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Inside The U.S. Government’s Secret 30-Year Radiation Experiment On Its Citizens

For 30 years, the U.S. government deliberately exposed thousands of its people to life-threatening radiation. Modern scholarship reveals how far the project went.

By Richard Stockton • May 3, 2016

Inside The U.S. Government’s Secret 30-Year Radiation Experiment On Its Citizens

For 30 years, the U.S. government deliberately exposed thousands of its people to life-threatening radiation. Modern scholarship reveals how far the project went.

By Richard Stockton • May 3, 2016

Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

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Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

This Is Your Brain On LSD

This incredible video shows you LSD's effects on the human brain like never before. You won't believe how powerful this drug truly is.

By Elisabeth Sherman • Apr 15, 2016

This Is Your Brain On LSD

This incredible video shows you LSD's effects on the human brain like never before. You won't believe how powerful this drug truly is.

By Elisabeth Sherman • April 15, 2016

Climate Change Denier Sarah Palin Continues Her Crusade With Dig At Bill Nye

Add this to history’s long list of misguided attention-grabbing moves: On Thursday, one-time vice presidential hopeful and long-time climate change denier Sarah Palin insulted beloved children’s television icon and climate change agitator Bill Nye the Science Guy. In an attempt to discredit the scientific evidence for climate change, Palin said...

By Elisabeth Sherman • Apr 15, 2016

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Climate Change Denier Sarah Palin Continues Her Crusade With Dig At Bill Nye

Add this to history’s long list of misguided attention-grabbing moves: On Thursday, one-time vice presidential hopeful and long-time climate change denier Sarah Palin insulted beloved children’s television icon and climate change agitator Bill Nye the Science Guy. In an attempt to discredit the scientific evidence for climate change, Palin said...

By Elisabeth Sherman • April 15, 2016

These 25 Vintage NASA Photos Place You At The Scene Of Space Exploration’s Most Important Moments

On April 13, 1970, an oxygen tank exploded aboard Apollo 13, forcing American astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise to act quickly in order to save the spacecraft as well as their own lives. The explosion forced the crew to abandon their mission — to reach the moon...

By Erin Kelly • Apr 13, 2016

These 25 Vintage NASA Photos Place You At The Scene Of Space Exploration’s Most Important Moments

On April 13, 1970, an oxygen tank exploded aboard Apollo 13, forcing American astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise to act quickly in order to save the spacecraft as well as their own lives. The explosion forced the crew to abandon their mission — to reach the moon...

By Erin Kelly • April 13, 2016

Your World This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

This week in health: marijuana for menstrual cramps, saving millions for five dollars each, Whoopi Goldberg’s Campaign Might Get Approval On Medical Marijuana For Menstrual Cramps Late last week, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill that would loosen the state’s notoriously tight medical marijuana restrictions to allow for its usage...

By All That's Interesting • Apr 11, 2016

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Your World This Week, Apr. 10 – 16

This week in health: marijuana for menstrual cramps, saving millions for five dollars each, Whoopi Goldberg’s Campaign Might Get Approval On Medical Marijuana For Menstrual Cramps Late last week, New Jersey lawmakers introduced a bill that would loosen the state’s notoriously tight medical marijuana restrictions to allow for its usage...

By All That's Interesting • April 11, 2016

Can People Actually Get Turned On By Robots?

Stanford researchers have just pushed knowledge on the relationship between humans and robots one step further. Is robot sex in our future?

By All That's Interesting • Apr 6, 2016

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Can People Actually Get Turned On By Robots?

Stanford researchers have just pushed knowledge on the relationship between humans and robots one step further. Is robot sex in our future?

By All That's Interesting • April 6, 2016

Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • Apr 5, 2016

Why Are Girls Starting Their Period Younger And Younger?

We often take the age a girl starts her period for granted. But history shows us that since Medieval times, that age has been getting steadily lower.

By Abby Norman • April 5, 2016

5 Unusual Disorders That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

From involuntary natural drunkenness to a condition called "Exploding Head Syndrome," these are some of the most unusual disorders in the world.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 4, 2016

5 Unusual Disorders That Seem Too Strange To Be Real

From involuntary natural drunkenness to a condition called "Exploding Head Syndrome," these are some of the most unusual disorders in the world.

By Erin Kelly • April 4, 2016

Your World This Week, Apr. 3 – 9

This week in health: An incredible HIV cure breakthrough, appalling results about worldwide obesity, why LSD might not be that bad for you, and how investing in women’s health can yield economic, societal and humanitarian benefits. Study Finds There Are More Obese People Than Underweight People Worldwide

By All That's Interesting • Apr 4, 2016

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Your World This Week, Apr. 3 – 9

This week in health: An incredible HIV cure breakthrough, appalling results about worldwide obesity, why LSD might not be that bad for you, and how investing in women’s health can yield economic, societal and humanitarian benefits. Study Finds There Are More Obese People Than Underweight People Worldwide

By All That's Interesting • April 4, 2016