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New story in Science and Health from TIME: The Polar Vortex Is Causing Startling ‘Frost Quakes.’ Here’s the Science Behind Them

E-cigarettes more effective than nicotine replacement to help smokers quit, study finds

E-Cigarettes Are Effective at Helping Smokers Quit, a Study Says

Opioid Lawsuits Are Headed to Trial. Here's Why the Stakes Are Getting Uglier.

Tyson recalls 18 tons of chicken nuggets because there might be rubber in them

This Is Your Brain Off Facebook

Seeking the Genetic Underpinnings of Morning Persons and Night Owls

Frostbite and Hypothermia: Tips to Stay Safe in Extreme Cold Weather

New Planned Parenthood head Leana Wen goes on offensive against Trump administration

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Trump Said ‘We Need’ Global Warming to Deal With Record Cold Temperatures. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Make Sense

Why It Hurts to Lose Sleep

Germs in Your Gut Are Talking to Your Brain. Scientists Want to Know What They’re Saying.

Which Allergens Are in Your Food? You Can’t Always Tell From the Labels

New story in Science and Health from TIME: American Nobel Laureate Knew About Chinese Scientist Gene-Editing Babies, But Did Not Report Him, Emails Show

Study Offers Hint of Hope for Staving Off Dementia in Some People

Caroline Elton Helps Doctors Heal Themselves

These Patients Had Sickle-Cell Disease. Experimental Therapies May Have Cured Them.

When the Cat Needs a Painkiller

Whole Foods recalls products with baby spinach for possible salmonella contamination

A cancer-causing contaminant went undetected for years in widely used blood pressure medicines

Scientists find deadly Ebola virus for first time in West African bat

Deadly Ebola Virus Is Found in Liberian Bat, Researchers Say

Spinal Fractures Can Be Terribly Painful. A Common Treatment Isn’t Helping.

How to Stop Rogue Gene-Editing of Human Embryos? Scientists Differ.

Scientists Are Teaching the Body to Accept New Organs

A Rising Threat to Pregnant Women: Syphilis

A man’s unusual cure to his chronic back pain: Injecting himself with his own semen every month

The Elderly and Driving: When Is It Time to Hit the Brakes?

Older Patients Are Not Returning as Often to Hospitals. Is That a Good Thing?

Your Sweat Will See You Now

In symbolic move, HHS finds California law violated federal conscience protections

Study Links Drug Maker Gifts to Doctors to More Overdose Deaths

New story in Science and Health from TIME: A Total Lunar Eclipse Will Coincide With a Supermoon This Sunday

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Asteroids Are Slamming Into Earth Twice as Much as Before, Scientists Say

F.D.A. Panel Splits on Whether to Approve New Diabetes Drug

Does Cannabis Use Cause Schizophrenia?

New story in Science and Health from TIME: A Bizarre ‘Ice Circle’ Is Turning Heads in Maine. Here’s the Science Behind It

Memorial Sloan Kettering Curbs Executives’ Ties to Industry After Conflict-of-Interest Scandals

Sacklers Directed Efforts to Mislead Public About OxyContin, New Documents Indicate

New story in Science and Health from TIME: China Grows the First Seed on the Moon

FDA restarts some food inspections halted by shutdown

F.D.A. Says It Will Resume Inspecting Some High-Risk Foods

The Strange Marketplace for Diabetes Test Strips

You’re Not Getting Much Taller, America. But You Are Getting Bigger.

A Silver Bullet Against the Brain-Eating Amoeba?

Largest study of American twins traces influence of genes and environment on disease

‘We had no idea she was pregnant’: 911 call details woman giving birth in vegetative state

California Adds Its Clout to States Battling High Drug Prices

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Environmentalists Say Tiny Plastic ‘Nurdles’ Threaten Earth’s Oceans

Flu has sickened about 7 million in the U.S. so far, and half needed medical care