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You know how Ben Franklin was obsessed with the "early to bed, early to rise" thing? Turns out, that was just Ben's Neanderthal DNA talking. (Kidding...maybe). A study published this week in Genom...

I've consumed $50 of decongestants every time I got a cold since I was licking sidewalks as a small child. Benadryl, Mucinex, Nyquil - all were welcome in my household. Nay, all were CELEBRATED.

Ya know how you sometimes smell something and are transported to a powerful memory? Like cotton candy and that time you uncontrollably sobbed when your friends left you at the town fair?! Well, a n...

Over six million Americans live with Alzheimer's. It's the seventh leading cause of death and one-in-nine people suffer from it past the age of 65. The good news is that, after 20 years of no brea...

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In February, new research generated widespread concern over the zero-sugar sweetener erythritol. This week, the equally popular sweetener sucralose is in the hot seat. (Note: you won't find either ...

For the first time in history, a group of babies was born with three sets of DNA each. It happened in the U.K., which in 2015 became the first country to allow scientists to genetically modify eggs...

By now, you've almost certainly heard of Ozempic and/or Wegovy - two weight loss drugs that have taken America by storm. Both are trademarks for the same compound - semaglutide - which decreases ap...

Gray hair is an I'm-sure-scientists-know-why-this-happens-but-I'll-never-look-it-up topic. Well, turns out scientists DIDN'T know...until today. At a high level, we did know that a reduction in ou...

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Human life expectancy has been rising for decades in most countries, yet the record for the longest-lived person hasn't budged in 26 years. Jeanne Calment passed away at 122 in the south of France ...

You know that kid who annoyingly crushed every test? Well, ChatGPT creator OpenAI just unveiled its most advanced AI model yet - GPT4 - and it puts that kid to shame. ...with one exception: English...

In 2010, psychologist Daniel Kahneman published what became a hugely famous study on the link between money and happiness. Beyond $75K/year, incremental earnings yielded zero meaningful happiness b...

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I've thought a lot about ears in my life. For one, I had big, goofy ears as a child (I looked like Alfalfa from The Little Rascals). Then, as a teenager, I started experiencing tinnitus - ringing i...

Scientists at North Carolina State have created a powder that, when inhaled, coats the airways with a protective gel that prevents respiratory infections in mice and monkeys. We are not mice. We al...

98.6°F (37°C) is generally accepted as a "normal" body temperature, but I've always run a bit cooler than than. Turns out, I'm super on-trend...

Before you duck out early for dollar-oysters and a round of IPAs, consider this: Canada just released new health guidelines for alcohol that assert "no amount" is healthy. Canadian health officials...

Everyone who was freaking out about Bitcoin last year is now freaking out about artificial intelligence (and ChatGPT in particular). It's hard to deny how cool the functionality is...

If your New Year's resolution is to live longer, listen up. If not, listen up anyway so you can sound smart at bingo this weekend. A new research study found that staying hydrated likely helps you ...

Everyone knows you're more likely to get sick during the winter. Yet, why that's the case has largely been a mystery...until now!

Obvious statement: the pandemic was stressful for everyone. Less obvious: what did chronic stress over multiple years do to our brains? For teenagers, it looks like it substantially aged them.

Last Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deemed a meat product derived from animal cells - a.k.a. "lab-grown meat" - to be safe for consumption.

In 2018, scientists started sounding the alarm on a troubling trend: sperm count (SC) in men was steadily declining. According to a recent study, the decline is now accelerating and the implication...

This Monday, the general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (Uncle Sam's top worker lawyer) urged regulators to disallow companies' use of productivity software in ways that might stifl...

Just when you thought things were back to normal, signs of a "tridemic" are emerging. The New York Times reported this week that children's hospitals around the country are completely overwhelmed w...

Remember when you were a kid and your mom told you your brain would melt if you played too much Nintendo? Was that just my mom?

The world could be just a few years away from a cancer vaccine, according to BioNTech's husband-and-wife founders. Reminder: These are the folks behind the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine that's now ...

This week, Meta (Facebook) unveiled its latest virtual reality headset called Meta Quest Pro. It has a beefy $1,500 price tag and a not-beefy battery life of 1-2 hours.

Elon Musk changed his mind about Twitter again, declaring earlier this week he wants to buy the "bird app" for a cool $44 billion (his original offer price).

“Out of sight, out of mind” is a great way to forget your ex, but a terrible shortcoming for nutrition labels. At least Joe Biden thinks so...

It’s game-on between the US and China, and we aren't talking about the 2024 Olympic trampoline event (should we be?).

If you're pro crying babies, skip this story (and maybe do some soul searching). If you're ANTI crying babies, listen up - scientists just found the single most effective way to lull a bawling bab...

A new, first-of-its-kind global study found that almost half (44.4% to be exact) of all cancer deaths are caused by preventable risk factors.

The universe just got even more heady... On Monday, NASA scientists unveiled a stunning new photo (see above!) taken by the James Webb Telescope of M74, a galaxy 32 million light-years away compos...

Tripping is apparently fantastic for your mental health. And when I say "tripping" I don't mean catching the 6am Spirit Airlines flight to Vegas. I mean eating magic mushrooms.

A recent climate study reinforced what we largely already knew: Earth is in trouble.

That spit sample you sent to 23andMe last week could be used to develop biological weapons against you. At least that's what Colorado congressman and House Intelligence Committee member Jason Crow...

Ready to feel small? A recent report from the United Nations projects Earth's population will reach eight billion people by mid-November, and reach a peak of 10.4 billion about 60 years from now.

Ever snapped at a co-worker in a meeting that cuts into lunch? Or considered violently flipping your table while you wait for caesar salad at a restaurant? Us too...

CRISPR (pronounced "crisper") might sound like a fast food menu item, but it's actually a revolutionary gene-editing technology.

Ever met someone you immediately knew you'd be friends with? Was it their smile? A joke they told? Their sweet Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon tee?

You may want to sit down for this one. On second thought, maybe stand. New research has confirmed just how bad sitting for multiple hours at a time can be (an activity as common as breathing in to...

Artificial intelligence has evolved so much in recent years that it now resembles...wait for it...un-artificial intelligence (a.k.a. human intelligence).

Good news, coffee lovers: your daily java addiction habit may help you live longer. Researchers from Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, China looked at data on coffee habits and health outc...

Anyone who’s used Zoom (read: everyone) has experienced the token "loud person" on video calls. Some of you reading this are that person. Yeah, you. Now, scientists have discovered what causes you ...

Scientists have sounded alarm bells on air quality in cities like Delhi and Beijing for a long time. However, a World Health Organization report released last week revealed the issue to be universa...