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It's never too early to start planning your Fossil Fools Day party!

You don't even need Congress to enact meaningful reform.

Bullets work way differently in real life than they do in movies.

This is the first study to compare smoking marijuana and pills that contain the psychoactive chemical in the plant.

The science of drug muling

Is pure MDMA "absolutely" safe, as a Canadian health official claimed last year?

The key to better blood splatter analysis? Better science.

Several innocent people have been accused of being responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing thanks to misinformation originating from police scanners. Why are these even broadcast?

You seriously have no idea how many more sharks are killed by people than people are killed by sharks.

Researchers are plugging in smokers, alcoholics, and even crack addicts to expose them to a relapse environment--and teach them how to deal with it. Will it work?

Plus glitches as art, a pristine frozen lake, and more

A former military fort controlled by the Triads, Kowloon Walled City was demolished 20 years ago. Here's what life was like there.

Twitter's new music app creates a playlist of the music that's blowing up on your Twitter feed. But is that the kind of music you want to listen to?

In a small country, you've got to be careful about keeping it in the family.

ALMA is the best way to see these births in super-fertile galaxies, which helps scientists understand how galaxies form.

The nation's research-grade cannabis is controlled by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, whose mission to curb use is at odds with that of researchers looking to study pot's therapeutic properties.

One of agriculture's most dangerous substances, anhydrous ammonia requires several precautions to handle.

From our archive, a dramatic first-hand account of marijuana overdose.

Why health care reform must include changes to how people pay for hospital care