Tracing The Link Between Single Moms And Gun Violence
A wave of scorn swept through the social media swamp after Mitt Romney brought up single mothers while discussing gun control during debates. What do the statistics say?
View ArticleWhy Medical Bills Are Killing Us
What are the reasons, good or bad, that cancer means a half-million- or million-dollar tab? Why should a trip to the emergency room for chest pains that turn out to be indigestion bring a bill that can...
View ArticleWhy Kevin Ware's Horrific Injury Is So Rare
By all accounts, it was a freak accident that shattered Louisville Cardinal Kevin Ware’s lower right leg in a NCAA regional championship game. But what makes young bone so vulnerable to such breaks?
View ArticleWhat Science Says About Left-Handers
While the body is remarkably symmetrical in many ways, in some key areas, it’s decidedly one-sided. About 10% of people are left-handed, a proportion that, for whatever reason, has remained relatively...
View ArticleStudy: Choose Dads With Smaller ‘Nads
When it comes to family jewels, bigger is not always better.
View ArticleInside The National Suicide Hotline
Kevin Hines paced along the Golden Gate Bridge, trying to figure out whether to obey the voices in his head urging him to jump. Anyone paying the slightest attention to Hines should’ve seen that...
View ArticleThe First Mind-Controlled Bionic Leg Steps Into Reality
A team of scientists are getting closer to the holy grail of brain-powered prosthetics by developing the first advanced-movement prosthetic leg that communicates with the wearer’s mind.
View ArticleNeed To Undo A Jinx? Knock On Wood
A new study explores why superstitious rituals — or avoidant behaviors, as the scientists call them — can fend off bad luck.
View ArticleWhy We Like Kissing
What is the point, really, of kissing? Humans make such a big deal of it, but almost no other animals smooch.
View ArticleIt's Not You, Doctors Are Just Rude
Doctors-in-training are in need of a dose of compassion.
View ArticleA 'Male Enhancement' Trick That May Actually Work
Don’t worry, you didn’t just accidentally click on spam e-mail. Though most advertised penis-enlargement methods are bogus, a new review of 10 existing studies suggests that some nonsurgical techniques...
View ArticleYour Thanksgiving Dinner — In Calories
Find out how your Thanksgiving dinner stacks up against burgers, burritos and more. We did the math.
View ArticleResearchers Reveal The Microscopic Reasons Why Pets Protect Against Allergies
It’s all about dogs, dust and microbes.
View ArticleNo, There’s Not A Marijuana Pet Poisoning Epidemic
A report Tuesday indicated that marijuana poisonings among pets are on the rise, but pot-smoking animal lovers shouldn’t freak out just yet.
View ArticleHumans Only Have Four Emotions, Study Says
Forget the conventional thinking that humans are complex creatures with a wide range of emotions. New research suggest we only have four.
View ArticleWhat Men Share On Social Media But Not With You
They won't express their thoughts to you in person, but they'll shout it to their hundreds of Facebook friends and Twitter followers.
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