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How Junk Science Threatens Maternal Health

The abortion pill is under attack, again

November 3, 2025

Fentanyl’s Deadly Recipe

The chemistry behind the synthetic opioid at the center of global trade tensions

October 31, 2025

Does This Gene Determine How You Handle Your Booze?

Zebrafish with a particular mutation drink like, well … fish

October 29, 2025

What Poop Reveals About Ancient Humans

The parasites found lurking in 1,000-year-old feces give a glimpse into the health and daily life of the past

October 22, 2025

The Cure Hiding in a Rotten Eggplant

Bacteriophage therapy’s new renaissance

October 22, 2025

Watch My Skeleton Dance for Science

Taking part in a study on low back pain led to some spooky shenanigans

October 16, 2025

How a Rare Disease Could Yield a Pandemic Drug

This autoimmune disorder protects those who have it from viruses of all kinds

October 15, 2025

Lifetime of Friendships Slows Aging

Social ties are deeply connected to how fast your biological clock ticks

October 10, 2025

A Pediatrician’s Lament

How the blustery rhetoric of Trump and Kennedy makes life harder for local physicians

September 26, 2025

Is Fake Sugar Bad for Brains?

Sweet additives like saccharin and aspartame might fast-track cognitive decline

September 22, 2025

Our Dark, Unvaccinated Future

Diseases that cause suffocation, paralysis, and childhood death are poised to come surging back

September 5, 2025

How to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer

Learning how to cope with heatwaves, from an ultrarunner