religion Brain damage linked to religious fundamentalism, Harvard study finds Ellsworth Toohey

nope Woman was unintentionally blowing her brains out, for years Séamus Bellamy

brain injuries This video shows all 288 reported NFL concussions in 2017 Mark Frauenfelder

olympics The 1904 Olympics Marathon gold medalist won while hallucinating on rat poison and brandy Ellsworth Toohey

law Manslaughter conviction for cop who tased and killed 95-year-old woman with dementia Rob Beschizza

Smoking toad venom helps veterans with PTSD, addiction, and depression Allan Rose Hill

south africa Surfers flee rabid seals Rob Beschizza

Delightful Creatures California bears routine check-ins on humanity are leaving them unimpressed (video) Jason Weisberger

politics Maine lawmakers call for military brain scans Carolyn Townsend

politics Trump's disgust for wounded vets: "Why do you bring people like that here?" Mark Frauenfelder

Ohio police chief arrested in Florida and accused of beating homeless man "for no apparent reason" Rob Beschizza

donald trump MAGA rioter's lawyer claims his client tried to "help" the Capitol officer he assaulted and robbed Mark Frauenfelder

Science NASA and the European Space Agency explore ways for astronauts to hibernate during long space journeys Ruben Bolling

nfl Medical historian explores how the science of repeated head injuries was established, and then forgotten Jennifer Sandlin

movies That time when ferocious flocks of seabirds attacked people, inspiring Hitchcock's The Birds David Pescovitz

mistakes What is Mouse Arm Syndrome? If your appendages ache while surfing the internet, you might well feel it. Elías Villoro

animals I present to you the toughest bear in the world Devin Nealy

health Concussions can cause changes in gut bacteria Mark Frauenfelder

neuroscience Dying person's brain scan suggests possibility that life really does flash before your eyes before death David Pescovitz

snakes Man bit on the penis by a cobra while pooping Thom Dunn