Wellness enthusiasts seeking to hack their way to health and longevity have a new favorite remedy — one that stains their tongues blue. Methylene blue has been around since the 1870s when it was used ...

Dominic Wyse currently receives funding from the Helen Hamlyn Trust and The Welsh Government. Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach ...

In January 1976, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned a popular and well-studied chemical used in food: Red 2. Food colorants have long been contentious, misunderstood and a target for ...

Nitazenes, a class of synthetic drugs 40 times more potent than fentanyl, are steadily becoming more common on both sides of the Atlantic. Nitazenes were first synthesized in the 1950s by CIBA ...

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...

Mr. Johnson is a technology and science journalist. You’re probably familiar with the feeling that comes from seeing the latest technological advancement and wondering why. Why did somebody make this?

Scientist Kate Adamala doesn’t remember exactly when she realized her lab at the University of Minnesota was working on something potentially dangerous — so dangerous in fact that some researchers ...

Global tech executives are racing to deploy autonomous agents over the next two years, but in doing so they face a balancing act: How do you leverage data in a way that maximizes trust and confidence ...

It's do-or-die time for the Detroit Tigers and they've got the best possible person on the mound for the occasion. Dominant left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal is set to make the start for the Tigers ...

Although it’s been around for nearly 40 years, the “Iron Law of Prohibition” is as popular as ever. For the uninitiated, the concept holds that “as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of ...

Teen vaping is changing fast — and not in a good way. A large national study found that more adolescents are vaping THC, CBD, and especially synthetic cannabinoids, which are often unregulated and far ...

If you’ve ever flipped over a Walmart snack or frozen pizza to check the ingredients list, the company’s about to make that label a whole lot cleaner. The retail giant just announced it’s giving its U ...