Which global estimate of COVID deaths is the most reliable? By Kate Baggaley / Published May 12, 2022
Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer in some populations By Kat Eschner / Published September 4, 2019
Baseball players outlive most of us, but some positions are better than others By Sara Chodosh / Published July 22, 2019
Cutting back on beef can lengthen your lifespan, but by how much? By Sara Chodosh / Published June 13, 2019
The U.S. could prevent more than half of its pregnancy-related deaths By Sara Chodosh / Published May 8, 2019
Neuroscientists just brought pig brain cells back to life, changing our view of death By Kaitlin Sullivan / Published April 18, 2019
Late-blooming exercisers may get the same benefits as lifelong gym rats By Sara Chodosh / Published March 9, 2019
We’re creeping back up to mid ‘90s-level gun death rates By Sara Chodosh / Published December 20, 2018
Here’s how much exercise you should get—and why it’s okay if you fall short By Sara Chodosh / Published November 14, 2018
Another giant study confirms that your coffee habit is probably good for you By Sara Chodosh / Published July 3, 2018
Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol By Claire Maldarelli / Published June 21, 2018
The horrifying maternal mortality rate in Texas turned out to be wrong, but that’s not the biggest issue By Sara Chodosh / Published April 12, 2018
Archive Gallery: Diabolical Death Rays from the Pages of Popular Science By Julie Beck / Published October 2, 2017