Research

Procrastination Is in Your Genes

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Study: Single People Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease

By Alex Rogers

Actually, Smaller Meals May Not Help You Lose Weight

By Maya Rhodan

Researchers Are Going to Dose 18,000 Volunteers With Little Chocolate Pills

By Dan Kedmey
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Vaccine Doubt Is Deadly

Scientists could be understood better if only they'd explain themselves

By Jeffrey Kluger

Study: Great Barrier Reef Doomed by 2030 Without Immediate Action

The culprit? You guessed it: Carbon emissions

By Per Liljas

New Laser Chemotherapy Could Minimize Harmful Side Effects

Drugs are only activated once inside the tumor, limiting damage to healthy tissue

By Per Liljas

Mother Of Invention: New Strain Of Acne-Causing Bacteria Named After Frank Zappa

Pass the Clearasil

By Melissa Locker

How To Make Your Kids Smarter: 10 Steps Backed By Science

I’ve explored the science behind what makes kids happier, what type of parenting works best and what makes for joyful families.But what makes children — from babies up through the teen years — smarter?Here are...

By Eric Barker

The Cost of Chasing Cancer

Why excessive screening can cause unintended harm, stress and waste

By Marty Makary

Small Science, Big Diseases

Big pharma is slow and risk averse. Smaller companies are the future of medical innovation.

By Nathalia Holt

What You Can Tell About Someone From Their...Earwax

Two urine diseases can be diagnosed from the substance

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Do Mammograms Save Lives? 'Hardly,' a New Study Finds

In fact, they may contribute to "overdiagnosis"

By Dan Kedmey

This Is Why You Get the Munchies

THC and fasting both trigger olfactory senses, which then causes hunger

By Denver Nicks

Eating Your Feelings? Your Mom Might Be to Blame

Mothers' relationships with their own moms can lead to parenting styles that could cause their kids to be obese

By Francine Russo

Short People are Paranoid and Suspicious, Says Science

No really. See for yourself.

By Denver Nicks

The Disappearing Afghan Box Camera

The Afghan box camera—a homemade wooden device known as the kamra-e-faoree, meaning “instant camera”—has been used to preserve memories in Afghanistan for generations. But it is in danger of being forgotten.

By Lily Rothman
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