness & Exercise

There’s a HIIT for weight lifting, too. And it works really well.

By Sara Chodosh

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food
Health

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food

By Sara Chodosh

What is keto flu, and how can I make it stop?
Health

What is keto flu, and how can I make it stop?

By Sara Chodosh

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think
Engineering

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think

By Sara Chodosh

sleep bed feet
Health

These are the actual side effects of Ambien

By Sara Chodosh

There are only 13 actual vitamins, and you’ll die without them
Health

There are only 13 actual vitamins, and you’ll die without them

By Sara Chodosh

Stop popping your pimples
Health

Stop popping your pimples

By Sara Chodosh

What to expect from the new GMO labels we’re getting in 2020
Agriculture

What to expect from the new GMO labels we’re getting in 2020

By Sara Chodosh

The biomechanics behind Michael Jackson’s impossible dance moves
Science

The biomechanics behind Michael Jackson’s impossible dance moves

By Sara Chodosh

Octopuses are not aliens, but boy are they a bunch of beautiful weirdos
Animals

Octopuses are not aliens, but boy are they a bunch of beautiful weirdos

By Sara Chodosh

How to avoid ingrown hairs
DIY

How to avoid ingrown hairs

By Sara Chodosh

antechinus
Animals

These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die

By Sara Chodosh

What’s the difference between indoor and outdoor allergies?
Health

What’s the difference between indoor and outdoor allergies?

By Sara Chodosh

Laurel or Yanny?
Science

Yanny vs. Laurel is ‘The Dress of 2018’—but these sound experts think they can end the debate right now

By Sara Chodosh

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer
Animals

Purebred dogs are helping us cure cancer

By Sara Chodosh

horsepower
Energy

What is a horsepower?

By Sara Chodosh

dna test
Science

Consumer DNA tests can’t tell you much, but they sure can get your relatives arrested

By Sara Chodosh

The most common misconceptions, debunked
Science

The most common misconceptions, debunked

By Sara Chodosh

Pregnant people get a lot of grief for the unhealthy habits we all share
Fitness & Exercise

Pregnant people get a lot of grief for the unhealthy habits we all share

By Sara Chodosh

Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths
Animals

Our bravest ancestors may have hunted giant sloths

By Sara Chodosh

If you grow a brain in a lab, will it have a mind of its own?
Biology

If you grow a brain in a lab, will it have a mind of its own?

By Sara Chodosh

How to safely dispose of your old medications
DIY

How to safely dispose of your old medications

By Sara Chodosh

kiwi bird
Animals

You’d have to give birth to a 30-pound baby to truly know how a kiwi bird feels

By Sara Chodosh

Homeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense
Health

Homeopathic and natural remedies aren’t the same thing—and only one of them is total nonsense

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s Lyrid meteor shower coincides with Earth Day, but light pollution is ruining the show
Environment

This year’s Lyrid meteor shower coincides with Earth Day, but light pollution is ruining the show

By Sara Chodosh

Neolithic surgeons might have practiced their skull-drilling techniques on cows
Animals

Neolithic surgeons might have practiced their skull-drilling techniques on cows

By Sara Chodosh

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners
Health

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners

By Sara Chodosh

Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.
Health

Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.

By Sara Chodosh

You cannot escape poop bacteria
Health

You cannot escape poop bacteria

By Sara Chodosh

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes
Archaeology

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes

By Sara Chodosh

The horrifying maternal mortality rate in Texas turned out to be wrong, but that’s not the biggest issue
Health

The horrifying maternal mortality rate in Texas turned out to be wrong, but that’s not the biggest issue

By Sara Chodosh

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope
Animals

Contagious cancer is killing off Tasmanian devils, but there might finally be hope

By Sara Chodosh

This guy ate a pepper so hot doctors thought he might be having an aneurysm
Health

This guy ate a pepper so hot doctors thought he might be having an aneurysm

By Sara Chodosh

atlantic puffin
Animals

Puffins are donning sexy little sunglasses in the name of science

By Sara Chodosh

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)
Engineering

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

By Sara Chodosh

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world
Conservation

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world

By Sara Chodosh

California needs to stop saying everything causes cancer
Health

California needs to stop saying everything causes cancer

By Sara Chodosh

Rainbows are (literally) in the eye of the beholder
Science

Rainbows are (literally) in the eye of the beholder

By Sara Chodosh

boy on couch
Health

The flu season is almost over. So how bad was it?

By Sara Chodosh

baseball bat
Physics

The physics behind a baseball bat’s sweet spot

By Sara Chodosh

The ultimate guide to hitting a home run
DIY

The ultimate guide to hitting a home run

By Sara Chodosh

Hunting regulations are forcing animals to change in all sorts of ways
Animals

Hunting regulations are forcing animals to change in all sorts of ways

By Sara Chodosh

seal
Animals

Otters are too small, whales are too big, and seals are just right

By Sara Chodosh

anglerfish
Animals

Five animals you shouldn’t take relationship advice from (and one you should)

By Sara Chodosh

IQ is a really stupid concept
Health

IQ is a really stupid concept

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?
Animals

Scientists have identified a gene that’s killing purebred dogs. Does that even matter?

By Sara Chodosh

New Zealand just took care of a $3.6 million mouse infestation
Animals

New Zealand just took care of a $3.6 million mouse infestation

By Sara Chodosh

One-fifth of Americans are responsible for half the country’s food-based emissions
Environment

One-fifth of Americans are responsible for half the country’s food-based emissions

By Sara Chodosh

Planes might not be disgusting germ factories after all
Health

Planes might not be disgusting germ factories after all

By Sara Chodosh

Platypus milk might save us from bacterial infections, and that’s not even the best thing about them
Animals

Platypus milk might save us from bacterial infections, and that’s not even the best thing about them

By Sara Chodosh

hispaniola solenodon
Animals

These animals have nipples on their butts and that is not the most fascinating thing about them

By Sara Chodosh

winter landscape trees
Environment

It’s not your imagination, we really are getting more blizzards

By Sara Chodosh

smoke night alone
Health

National data says substance abuse is on the decline. These charts tell a different story.

By Sara Chodosh

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)
Archaeology

Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)

By Sara Chodosh

Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)
Health

Whatever the latest infectious disease outbreak is, explained. (This time, it’s mumps.)

By Sara Chodosh

Winter storm Grayson in January 2018
Environment

You can thank the Madden-Julian Oscillation for this wild winter

By Sara Chodosh

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine
Health

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine

By Sara Chodosh