How Much Faster Can We Run?
Records show that we’re getting faster, but does the human body have a natural speed limit? And if a biological law exists, how long until people try to break it?
The Immortal Woman Who Science Stole and History Tried to Forget
Rebecca Skloot’s new book reveals untold truths about one of medical science’s most important tools
What Makes Snot Turn Green?
We all do it, one time or another. You blow your nose for what must be the hundredth time that day. Before you throw out the tissue, you take a surreptitious glance inside. Rather than the usual clear or slight yellow, you see something different. Something green. Suddenly, your snot resembles the color palette of [...]
Did Tainted Cow’s Milk Kill Jane Austen?
Medical and literary experts debate English novelist Jane Austen’s fatal illness
