a plague of cyborg locusts Scientists create a plague of cancer-sniffing cyber-locusts Thom Dunn

comedians Here's Norm Macdonald's brilliant bit on cancer, a decade before it killed him David Pescovitz

cigarettes The allure of 60s cigarette commercials Gareth Branwyn

trichloroethylene Parkinson's is the world's fastest-growing neurological disorder. This chemical compound could be to blame Mark Frauenfelder

prostate cancer New way to detect prostate cancer with a urine sample is 99% accurate Mark Frauenfelder

oncology Doctors diagnose cancer in dinosaur David Pescovitz

reporters TV newscaster alerted of thyroid cancer by viewer who noticed a lump on the reporter's neck David Pescovitz

who needs wetlands anyway RIP wetlands and streams, Trump to end environmental protections Xeni Jardin

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she's 'cancer free' Xeni Jardin

Generation X Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Prozac Nation, RIP David Pescovitz

grief and loss Love, loss, and Carrie Fisher's lamp Gina Loukareas

#ditchjuul Juul gave marketing presentations to schoolchildren in the guise of "mental health/addiction" seminars Cory Doctorow

Alex Trebek 'Jeopardy' host Alex Trebek: chemo for pancreatic cancer 'over,' now 'on the mend' filming new season Xeni Jardin

Notorious RBG Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for cancer, again Xeni Jardin

literal guillotine watch Monsanto ran a psy-ops war-room to discredit journalists and spy on Neil Young Cory Doctorow

city hall San Francisco breaks its e-cigarette habit Séamus Bellamy

acrylamide A mysterious nonprofit made millions suing companies to put California cancer warnings on coffee Cory Doctorow

brains Simone Giertz repurposes her radiation therapy mask Jason Weisberger

glyphosate Jury awards $2b to California couple who say Bayer's Roundup weedkiller gave them cancer Cory Doctorow

cancer 'Inside Edition' host Deborah Norville to have cancer surgery after TV viewer noticed a lump on her neck Xeni Jardin