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"The motive was clearly profit," law professor says, citing "mountains of evidence"

The word has devolved into slang to refer to anything mildly unpleasant. Therapists wish we were more discerning

"The First Amendment doesn't protect deliberate lies that cause injury to reputation," says Laurence Tribe

A study of pregnant rats found nanoplastics in their fetus' livers, brains and kidneys

Oysters, tuna and other wild-caught fish we eat often contain microplastics

The drug shortage is affecting people with Type 2 diabetes, and a surge in cosmetic use is to blame

Record-setting snow in LA doesn't mean the state has recovered from its historic drought yet

Zachary Taylor died in 1850 of food poisoning. Some experts think the culprit was arsenic — here's why

Nightmare trips are much more common when eating edibles. There's a bizarre scientific explanation why that is

The once-idyllic Pennsylvania town of Centralia is abandoned today because of the fires burning underneath it

From Bostic v. Daily Dot, LLC, decided Wednesday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): This case revolves around an article … published on February 23, 2021, by the Daily Dot—a wholly owned subsidiary of Clarion Media—which stated that Plaintiff Daniel Bostic … was a "Jan. 6 Capitol riot organizer." Bostic…