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

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
Cancer

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
Physics

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
Animals

Cow farts are an even bigger problem than we thought

By Sara Chodosh

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work
Health

This is how eyeball tattoos are supposed to work

By Sara Chodosh

dogs in pile of dirty laundry
Animals

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
Health

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?
Health

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
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur poops show that even herbivores ate shellfish

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists want to use your cell phone data and pee to track drug use
Health

Scientists want to use your cell phone data and pee to track drug use

By Sara Chodosh

Fake diamonds helped scientists find the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth
Science

Fake diamonds helped scientists find the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth

By Sara Chodosh

alcohol after party
Health

Is my drinking normal, or could I be an alcoholic?

By Sara Chodosh

purple sea cucumber
Animals

Mysterious sea monsters that wash ashore are rarely mysterious (and never monsters)

By Sara Chodosh

champagne fog up close
Physics

This pretty blue fog only happens in warm champagne

By Sara Chodosh

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm
Science

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm

By Sara Chodosh

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages
Health

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages

By Sara Chodosh

We know shockingly little about the effects of drinking during pregnancy
Health

We know shockingly little about the effects of drinking during pregnancy

By Sara Chodosh

Cleaning with bleach might increase your chance of getting COPD. How worried should you be?
Health

Cleaning with bleach might increase your chance of getting COPD. How worried should you be?

By Sara Chodosh

What finding boron on Mars actually means in the hunt for alien life
Mars

What finding boron on Mars actually means in the hunt for alien life

By Sara Chodosh

The biological proof that humans are still evolving
Biology

The biological proof that humans are still evolving

By Sara Chodosh

Space weather may be killing sperm whales
Animals

Space weather may be killing sperm whales

By Sara Chodosh

Want to know how to save the bees?
Animals

Want to know how to save the bees?

By Sara Chodosh

Look at the mysterious ‘dragon booger’ found in Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon
Animals

Look at the mysterious ‘dragon booger’ found in Vancouver’s Lost Lagoon

By Sara Chodosh

You shouldn’t be too worried about the huge asteroid that’s about to fly right past us
NASA

You shouldn’t be too worried about the huge asteroid that’s about to fly right past us

By Sara Chodosh

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.
Cancer

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.

By Sara Chodosh

confused man in bed
Health

Female orgasms aren’t all that mysterious

By Sara Chodosh

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients
Health

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

By Sara Chodosh

couch on fire
Health

Flame retardants may be messing with women’s fertility—and they’re in way more than yoga mats

By Sara Chodosh

You’re throwing away the healthiest part of the avocado
Health

You’re throwing away the healthiest part of the avocado

By Sara Chodosh

green eye close up
Health

Did staring at the eclipse damage my eyes?

By Sara Chodosh

woman in sun
Health

7 things happening in health and science today that aren’t the eclipse

By Sara Chodosh

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
Animals

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
Animals

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
Animals

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
Health

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
Animals

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
Animals

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
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
Environment

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
Animals

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

By Sara Chodosh

Eating potatoes won’t actually kill you
Health

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
Diseases

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