Creative-idea/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Surprise — most Americans aren’t so great at science. At least not according to researchers at the Pew Research Center, who subjected more than 3,200 randomly-selected U.S. adults to a multiple-choice, 12-question Read More
RD Witcher/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — You can take candy from a baby, but you can’t stop them from seeing sweets on TV. A new study published in the journal Appetite says kids are watching more advertisements for candy and junk food now than they were fewer than Read More
Inti St. Clair/Getty Images(MORGAN HILL, Calif.) — An Imgur user recently posted pics of a very strange find ranchers discovered inside a wild pig they’d killed: Smurf-blue fat. “So, my in-laws live on a ranch in Morgan Hill, CA and they shot a wild pig Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Little tykes and tricycles may not be a good match. Using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, a new study published in Pediatrics found that 2-year-olds were the group most likely to come to U.S. emergency Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CONCORD, N.C.) — Only her baby’s cries could wake one North Carolina mother from a coma. According to ABC News affiliate WTVD-TV, Doctors had to put Shelly Cawley under for an emergency C-section, but hours later she would not wake up because Read More
KuLouKu/iStock/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Minnesota health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 45 and that they believe is connected to Chipotle restaurants in the state. At least 45 people have been reported sickened in the Read More
monkeybusinessimages/iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — Researchers are saying kids in school need more time to eat healthy. Getting kids to eat a healthier school lunch might depend on adding one important ingredient; the time to actually eat their midday meal, according Read More
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — You might want to think twice about asking for a diet soda instead of a regular soda. Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population drinks diet beverages on any given day. However, while people may think they are Read More
John Lamparski/WireImage(CHANTILLY, Va.) — When Amy Waggoner saw a post by bestselling author Brad Meltzer asking for help, she didn’t hesitate to act. Waggoner, who had met Meltzer years earlier, saw his Facebook post that read, “Want to save my history Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Frequent fliers don’t even want to sit near the bathroom, much less visit it, when they fly. After all, bathrooms in general are rife with germs and an airplane lav, with its high traffic and tiny space, must be even worse — Read More
