On this episode of Science Dispatch, we dive into the latest Kīlauea eruption and the alarming chemistry behind the air ...

Whether it’s a chemist’s reckless sweet discovery, a reader’s ever-growing “tsundoku” pile, or scientists tracing the hidden patterns of superspreaders, curiosity turns accidents, habits, and outliers ...

Two women in California are unhappy about phosphates and carrageenan in Costco’s rotisserie chicken. I’m fine with them—by which I mean the additives, not the women. Their lawsuit claims Costco misled ...

Red light therapy has gone from dermatology clinics to the wellness world, promising everything from younger-looking skin and ...

When health insurance becomes conditional and unaffordable, it doesn’t just disappear from balance sheets—it vanishes from ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims “petroleum-based chemicals” are inherently poisonous, but that’s chemically illiterate: ...

Statins have been blamed for everything short of causing bad hair days—especially by the alternative-medicine crowd, who ...

Raw milk has long been at the center of passionate debate, with public health concerns often clashing against emerging ...

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are often portrayed as sudden breakthroughs, but their roots extend back more than a ...

Most of the fat we carry is white adipose tissue, the body’s primary energy-storage system, designed to stockpile excess ...

If you’re confused about what you’re allowed to eat this week, don’t worry—you’re not alone. The rules change constantly and ...

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, has been deemed safe by major regulators worldwide — yet it remains the center of one of the largest product liability battles in modern history. After ...