Health
The FBI Would Like Everyone To Stop Shooting Lasers at Airplanes
Shooting a laser at an airplane could get you 20 years in prison
October 08, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Like Salamanders, African Spiny Mice Can Grow New Tails
The spiny mouse achieves regeneration feats thanks to its unique gene expression, but new research shows that tissue regeneration may not be so uncommon in mammals as scientists once thought
October 08, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Two Newest Nobel Prize Winners Opened Up Pandora’s Box of Stem Cell Research And Cloning
Today's Nobel Prize in medicine went to Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon for their work on stem cell research and cloning
October 08, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Black Mamba Venom Beats Morphine as a Painkiller
Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
October 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How Mosquitos Are Out-Smarting Humans
Mosquitos have figured us out and have started biting during the daytime
October 04, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
California Bans ‘Cure The Gays’ Therapy
In California, it's no longer legal to try to cure homosexual youth
October 01, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Just Before the Hajj, Two Patients Contract SARS-Like Virus
A new coronavirus has been spotted in Saudi Arabia
September 24, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
6,500-Year Old Beeswax May Be Oldest Known Dental Filling
From the archives of an Italian museum, researchers may have found the oldest dental filling
September 21, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Doctors Warned Life Expectancy Could Go Down, And It Did
Some groups of Americans have actually seen their expected lifespans decline
September 21, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Does This Cat Know When You’re Going to Die?
Oscar the cat seems to know who will die and when - or perhaps he's just looking for someone to pet him
September 20, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Who Really Has Six Percent Body Fat Anyway?
Paul Ryan shouldn't be ashamed of his body fat, it's probably lower than the average male, but it's definitely not six percent
September 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
After a Four Year Fight, Scientists Announce No Link Between XMRV and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
What you need to know about the recent XMRV, chronic fatigue syndrome announcement
September 19, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Deadly Side of Moonshine
The Czech Republic is issuing a ban on all alcoholic drinks with a 20% or higher alcohol content in the wake of 20 deaths
September 18, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Could Spider Venom Be the Next Viagra?
Researchers are studying the surprising side effects of the banana spider's bite
September 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Acupuncture Might Actually Work (Surprise! It Probably Doesn’t)
A recent study suggesting acupuncture is medically effective is not without flaws
September 12, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
How Common Are Infections From Tattoo Ink?
A recent set of infections from tattoos has shed light on just how unregulated ink really is
September 12, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
In 2009, Getting a Seasonal Flu Shot Put You At Risk for That Year’s Pandemic Swine Flu
People who got the seasonal flu shot were more affected by the pandemic H1N1
September 10, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Nature’s Sunscreen: A Big Bushy Beard
Beards block sunlight and could help prevent sunburns, but there may be side effects
September 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
New Camouflage Makeup Protects Soldiers From Bomb Burns
Soldiers are adding a new makeup to their war wardrobe that protects them from bomb blast burns
September 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Thalidomide Manufacturer Finally Apologizes for Birth Defects, Survivors Say It’s Not Enough
The German drug company Grunenthal broke its fifty year silence about thalidomide recently, but survivors aren't satisfied
September 03, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
