How Much Caffeine Is Too Much?
In the land of venti pumpkin spice lattes and caramel macchiatos, Americans frequently partake in caffeine fixes. In fact, most…
Autoimmunity Has Reached Epidemic Levels. We Need Urgent Action to Address It
At some point in your life, you could have about a one in five chance of developing an autoimmune disease.…
Georgia county seeking to dismiss lawsuit by slave descendants over rezoning of their island homes
SAVANNAH, Ga. — County commissioners in Georgia are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Black residents descended…
Hundreds of thousands in North Carolina will be added to Medicaid rolls this week
RALEIGH, N.C. — A decade after the federal government began offering expanded Medicaid coverage in states that opted to accept…
Behind the world’s first ‘zero-carbon’ arena, a questionable carbon credit market
SEATTLE — At Climate Pledge Arena, the ice is made from rainwater, the Zambonis are electric and the roof is…
Experts Doubt Claims that World’s Oldest Pyramid Was Discovered in Indonesia
A headline-grabbing paper claiming that a structure in Indonesia is the oldest pyramid in the world has raised the eyebrows…
Plankton Are Making Ocean Plastic Pollution Even More of a Mess
November 28, 2023 3 min read Microbes tear up plastic into teeny tiny pieces that are even more dangerous to…
ECPR Could Prevent Many More Cardiac Arrest Deaths
Every year more than 300,000 people in the U.S. die from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, making it a leading cause…
Homicides are rising in the nation’s capital, but police are solving far fewer of the cases
WASHINGTON — Though it’s no longer the homicide capital of the United States, the nation’s capital is witnessing a multiyear…
Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era
Distraught by a romantic breakup, 16-year-old Kenny Batson vented his hurt by stomping out the windshields of cars on a…