When we imagine the typical profile, we usually assume they are deceptive, cold, brutal and stereotypically a man. So it comes as no surprise that Aileen Wuornos’ case sparked significant media interest when she was first arrested in January 1991. Aileen Wuornos was apprehended as the prime suspect in a series of murders in Florida....

Disulfiram is a drug commonly used to treat alcohol use disorder. It works by deterring people from consuming booze. Also known as the brand name Antabuse, disulfiram blocks an enzyme in the liver that breaks down alcohol. When the alcohol lingers in the body, the person begins to feel sick. For some recovering alcoholics, the...

Public transit usually feels predictable. People sit, stare at phones, wait for stops and hope they reach home without anything weird happening. That expectation broke apart for a 26 year old woman named Bethany MaGee, who is now fighting for her life after a shocking attack on a Chicago train. Her situation pushed many residents...

The finish line of a half-marathon is supposed to be a moment of celebration. For some runners it marks achievement, for others, healing. But for Scottie Williams, it became the end of a hopeful chapter he had worked so hard to build. On a sunny Sunday morning in San Diego, the young military runner crossed...

Have you ever found yourself listening to the same song on repeat for hours, days, or even weeks? That magnetic pull to hit the replay button isn’t just a quirky habit, it’s rooted in neuroscience and psychology. Whether it’s a catchy pop tune stuck in your head or a melancholic ballad that captures your current...

Sometimes science uncovers things that feel as if they belong in a storybook, and this discovery brought that same strange feeling. When archaeologists revealed that a lost city sits below the surface of Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan, people reacted quickly. They saw brick walls, broken buildings, wooden beams, and even a medieval cemetery resting...

Health and wellness have officially become mainstream, big business, and everyone seems to want a piece of the profits. This includes companies whose repertoire is largely non-healthy snack foods. In a world increasingly driven by the pursuit of the “clean label,” snack giant PepsiCo is making a bold move. Doritos and Cheetos, two of the...

At first, it just seemed like a post-pandemic hangover: scattered patients drifting into Yorkshire clinics with damaged lungs. Then a pattern emerged that began to hint at a New COVID-linked syndrome that had been hiding in plain sight. People arrived breathless, exhausted, or covered in puzzling rashes, sometimes with new Raynaud’s symptoms or unexplained muscle...

Many people buy hemp based edibles for sleep or a bit of calm, but a new federal rule might change that pretty fast. Lawmakers quietly added a strict THC limit into the national spending bill, and it could create a sweeping THC gummies ban that nobody really saw coming. This change hides inside a huge...

The family of Michael Sheehan, a 47-year-old Baytown, Texas resident, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Tesla. The suit claims Sheehan’s Cybertruck trapped him inside during a fire after a relatively minor crash, preventing him from escaping. His relatives say that Tesla’s decisions about the truck’s design, especially its unconventional doors and battery system,...

Early-onset colorectal cancer once seemed rare, yet doctors now diagnose it more often in people under 50. Researchers increasingly treat early-onset disease as a distinct challenge with different life stages and exposures than later diagnoses. One expert review explains that “in the past decades, the incidence of colorectal cancer in people under the age of...

While intelligence can mean various things to different people, how it is determined is usually based on particular criteria. Intelligence is mostly thought of as having the ability to perceive information and the capacity to problem-solve, for logical thinking, and a deep understanding of things around you. There are also various kinds of intelligence, from...