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Breaking Bad Action Figures? Really, Toys 'R' Us?

By Jeffrey Kluger

Study Explains How to Drink Less But Still Have Fun

By Jeffrey Kluger

What Are Animals Thinking?

By Jeffrey Kluger

What Kids' Drawings Say About Their Intelligence

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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This Blood Test Can Predict Suicide Risk, Scientists Say

Researchers report encouraging advances toward a blood test that can pick up genetic changes linked to suicide

By Alice Park

The Diseased-Immigrant Myth Endures

The debate over the border crisis has descended to a sad—and depressingly familiar—place

By Jeffrey Kluger

Not Just Penguins: Many Animals Partner With Same Sex

A homosexual penguin couple from New York’s Central Park Zoo are back in the news now that a book about their relationship has been banned in Singapore. Keith Wagstaff looks at the core question about...

By NBC News

Study: Electric Shocks Preferable to Alone Time

If you’re crazy busy like most of us and crave some time — just a few minutes, please! — to stop and just think, be careful what you wish for. That’s the upshot of a...

By Michael D. Lemonick

You Asked: Is Biting Your Nails Dangerous — or Just Gross?

Social stigma aside, experts say gnawing on your nails could lead to some scary health issues

By Markham Heid

These Goosebump Sensors Can Read Your Emotions

Sounds crazy right? Read on

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Like My Facebook Page, Buy My Product? Well, No

Social media doesn't drive sales, research says

By Michael D. Lemonick

Eat More Gluten: The Diet Fad Must Die

For more than 93% of the world, gluten is perfectly fine. But marketers don't mind a bit if we all think otherwise

By Jeffrey Kluger

Teenage Girls Are Damned If They Sext, Damned If They Don't

Study finds male adolescents label girls who sext and girls who don't

By Aleksandra Gjorgievska

Birds Are Getting Lost Because of Our Gadgets, Claims Study

A new study shows that man-made radiation stemming from electronic devices disrupts migratory birds' internal compasses

By Michelle Arrouas

The Autobots are Coming! Whether We Want Them or Not

There may be an autobot in your driveway sooner than you think

By Doug Aamoth and Corey Protin

The Part of Your Brain That Made You Eat That Doughnut

Self control and willpower are all about a battle for dominance between your grownup brain and your gimme' brain. A whole lot rides on the outcome of that constant push and pull

By Jeffrey Kluger

Why Southerners on Death Row Are More Polite

Ancient codes of courtesy can be hard to unlearn, even for the worst of the worst. A new study shows why.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Procrastination Is in Your Genes

A study by researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder has found that a tendency to procrastinate is affected by genetic factors, which are also linked to a propensity to be impulsive

By Alexandra Sifferlin

The Art of Optional Outrage

We are getting very good at taking phony baloney offense at things—and that cheapens all of us.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Bad Russia! The Limits of Shaming

Banishment and ostracism can be successful strategies—depending on who's being punished

By Jeffrey Kluger
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