Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
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An 80 year old method of sterilizing surfaces with radiation without harming humans or animals might be the key to controlling flu pandemics. But it using it could come with a catch...
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A California law mandating disclosure of any potentially cancer-causing chemicals is starting to cross the line from useful advice into eye-rolling alarmism.
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If you didn't want the COO of one the world's top hospitals to sound like Jenny McCarthy on a rampage, unfortunately, you're out of luck.
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Mommy blogs are filled with so much disinformation and scaremongering, they should be officially labeled an infectious disease vector.
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We can't print fully functioning human organs suitable for transplantation just yet, but new experiments are getting close.
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The first cancer-fighting gene therapy has been approved by the FDA, a major step towards turning cancers into manageable diseases.
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Media reports about the carcinogenic properties of bacon have been greatly exaggerated thanks to the extremely confusing way IARC classifies studies.
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A study tracking the benefits of standing desks shows no difference in health outcomes between sitting and standing at the office.
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We finally know why elephants are more resistant to cancers than humans. Can we use the same strategy they do?
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Anti-vaccine activists funded the most complete and thorough study of vaccine safety done to their exact specifications. Now they're livid because it found nothing even remotely concerning.