El Niño Is Back. And Worse Than Ever.

Record Monster El Niño Looms

Forecasters say this year's El Niño could become the strongest ever recorded, and it is already disrupting weather on multiple continents.Story SnapshotThe New York...
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Hair Science Upended: Scientists reveal how human hair grows

Every biology textbook says hair is pushed out of your scalp by dividing cells at the root — but a study published in Nature...
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Blood Clots From Safe Birth Control Pill

For women with heart disease, the wrong birth control pill could trigger a blood clot, a stroke, or worse — and millions of women...
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Sleep Aid Fix — Without Melatonin

Your body is asleep but your brain didn't get the memo — and a melatonin-free supplement called Quiet My Mind Sleep is claiming it...
Chipotle removes jalapeños over salmonella concerns

Salmonella Scare Exposes Popular Food Chain

A salmonella outbreak tied to everyday jalapeño peppers at Chipotle shows again how fragile our food safety system really is.Story SnapshotChipotle removed suspect jalapeños...
Dermatologists Rank the ABSOLUTE Best Anti-Aging Ingredients

Dermatologists Rank the ABSOLUTE Best Anti-Aging Products

The strongest anti-aging “ingredient” is not a fancy cream at all—it is the sunlight you block and the vitamin A you respect.Story SnapshotBroad-spectrum sunscreen...
Study finds losing just 80 minutes of sleep a night can lead to weight gain

The Hidden Weight of Lost Sleep

The newest Columbia sleep study delivers a blunt message: trimming just 80 minutes off your nightly rest for six weeks was enough to make...
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Metabolic Syndrome Prevention: Vegetables vs. Fruits

The surprise twist in the metabolic syndrome story is that vegetables keep winning while fruit’s role keeps changing every time a new study drops.Story...
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Psychogenic Epidemic: Smartphones Draining Purpose

Harvard professor Arthur Brooks says your smartphone is not just wasting your time — it is quietly dismantling your sense of purpose, and the...
Scientist examining samples under a microscope in a laboratory

Cancer Breakthrough: Hidden Cancer Tumors Exposed

Scientists at ETH Zurich have built a molecular switch that uses light to wake dormant lung cancer cells from hiding — and the results...

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