GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are transforming weight loss and diabetes management. But no good deed goes unpunished, and the ...

In the war against ultra-processed foods, homemade meals have long enjoyed a moral and nutritional high ground. But a new ...

The EPA had a golden opportunity to clean up its act on “forever chemicals”—and fumbled spectacularly. Instead of addressing ...

I married a tall woman out of love, partly from genetic ambition. I figured we’d gift our kids a vertical advantage. It turns ...

How many statistical estimates does it take to build a house of cards? Just one — if you're willing to decorate it with ...

Summer’s almost here, and that means nuisances: mosquitoes, poison ivy, and visiting relatives. Two cause itching, one causes ...

The policy, which creates a bifurcated system for testing vaccines in supposedly low- and high-risk populations, serves ...

A moment for our colleague, Cheryl Martin.

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

Taurine is a popular ingredient found in many energy drinks, like Monster and Red Bull. It's also abundant in our food: the average adult diet provides between 40mg and 400mg of taurine daily. A new ...

We’ve all done it: we dip the chip, we take a bite of the chip, and we dip again— just like George Constanza in the beloved Seinfeld. But is it an ick factor, or a risk factor? The science has spoken.