More from Sara Chodosh (Page 9)

Total eclipses aren’t that rare—and you’ve probably missed a bunch of them
Moons

Total eclipses aren’t that rare—and you’ve probably missed a bunch of them

By Sara Chodosh

A lot of people are getting injured while shaving their pubic hair
Health

A lot of people are getting injured while shaving their pubic hair

By Sara Chodosh

operating room with doctors
Cancer

Cancer is way more likely to kill you if you rely on ‘natural’ therapies

By Sara Chodosh

antarctic landscape
Climate Change

Important things found in Antarctica this week: 91 volcanoes and also a fruitcake

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.
Diseases

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.

By Sara Chodosh

NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving
NASA

NASA is hiring a Planetary Protection Officer, but it’s not Earth that needs saving

By Sara Chodosh

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits
Evolution

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits

By Sara Chodosh

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab
Gene Editing

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab

By Sara Chodosh

hoodwinker sunfish
Sharks

Meet an elusive, tragic, and incredibly bizarre new species of fish

By Sara Chodosh

What’s actually in that Viagra coffee you keep hearing about (and why it’s dangerous)
Health

What’s actually in that Viagra coffee you keep hearing about (and why it’s dangerous)

By Sara Chodosh

Your stinky feet can reveal who you’re living with
Science

Your stinky feet can reveal who you’re living with

By Sara Chodosh

The first humans in Australia arrived early enough to cause some trouble
Archaeology

The first humans in Australia arrived early enough to cause some trouble

By Sara Chodosh

Derpy pug in blanket
Evolution

We still don’t really know where dogs came from

By Sara Chodosh

You might be able to outrun a T. rex, but only in a sprint
Dinosaurs

You might be able to outrun a T. rex, but only in a sprint

By Sara Chodosh

vitamin pills
Nutrition

If you’re taking vitamin D, you’re probably taking too much

By Sara Chodosh

Ravens are so smart it’s actually kind of disconcerting, new study finds
Birds

Ravens are so smart it’s actually kind of disconcerting, new study finds

By Sara Chodosh

Trampolines are more dangerous than you think
Health

Trampolines are more dangerous than you think

By Sara Chodosh

Bonobo ladies get to choose their mates and boy oh boy are they picky
Evolution

Bonobo ladies get to choose their mates and boy oh boy are they picky

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, coffee drinkers seem to live longer. But don’t get too excited.
Health

Yes, coffee drinkers seem to live longer. But don’t get too excited.

By Sara Chodosh

Girl awkwardly in bed
Mental Health

Finding a sense of purpose probably won’t fix your sleep problems

By Sara Chodosh

Glitter in hand
Health

Do we need to do a weekly series on things you shouldn’t put in your vagina now?

By Sara Chodosh

Stop eating your damn placentas
Health

Stop eating your damn placentas

By Sara Chodosh

The skull cult at the world’s oldest temple probably isn’t quite what you think
Archaeology

The skull cult at the world’s oldest temple probably isn’t quite what you think

By Sara Chodosh

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit
Diseases

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit

By Sara Chodosh

Reports of nasty side effects from cosmetics are way up, and a single hair company may be to blame
Health

Reports of nasty side effects from cosmetics are way up, and a single hair company may be to blame

By Sara Chodosh

A third of marine megafauna died in a mass extinction that we didn’t even know about
Animals

A third of marine megafauna died in a mass extinction that we didn’t even know about

By Sara Chodosh

Lone star tick
Health

The lone star tick can make you allergic to meat, and that’s not even the worst of it

By Sara Chodosh

Loma MT infographic
Weather

In a Montana town, a record-breaking 103-degree swing in 24 hours

By Sara Chodosh

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse
Climate Change

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse

By Sara Chodosh

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals
Ocean

The Australian Eastern Abyss is a treasure trove of strange, often penis-shaped animals

By Sara Chodosh

Eating potatoes won’t actually kill you
Nutrition

Eating potatoes won’t actually kill you

By Sara Chodosh

2.2 billion people are overweight and sick, but we’re still measuring them by a terrible metric
Heart Disease

2.2 billion people are overweight and sick, but we’re still measuring them by a terrible metric

