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Apr 16, 2026
Another year, another scary “don’t eat this” list from the Environmental Working Group. If you believe this nonsense, you’ll be hurling your spinach,...
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Apr 8, 2026
Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that may not be the case. A group from the University of...
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Apr 2, 2026
A group of (mostly NIH) scientists just published a Nature paper on a drug called DFNZ—a highly potent nitazene opioid that, at least in mice, appears to avoid many of the...
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Mar 27, 2026
Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
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Mar 26, 2026
The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
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Mar 26, 2026
Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
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Mar 25, 2026
The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
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Feb 9, 2026
Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who treat “Lipitor” like it’s a controlled substance. A...
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Jan 9, 2026
More than a decade ago, Addyi—marketed as the “female Viagra”—was approved amid political pressure, heavy lobbying, and a lot of hype. The problem then, as...
Apr 16, 2026Another year, another scary “don’t eat this” list from the Environmental Working Group. If you believe this nonsense, you’ll be hurling your spinach,...
Apr 8, 2026Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that may not be the case. A group from the University of...
Apr 2, 2026A group of (mostly NIH) scientists just published a Nature paper on a drug called DFNZ—a highly potent nitazene opioid that, at least in mice, appears to avoid many of the...
Mar 27, 2026Perhaps Netflix should stick to science fiction. It has gotten very good at sci-fi series—but real science? Not so much. Its new documentary, The Plastic Detox, follows a familiar...
Mar 26, 2026The terms “synthetic” and “ultra-processed” are widely (and opportunistically) used as warning labels and marketing strategies. Although they sound scientific, both rely on...
Feb 9, 2026Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who treat “Lipitor” like it’s a controlled substance. A...
Jan 9, 2026More than a decade ago, Addyi—marketed as the “female Viagra”—was approved amid political pressure, heavy lobbying, and a lot of hype. The problem then, as...