"beach feet" Man suffers 3rd-degree burns on feet — after losing flip flops on hike in Death Valley Carla Sinclair
capitalism "Discard Studies" argues that "social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things" Jennifer Sandlin
activism Read about the activists who helped bring down bleach-peddling, wellness-grifting Grenon family Jennifer Sandlin
david cronenberg Watch David Cronenberg's "Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection" (2023), featuring four 18th-century life-size wax anatomical models Jennifer Sandlin
neanderthals Do you have Dupuytren's disease? Then it's likely you are part Neanderthal Mark Frauenfelder
privacy How voice data is being used with AI to generate "predictive" medical diagnoses Elías Villoro
books "Who Would Believe a Prisoner?" chronicles America's first separate prison for women Elías Villoro
nfl Medical historian explores how the science of repeated head injuries was established, and then forgotten Jennifer Sandlin
Cryptozoology This freaky mermaid-monkey residing in a Japanese temple may not be what it seems, scientists report David Pescovitz
Delightful Creatures "Please refrain from licking" toads, says National Park Service in unusual warning Carla Sinclair
Science Study claims Neti pot use reduces Covid 19 hospitalization rates among high-risk patients Rob Beschizza
COVID-19 Covid-19's "patient zero" was, indeed, a woman who sold seafood, according to new Science report Carla Sinclair