Health
Switzerland Is One of the World’s Happiest Countries And One of Its “Suicide Capitals”
New data from the country's assisted suicide clinics reveal demographics about who is most likely to seek help in ending their own life
Five Vitamins and Supplements That Might Actually be Worth Taking
Science tells us that taking most vitamins is worthless—but a few buck the trend
An Injectable Bandage Can Stop Heavy Bleeding in 15 Seconds
A new technology developed for the military has the potenial to save soldiers from fatal gunshot wounds
A Scientific Explanation of How Marijuana Causes the Munchies
THC appears to increase our sensitivity to scents and flavors by using naturally occurring neural networks to convince the brain that it's starving
Will We Ever See a Bionic Winter Olympian?
With more sophisticated prosthetics, skiers and snowboarders are trying to break the same ground blazed by Oscar Pistorius at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Can Fruit Flies Be Bred to Detect Cancer?
The insects have been engineered to glow in different patterns when they identify the smell of various cancers
In the Next 40 Years, Heat-Related Deaths Could More Than Double in the U.K.
As the world warms up, the number of heat-related deaths will likely increase across the board
Mosquitoes' Sperm Can Detect Smells
Mosquitoes' individual sperm have scent-detecting sensors
Psychiatric Records for African American Patients Are Rare, And This Hospital Has a Century's Worth
Researchers are attempting to digitize and preserve the tens of thousands of patient records from the Central State Hospital
Third-Hand Smoke Is Dangerous, Too
Like a Virus, Nicotine Can Stick to Clothes And Surfaces for Days
X-Ray Art: A Deeper Look at Everyday Objects
Brit Hugh Turvey adds his artistic touch to x-rays of suitcases, old shirts and a host of other subjects
The People Who Went to the Super Bowl Are Now a Little Bit More Deaf
Major sports games are loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss
You’re Probably Not Working Out Hard Enough to Actually Need that Gatorade
Water is all you need to replenish after a workout
Five High-Tech Tools to Boost Athletes to Olympic Glory
Athletes are using cutting-edge training devices that they hope will give them a competitive advantage
Some People Can Train Away Their Peanut Allergy
Being exposed to small doses of peanut protein can help allergic people build a tolerance
Bubonic Plague Family Tree Sheds Light on the Risk of New Outbreaks
The Black Death and the Justinian Plague arose separately from the same pathogen. Could a new strain emerge in the future?
A Postmortem of the Most Famous Brain in Neuroscience History
Patient H.M.'s brain has been sliced and digitized, leading to new insights for scientists
Amsterdam Is Feasting on Pigeon Paté
Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread
Dogs Can Get Sexually Transmitted Cancer, And They’ve Been Spreading It for Millenia
This contagious cancer has spread from a single dog that lived 11,000 years ago
A New Device Can Use The Motion of a Beating Heart to Produce Electricity
Piezoelectric generators turn motion into electricity
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