I married a tall woman out of love, partly from genetic ambition. I figured we’d gift our kids a vertical advantage. It turns ...

Carrie Buck was raped, labeled an “imbecile,” and sterilized by order of the state — all in the name of genetic progress.

A moment for our colleague, Cheryl Martin.

Summer’s almost here, and that means nuisances: mosquitoes, poison ivy, and visiting relatives. Two cause itching, one causes ...

The policy, which creates a bifurcated system for testing vaccines in supposedly low- and high-risk populations, serves ...

How many statistical estimates does it take to build a house of cards? Just one—if you're willing to decorate it with ...

We’ve all done it: we dip the chip, we take a bite of the chip, and we dip again— just like George Constanza in the beloved Seinfeld. But is it an ick factor, or a risk factor? The science has spoken.

By now, you’ve probably heard that seed oils are the nutritional villain du jour. A recent study takes a more measured, ...

Once upon a pandemic, Ivermectin was the controversial darling of DIY medicine — hailed as a miracle by some, horse-dewormer ...

Ever had a kidney stone? If not, congratulations. You’ve never screamed while trying to pee out microscopic shrapnel. It ...

From oceans in motion to jobs in migration, from intelligence nuance to vaccine defiance—this week’s reads navigate ...

Wine lovers have probably experienced this. When opening a bottle, a smell similar to that of a damp basement or a wet dog ...