Some people are purposefully having their legs broken by cosmetic surgeons to increase height

Tibial lengthening case showing that the regeneration develops along the axis of the applied traction. Credit: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2020). DOI: 10.1186/s10195-019-0541-3 Would you willingly have your legs…

Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Claims from the Trump White House about links between use of the painkiller acetaminophen—often sold under the brand name Tylenol in the U.S.—during pregnancy and development…

Streak seekers: The ultimate meteor shower quiz

There’s something magical about watching a meteor shower—those fleeting bursts of light that streak across the night sky, leaving behind awe and wonder. For centuries, people have looked up during…

Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf’s atmosphere

Artist’s impression of white dwarf WD 1647+375 accreting icy planetary fragments from a pluto-like world, creating the chemical signature idenfitifed in this study. Credit: Snehalata Sahu / University of Warwick…

More questions than answers surround Trump’s TikTok deal

Chinese ownership in TikTok’s US market will drop to 20 percent under a new deal announced by President Donald Trump’s White House. President Donald Trump insists he has found a…

FAA restores Boeing’s ability to certify Max jets for flight more than 6 years after fatal crashes

The second Boeing 737 MAX airplane being built is on the assembly line in Renton, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Boeing is getting…

Mollusc shells are unlocking the secrets of Ancient Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis

Mollusc shells unearthed during excavations at the Saqqara necropolis are offering new insights into the customs and daily life of the region’s ancient inhabitants. Located 40 km’s southwest of Cairo,…

Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions

At a Senate hearing on Sept. 9, 2025, on the corruption of science, witnesses presented an unpublished study that made a big assertion. They claimed that the study, soon to…

Sprout Organics widens recall of baby food pouches for possible lead

by I. Edwards Sprout Organics has widened its recall of 3.5-ounce Sweet Potato, Apple & Spinach pouches because some lots may contain elevated levels of lead. The U.S. Food and…

mRNA vaccine shows promise for treating age-related macular degeneration

Researchers at Science Tokyo developed an mRNA vaccine that suppressed abnormal retinal blood vessel growth in mouse models. The vaccine can be administered intramuscularly and showed effectiveness comparable to current…