PolitiFact

Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get into the body?

Over time, plastics break into smaller and smaller fragments called microplastics and — when they’re invisible to the naked eye — nanoplastics. The human body’s mechanisms ...

Lululemon Under Probe for 'Forever Chemicals' That Concentrate in the Crotch Region of Leggings and Never Leave Your Body

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches an investigation into Lululemon over potential toxic chemicals in their activewear ...
Medical News Today

Single blood sample could soon screen for several cancers, study suggests

A new study suggests that a single blood sample could soon detect multiple cancers, including liver, stomach, and lung cancer ...
eLife

Three-dimensional and molecular brain atlas of the hagfish reveals the evolutionary origin and early diversification of the vertebrate brain

Hagfish and lampreys form the clade cyclostomes, the earliest branching lineage of the vertebrates. Although hagfish are generally assumed to have experienced intense modifications, its brain ...
TechCrunch

Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...
Post and Courier

Human bones were found under a Columbia home. Here’s where investigators think they came from.

COLUMBIA — Human bones found in a Columbia home are not linked to a local missing persons case despite speculation on social media to the contrary, officials say. Columbia police officers were ...
Yahoo

Women under the microscope

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this segment, we revisit a hot topic and flip it on its head. Are women highly scrutinized? Amazon's Spring Sale is stocked ...
CNN

Mullin under microscope by Senate colleagues over temperament, stolen valor and ICE in tense DHS confirmation hearing

A typically friendly setting for one of their own turned tense on Capitol Hill Wednesday with senators grilling Markwayne Mullin for roughly three hours as he vies to become President Donald Trump’s ...
Post and Courier

Human bones found at Columbia house under renovation, coroner’s office confirms

COLUMBIA — Bones found this week at a home during a renovation are human, according to the Richland County Coroner’s Office. Columbia police officers were dispatched to a home on the 700 block of ...
THE WEEK

Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistry

While it is widely known that rising carbon dioxide emissions have significantly impacted the climate and our ecosystems, scientists recently found a less expected outcome. Increased CO2 levels have ...
MassLive

Human remains found in water under bridge in Shirley

Human remains were discovered under a bridge in Shirley Wednesday evening, according to police. At 7:15 p.m., the Shirley Police Department wrote on Facebook that officers were responding to a report ...
Scientific American

How did mosquitoes get their taste for our blood? Ancient humans may hold the clues

Mosquitoes are the deadliest animal on the planet, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year by transmitting malaria, dengue fever and a host of other deadly diseases. Understanding how the ...