By Sara Chodosh

Meerkat anal pouch
Animals

Meerkats use bacteria from their butts to make stinky graffiti

By Sara Chodosh

Dogs and wolves both get sad when you don’t treat them fairly
Evolution

Dogs and wolves both get sad when you don’t treat them fairly

By Sara Chodosh

Sleeping in on the weekend won’t actually give you heart disease
Heart Disease

Sleeping in on the weekend won’t actually give you heart disease

By Sara Chodosh

An egg a day could help babies grow bigger and taller
Nutrition

An egg a day could help babies grow bigger and taller

By Sara Chodosh

‘FDA approved’ medical devices don’t actually have to do what they promise
Medicine

‘FDA approved’ medical devices don’t actually have to do what they promise

By Sara Chodosh

Please don’t put ground-up wasp nests in your vagina
Health

Please don’t put ground-up wasp nests in your vagina

By Sara Chodosh

Faceless fish
Fish

Faceless fish aren’t the only absurd creatures emerging from Australia’s Eastern Abyss

By Sara Chodosh

Hyalinobatrachium yaku glassfrog from beneath
Animals

This tiny frog has transparent skin to show its organs off to the world

By Sara Chodosh

Going up stairs
Fitness & Exercise

‘Fat but fit’ is absolutely possible

By Sara Chodosh

The fastest way to chill your beer
Life Skills

The fastest way to chill your beer

By Sara Chodosh

Snakes can actually hunt in packs
Animals

Snakes can actually hunt in packs

By Sara Chodosh

Psychedelic mushroom bubble
Health

Study: Magic mushrooms are the safest drug

By Sara Chodosh

Chocolate is not a super food
Heart Disease

Chocolate is not a super food

By Sara Chodosh

Jeremy the snail and baby
Animals

Jeremy the lefty snail has now been rejected by two other lefty snails

By Sara Chodosh

Human attraction is weird and confusing—and it’s about way more than looks
Science

Human attraction is weird and confusing—and it’s about way more than looks

By Sara Chodosh

See how much sugar is packed into ‘healthy’ food
Health

See how much sugar is packed into ‘healthy’ food

By Sara Chodosh

Kids with books
Health

Reading with your baby will help her for the rest of her life

By Sara Chodosh

Yellow long-haired corgi mix at a dog park
Dogs

Why corgi mixes look like adorable munchkin versions of other dogs

By Sara Chodosh

Female dragonflies feign death to avoid sex
Insects

Female dragonflies feign death to avoid sex

By Sara Chodosh

Pregnant women shouldn’t be afraid to take antibiotics
Health

Pregnant women shouldn’t be afraid to take antibiotics

By Sara Chodosh

Yorkshire terrier pooping
Animals

All mammals poop in 12 seconds and there’s an equation for the ‘duration of diarrheal defecation’

By Sara Chodosh

pills
Health

A placebo really can mend a broken heart

By Sara Chodosh

The incredible evolution of supercomputers’ powers, from 1946 to today
Technology

The incredible evolution of supercomputers’ powers, from 1946 to today

By Sara Chodosh

Cell phone coffee
Cancer

Do mobile phones cause cancer? Evidence still says ‘no’ despite what random people on an Italian jury think

By Sara Chodosh

Why are the measles coming back?
Vaccines

Why are the measles coming back?

By Sara Chodosh

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town
Space

Move over, Pluto, DeeDee is the new (potential) dwarf planet in town

By Sara Chodosh

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl
Life Skills

This is why you should beat egg whites in a copper bowl

By Sara Chodosh

VIIRS view of Europe
NASA

These new photos of Earth lit up at night are actually pretty useful

By Sara Chodosh

Hydrothermal vent
Ocean

There’s a treasure trove on the seafloor—and that could be a bad thing

By Sara Chodosh

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert
Animals

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert

By Sara Chodosh

Suck it, sponges: Marine jellies were the first animals to evolve
Evolution

Suck it, sponges: Marine jellies were the first animals to evolve

By Sara Chodosh

Getting your genetic disease risks from 23andme is probably a terrible idea
Health

Getting your genetic disease risks from 23andme is probably a terrible idea

By Sara Chodosh