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This flu season has killed 53 kids so far. Here’s what worried parents should do. This flu season has killed 53 kids so far. Here’s what worried parents should do.

By Sara Chodosh

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity We consume a lot of food and beer on Super Bowl Sunday, but not a lot of electricity

By Sara Chodosh

Hookworms: the most common travel health risk no one warns Americans about

Hookworms: the most common travel health risk no one warns Americans about Hookworms: the most common travel health risk no one warns Americans about

By Sara Chodosh

Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science! Listen to this orca saying ‘hello’—for science!

By Sara Chodosh

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How bad this flu season really is—and what you should do about it How bad this flu season really is—and what you should do about it

By Sara Chodosh

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You should be listening to video game soundtracks at work You should be listening to video game soundtracks at work

By Sara Chodosh

This is why cutting weight is so dangerous for professional fighters

This is why cutting weight is so dangerous for professional fighters This is why cutting weight is so dangerous for professional fighters

By Sara Chodosh

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem We’re getting better at screening for cancer, and that could be a problem

By Sara Chodosh

Courts use algorithms to help determine sentencing, but random people get the same results

Courts use algorithms to help determine sentencing, but random people get the same results Courts use algorithms to help determine sentencing, but random people get the same results

By Sara Chodosh

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The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics The strange side effect of gastric bypass that helps diabetics

By Sara Chodosh

No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated

No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated No one knows if lobsters feel pain, which makes boiling them alive rather complicated

By Sara Chodosh

When you lose weight, your fat cells don’t just let go of fat When you lose weight, your fat cells don’t just let go of fat

By Sara Chodosh

Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up

Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can’t keep up

By Sara Chodosh

nima sensor gluten

I hardly ever use my Nima allergen sensor. I’m still glad I bought it. I hardly ever use my Nima allergen sensor. I’m still glad I bought it.

By Sara Chodosh

We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot?

We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot? We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot?

By Sara Chodosh

Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong

Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong Everything you know about toxic shock syndrome is probably wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease. Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

By Sara Chodosh

People with egg allergies don’t actually need a special flu shot People with egg allergies don’t actually need a special flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

By Sara Chodosh

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older

By Sara Chodosh

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

By Sara Chodosh

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier? The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

By Sara Chodosh

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We’re missing out on a better way to make flu vaccines We’re missing out on a better way to make flu vaccines

By Sara Chodosh

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

What you should know about birth control and breast cancer What you should know about birth control and breast cancer

By Sara Chodosh

These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways These aquatic creatures eat in seriously strange ways

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station

International Space Station

Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station Scientists are trying to figure out which bacteria have colonized our space station

By Sara Chodosh

This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early

This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early This year’s flu season looks like a bad one—and it could be coming early

By Sara Chodosh

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good? We spend most of the year eating really, really old apples. Why do they taste so good?

By Sara Chodosh

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears Yetis are real, they just also happen to be Himalayan brown bears

By Sara Chodosh

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NASA

You’d be surprised how often space junk falls out of the sky You’d be surprised how often space junk falls out of the sky

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Why you’re never really happy with the things you buy anymore Why you’re never really happy with the things you buy anymore

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Stop pretending that all Americans could ever go vegan

Stop pretending that all Americans could ever go vegan Stop pretending that all Americans could ever go vegan

By Sara Chodosh

Chimps can gesticulate with the best of them Chimps can gesticulate with the best of them

By Sara Chodosh

a little girl with a bandaid on her arm

Why does my arm hurt the day after I get my flu shot? Why does my arm hurt the day after I get my flu shot?

By Sara Chodosh

A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling

A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling A psychologist explains why those Facebook product ads are so darn compelling

By Sara Chodosh

silvertip shark

Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes Why some sharks are like blimps, and others are like airplanes

By Sara Chodosh

human body quiz

Do you know enough basic anatomy to keep yourself healthy? It’s time to find out. Do you know enough basic anatomy to keep yourself healthy? It’s time to find out.

By Sara Chodosh

T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid

T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid

By Sara Chodosh

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

By Sara Chodosh

Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses

Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses Male woolly mammoths lived fast, died young, and left more corpses

By Sara Chodosh

We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking

We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking We just found the king of all extinct giraffe cousins, and it’s very goofy looking

By Sara Chodosh

Why sugar-laden Raisin Bran is considered ‘heart healthy,’ but soy is not

Why sugar-laden Raisin Bran is considered ‘heart healthy,’ but soy is not Why sugar-laden Raisin Bran is considered ‘heart healthy,’ but soy is not

By Sara Chodosh

Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up

Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up Pumpkins evolved from a literal genetic (monster) mash-up

By Sara Chodosh

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines? Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

By Sara Chodosh

Blue basin full of fruits and vegetables with tap water in the kitchen sink. Disinfecting fruits and vegetables to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit

By Sara Chodosh

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella

By Sara Chodosh

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others. Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

By Sara Chodosh

Find out what winter has in store for your state this year

Find out what winter has in store for your state this year Find out what winter has in store for your state this year

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you

Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you Yes, your dog is making puppy eyes at you

By Sara Chodosh

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care California’s hepatitis A outbreak shows why people need easy access to health care

By Sara Chodosh

It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean?

It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean? It looks like we’re in for another La Niña winter. What does that mean?

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause

Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause Here’s what you should know about hormone therapy for menopause

By Sara Chodosh

smallpox vaccines

The first smallpox vaccine changed the world—but we’re still not sure what was in it The first smallpox vaccine changed the world—but we’re still not sure what was in it

By Sara Chodosh

You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick

You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick You should get the flu shot—even if it won’t keep you from getting sick

By Sara Chodosh

Puppies are the culprits behind a 12-state diarrhea disaster

Puppies are the culprits behind a 12-state diarrhea disaster Puppies are the culprits behind a 12-state diarrhea disaster

By Sara Chodosh

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them These male jumping spiders evolved dance moves because the ladies ignore them

By Sara Chodosh

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities To support breast cancer research, skip pink ribbons and check out these charities

By Sara Chodosh

The detection of ripples in the fabric of spacetime just won a Nobel Prize

The detection of ripples in the fabric of spacetime just won a Nobel Prize The detection of ripples in the fabric of spacetime just won a Nobel Prize

By Sara Chodosh

Cow farts are an even bigger problem than we thought

Cow farts are an even bigger problem than we thought Cow farts are an even bigger problem than we thought

By Sara Chodosh

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work

By Sara Chodosh

dogs in pile of dirty laundry

Bad news: Bed bugs like the smell of your dirty laundry Bad news: Bed bugs like the smell of your dirty laundry

By Sara Chodosh

Liposuction nearly killed this woman—but this dangerous side effect isn’t just from plastic surgery

Liposuction nearly killed this woman—but this dangerous side effect isn’t just from plastic surgery Liposuction nearly killed this woman—but this dangerous side effect isn’t just from plastic surgery

By Sara Chodosh

A man regained consciousness after 15 years in a vegetative state. But what does that really mean?

A man regained consciousness after 15 years in a vegetative state. But what does that really mean? A man regained consciousness after 15 years in a vegetative state. But what does that really mean?

By Sara Chodosh

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

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