Three Scientists Have Won The Nobel Prize In Physics For Astronomical Discoveries
James Peebles, Michel Mayor, and Didier Queloz will split the prize of 9 million Swedish kronor, about $908,000.
Addiction Experts Are Outraged A Pharma Lobbyist Is On A Federal Drug Abuse Panel
Recovery advocates fear the move will give the pharmaceutical industry a prominent seat at the table for shaping drug policy and addiction treatment.
Smoking Experts Are Scared A Vaping Ban Will Increase Cigarette Sales
Vaping bans are happening left and right, but some experts worry they’ll drive ex-smokers right back to cigarettes.
The Mysterious “Sonic Attacks” In Cuba Might Have Actually Been Caused By Zika Pesticides
The US State Department is coordinating with Canada on investigating the finding.
NASA Finally Wants To Launch A Satellite To Spot Dangerous Asteroids — After We Narrowly Missed Getting Hit By A Dangerous Asteroid
“We are finally going to rely on knowledge, rather than luck, as our plan for dealing with hazardous asteroids,” said one outside expert.
A “Sneaky” Asteroid Narrowly Missed Earth This Summer. Internal Emails Show How NASA Scientists Totally Missed It.
"This one did sneak up on us," one NASA expert wrote in an internal email, two days after the football-field-sized asteroid narrowly missed the planet.
Experts Have A Few Different Theories For What’s Behind The Outbreak Of Vaping Illnesses
A hidden epidemic, Vitamin E, tariffs on Chinese vaping pens? “It’s not like we can say Product X is causing this,” said one expert.
The Vaping Lung Illness Has Now Broken Out In At Least 33 States
Five people have died in the nationwide outbreak of deadly lung injuries connected to black market vaping liquids.
The Vaping Lung Illness Outbreak Has Now Spread To 25 States
No single vaping product explains the severe lung illness outbreak, health officials said, although THC and cannabinoid use has been reported in many cases.
The First Person Has Died As A Result Of The Recent Vaping Lung Injury Outbreak
More than 190 people have suffered severe lung injuries in 22 states in an outbreak that started this summer.
We’re Living Through A Climate Emergency Right Now — We Just Aren’t Paying Attention
Greenland’s ice is melting, record-setting fires are blazing from the Arctic to the Amazon, and July was the world’s hottest month ever.
Microplastics Are In Most Bottled Water But The WHO Says They’re Not A Health Risk — For Now
A World Health Organization-cited research team last year reported that 90% of bottled water sampled contained microscopic plastic fibers.
Planned Parenthood Will Withdraw From A Federal Funding Program Because Of An Abortion "Gag Rule"
The organization announced Monday it would forgo federal dollars rather than abide by a rule that created barriers for family planning organizations that discuss or provide abortions.
The Criminal Justice System Is Bad For Your Health, Warns New York City’s Health Department
“Even brief contact with the police or indirect exposure is associated with lasting harm,” said New York City’s health commissioner.
Weird New Kinds Of Cocaine Could Start A “Hidden Epidemic” Of Health Threats
“The big problem is we aren’t testing for these cutting agents, and chronic health problems [they cause] by their nature only appear years later,” said an expert.
We Got To The Moon Six Times. Here's Why America Really, Really Didn’t Want To Go Back.
“NASA said we’ll bet on the future,” said one space historian. That future just didn’t include moon landings.
How Much Do You Really Know About The First Moon Landing?
What was the first meal on the moon?
A Man Tried To Rob A Fireworks Stand But Was Shot With His Own Gun When He Put It Down Briefly
The man is now in hospital in critical condition.
The Body Of Missing Utah College Student Mackenzie Lueck Has Been Found
Ayoola Ajayi, 31, had been taken into custody last week and charged with Lueck's killing.
A Family Was Burned When A Man Shot At Their Car, Igniting Fireworks, After A Road Rage Incident
The suspect in the Houston incident remains at large.