Science of Us

health 2/26/2025
Are Weed Drinks Really Healthier Than Alcohol? What doctors think about the cans of THC you’ll find next to the kombuchas and bottled oat-milk lattes in the grocery store.
By Bindu Bansinath

health 2/26/2025
The FDA Has Approved a New Copper IUD For the first time in 40 years, a new hormone-free insert will be hitting the market.
By Bindu Bansinath

health 2/26/2025
An Unvaccinated Child Has Died From Measles More than 120 cases of the highly contagious illness have been reported in Texas, mainly among children and teens.
By Erica Schwiegershausen

health 2/25/2025
There’s a Spoon’s Worth of Plastic in Our Brains. Now What? An investigation into what microplastics are doing to our bodies.
By Carolyn Kormann

health 2/14/2025
How Freaked Out Should We Be About Bird Flu? We asked experts to break down our questions about just how likely we are to face another pandemic.
By Erica Schwiegershausen

trans rights 2/4/2025
‘It Shouldn’t Be Happening Here’ Parents of trans children in NYC are outraged as hospitals quietly shift their approach to gender-affirming care.
By Anya Kamenetz

self 2/3/2025
Hell Is Other People Chewing People with misophonia have been on a crusade for more recognition. But there’s still no consensus on what their affliction really is.
By Melissa Dahl

fitness 1/31/2025
I Don’t Want to See Men in My Solidcore Class A small but vocal faction of the boutique fitness cult wants to keep it girls-only.
By Bindu Bansinath

self 1/21/2025
Coping With Endorphins After the 2016 election, we doomscrolled and boozed. Now, we get swole.
By Avery Stone

celebrity 1/17/2025
Wendy Williams Says She’s Trapped in a Guardianship “I am not cognitively impaired,” she said in a rare interview with The Breakfast Club.
By Danielle Cohen
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