Is That A Brown Recluse Spider Bite Or Skin Cancer?
Skin lesions are often misdiagnosed as a brown recluse spider bite when they're actually a tick bite or MRSA or even skin cancer. Here's how to tell the difference.
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Yahoo Warns More Users That Their Private Information May Have Been Stolen
The company warned some users that their accounts may have been accessed using forged cookies in connection with a previously disclosed hack in 2014.
Empowering Young Women Through Robotics: Shalynn Slozer
Shalynn Slozer talks to Radio Camper, Jessi Denny, about empowering young women to enter the field of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
In West Bank, Israeli And Palestinian Archaeologists Both Lay Claim To Heritage
The military's archaeology unit conducts excavations but keeps some information about the digs secret. "This approach raises suspicions," says an Israeli archaeologist who favors greater transparency.
Germ History: Milkmaids Inspire Vaccines, But The Germs Keep Coming
After milkmaids helped discover vaccination, we spent the next 150 years learning how to keep ourselves safe from germs. By the 1960s, we thought the battle was finally over. If only!
Crop-Protecting Fungicides May Be Hurting The Honey Bees
Bees have been dying in unprecedented numbers. A new study has found that fungi-destroying chemicals may make it harder for bees to metabolize their food. And if they can't get energy, they can't fly.
Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent
CRISPR technology is already worth billions of dollars, investors say. This ruling seems to affirm the biggest piece of the pie goes to the Broad, over patent rival University of California, Berkeley.
For Food Manufacturers, 'Sell By' Labels May Have Reached Their Expiration Date
Those "expiration" labels on packaged food may confuse consumers and dupe them into throwing good food in the trash. Two major food industry associations want to change that and are proposing reforms.
Feeling Way More Stressed Out? You're Not Alone
A January poll finds that people's stress levels have spiked since August, with two-thirds of people saying they're worried about the future of the nation.
Space Poop Problem-Solvers Take Home Cash Prizes From NASA
NASA was looking for help from the public in solving a very specific challenge: How to deal with poop in a spacesuit. The winners included doctors, a dentist, a product designer and an engineer.