Are Marathon Runners More Likely to Get Cancer?
We’re used to thinking of long-distance runners as the embodiment of health: lean warriors soaking head to toe in endorphins as they run 100-mile trails for fun, their heart rates ...
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Is Your Dog Judging You? Science Has an Answer.
It’s a comforting thought. Your dog doesn’t bark at bad people because they’re loud or wear hats—they bark because they know. They can sense a bad person. They’ve got a ...
Scientists Used Gene Editing to Make Baby Mice From Two Males
Since the dawn of humanity, biology has followed a strict and elegant rule: you need chromosomes from mom and some from dad if you want to make a kid. But ...
Axolotls Can Regenerate Limbs, and Scientists Are Finally Learning How
The Axolotl looks like a Pokémon (and in fact has several clearly designed in its image). It’s almost too cute to be able to also do something as astounding as ...
A Cat Poop Parasite Might Be Decapitating Your Sperm
The worry isn’t just that global birth rates are plummeting, it’s that fertility rates are plummeting along with them. Especially male fertility rates. Sperm counts and quality have been on ...
Sitting Is Quietly Killing Your Brain, Even If You Exercise
You might think your daily workout gives you a free pass to lounge around because you’re safe from the cataclysmic effects that sitting all day has on your body and ...
The World’s First Genetically Modified Spider Spins Glowing Red Silk
By now, CRISPR has sliced and diced its way through the genomes of everything from bananas to beagles to babies. CRISPR tech’s latest target is the humble and terrifying spider. ...
Does 5G Actually Damage Human Cells? Science Has an Answer.
Despite what your uncle’s Facebook PSAs say, 5G isn’t turning your body into a hotspot or melting your DNA or turning you gay or whatever absolute batshit nonsense conspiracies right-wing ...
Living Near a Golf Course Might Raise Your Risk of Disease
Golf courses are serene sanctuaries for retirees and business bros looking to simultaneously get wasted and feel more rage than they have in their entire lives, and all before noon. ...
Humans Can Actually Communicate Using Just Their Eyes
We already know that a good side-eye can cut deeper than words. Now, researchers say that flash of intention in someone’s eyes isn’t just a gut feeling—it’s a real signal ...
