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Could I Survive In the Desert With Nothing But Soda?
Is Diet Coke actually dehydrating? Science tells us how long I’d last.
Feb 20
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Banning Lead: One of America’s Greatest Health Achievements
How one agency cleared the air of a toxin that killed humans for millennia — and where it still lingers in our lives
Feb 15
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Can Being Slightly Tipsy Make You a Better Driver? Some Studies Say Yes — But There’s a Catch.
The beer pong effect, or funny statistics? A paradox that’s lingered for more than half a century.
Feb 11
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The Simple Difference Between HDL and LDL Cholesterol
One kind is bad, and the other is good (except sometimes it isn’t good). It’s more complex than “eat more of this.”
Feb 6
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The Sun’s Light Is Missing Colors, And We Don’t Know Why
A mystery of absorption that has stood for more than a century
Feb 4
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Did a Gut Bacteria Transplant Turn Mice Brains… into Monkey Brains?
A fascinating microbiome project offers new insights — but needs a healthy dose of skepticism
Jan 29
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Is a Man’s Saliva an Aphrodisiac?
There’s testosterone in spit — but is a sloppy make-out session transferring it to a partner to stimulate arousal?
Jan 22
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The Concept - and Unproven Claims - of Stem Cell Therapy
Here's what stem cells are, what they could do, and where they're overhyped
Jan 12
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It's Biology! by Sam Westreich, PhD
Editor for Sharing Science on Medium, writer for Wise & Well. Silicon Valley scientist with expertise in the microbiome and a million questions about biology.
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