Unprecedented Levels of Carbon Dioxide; Bad News for Blue Ivy Carter
Discovered: Why character building names build character, more evidence of man-made climate change, super silk worms, the tobacco industry's lies.
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As the weather in New York City creeps back toward summer-like temperatures, a bit of warning: Enjoy it while you can. By the 2080s, Manhattan could see as many as 91 percent more heat-related deaths thanks to global warming.
Discovered: Why character building names build character, more evidence of man-made climate change, super silk worms, the tobacco industry's lies.
Discovered: Everyone's doing drugs, a reason to play outside more often, we lie about our romantic attractions, when our brains start dying, the right type of food and exercise.
A series of reports about potentially faulty breast implants (made in France) prompted German officials to issue a sweeping recommendation for women who have them to get them removed.
Plastic surgeons say there's an uptick in young patients wanting a to correct their "earlobe stretching" and coupled with the inevitable fact that people get older, it possibly signals the death of the once-popular body modification trend.
Discovered: The writing diet, how blogging helps mental health, licorice that's good for your teeth, promising cancer and herpes treatments, and why parents treat their kids like dogs.
Discovered: Hairy chested crabs, a invisibility cloak that erases time, a beautiful image of the next generation of stars, the key to dieting success, the effects of climate change are worse than we predicted
Discovered: Hybrid climate change fighting sharks, weed's effects on brain function, smartphones are addictive, an astounding link between diabetes, income and ADHD, and the kindness of humble strangers.
Discovered: Bigger babies don't mean fatter kids, why a month-long drinking detox won't save your liver, the in vitro fertilization twin phenomenon, and glaucoma risk factors.
Discovered: The science behind failed weight-loss methods; the truth about multivitamins; old people aren't slow, just careful; the one good thing about ulcers.
Discovered: Cat ladies beware, the types of moms that make their kids fat, more good malaria news, and even little oil spills are horrible for animals.
Discovered: An HIV prevention treatment is crowned "Breakthrough of the Year," women govern just as poorly as men, two-year-olds have real memories, what makes teens nerdy, and Microsoft Kinect in space.
Discovered: Multitasking isn't a myth, pigeons aren't as dumb as they look, anti-depressants and therapy don't really work, the Brits' criminal and pirate ancestors, better treatment for blindness prevention.
Discovered: A biological explanation for label-snobs, bad news for wine-drinkers, Twitter did influence the Arab Spring, car battery's super powers and a malaria vaccine
Discovered: How burning fossil fuels puts mercury in the food supply, the ecological effects of climate change, the drunk trait, a reason for low marriage rates and parental gender preferences.
Hygiene may be the least vain justification for ripping hairs off of your mons pubis, but it's not doctor recommended.
The average American is almost 20 pounds heavier than they were 20 years ago, but even more troublesome is that their perceptions of what their "ideal weight" should be has jumped as well.
It's a somewhat depressing statistic: one in five Americans took at least one medication commonly used to treat a mental disorder in 2010, with women 25 percent more likely to seek out such drug treatment, according to a report released today from Medco, a health care company.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense.
To the delight of anyone who would ever lay eyes on cigarette boxes a Federal judge has halted the FDA's disgusting new warning labels for cigarette packages in the name of tobacco company free speech.
You aren't the only one using search engines to diagnose your symptoms when you get sick (or have a bout of hypochondria).
After Obama's first periodic exam in February 2010, it turned out he hadn't quite kicked his smoking habit, and was even sneaking cigarettes, but he seems to be on track now.
Discovered: limits to black licorice consumption, learning from giant pythons, how to make generic food homey, and another benefit of moderate drinking.
First Lady Michelle Obama will be an author come April.
90 percent of them, though, can't hurt humans
The latest study found coffee consumption reduces risk of depression in women
Also in today's research round-up: doctors get paid a lot
Science has found that there's an unpleasant mood for every season
New study finds firefighters who worked at Ground Zero are more likely to have cancer
The U.S. ranks last among developed nations in treating preventable diseases
Plus: new research finds that nice guys earn much less than their less-agreeable peers
A new study finds that men not only desire women, but also products, that are out of their reach
A new study links eating carbs with a pimply complexion
More evidence that DNA and intelligence are related--but let's not get carried away
The social network is both good and evil
Another fad health drink debunked
Researchers have mapped the parts of the female body that make women climax
A writer was healthier, but unhappier, trying to stick to the rules
No more co-pays for birth control! Let's make an Indian themed music video.
Depriving yourself of food does weird things to your body
Study says nicotine could help those with Parkinson's Disease
A new study finds that red wine could protect your skin from sun damage
Hearing voices in your head while you read isn't always a good thing
A study finds that readers imagine speakers saying dialogue in their heads
State budget cuts could force kids out of schools for the deaf
Those who obsess over their relationships are only making them worse
A study finds that certain personality traits correlate with infidelity
A review of recent studies, as well as an article pushing back
Meanwhile, he tries to manage expectations about the upcoming straw poll
Alcohol enthusiasts love touting health benefits: now it fights being sedentary
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