The True Cost of Malaria
The numbers measuring this scourge can be overwhelming and difficult to comprehend. Continue reading The True Cost of Malaria
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‘Vaxxer’ Director Interviews Parents Who Treated Dying Son with Echinacea
As the couple begins a sentencing hearing, they’re rallying supporters to back them up Continue reading ‘Vaxxer’ Director Interviews Parents Who Treated Dying Son with Echinacea
Self-Driving Cars Are Coming, but Self-Driving Tractors Are Already Here
Agriculture is using AI and the Internet of Things to plant crops better. Continue reading Self-Driving Cars Are Coming, but Self-Driving Tractors Are Already Here
To Know If Vaping Is a ‘Gateway to Smoking,’ We Need More Than Stats
A study last week made headlines, but there’s still a lot of questions about teens and vaping. Continue reading To Know If Vaping Is a ‘Gateway to Smoking,’ We Need More Than Stats
Vapers Are Using Flavored E-Cigs to Stop Eating Candy
Some even say it’s helped them lose weight. Continue reading Vapers Are Using Flavored E-Cigs to Stop Eating Candy
Why It’s So Hard to Determine If Food and Drinks Cause Cancer
The World Health Organization took coffee off it’s list of possible carcinogens, but added “hot beverages.” Continue reading Why It’s So Hard to Determine If Food and Drinks Cause Cancer
What Science Says About Gay Men Donating Blood
The FDA still bans men who have had sex with other men in the last year from donating. Continue reading What Science Says About Gay Men Donating Blood
Taking This Photo Would Be Illegal in Utah
Ag gag laws make it illegal to go undercover in factory farms, like the Humane Society did at this egg farm in Maine. Continue reading Taking This Photo Would Be Illegal in Utah
Why Are We Still Teaching Kids Cursive?
It’s pretty, but only if you practice all the time…which no one does. Continue reading Why Are We Still Teaching Kids Cursive?
Why Is the Appendix Still a Thing?
You’d think we would have evolved to not have useless, exploding organs anymore. Continue reading Why Is the Appendix Still a Thing?