Global smoking rates might be down, but population growth means there are more total smokers than there’s ever been
Got a light? Worldwide smoker population reaches 1 billion
First X-class solar flare of 2014 unleashed
NASA is reporting an X1.2-class solar flare, the first significant solar activity of 2014.
Diddy and Diageo would like to sell you DeLeón tequila
Diddy and Diageo hope to build on their earlier liquor success with a foray into the ultra-premium tequila market
Eating nuts linked to bad oral health in early humans
Nuts might have been bad news for prehistoric makeout partners, but they might be great for preventing allergies
FTC cracks down on false advertising of weight loss products
On Tuesday, the commission charged four companies with deceptively marketing their weight loss products.
Tobacco control credited with saving eight million lives
The U.S. is behind in adopting measures proven to reduce tobacco use, including graphic health warning labels on cigarettes, high tobacco taxes and widespread bans on tobacco advertising.
See the first shots of exoplanets from the Gemini Planet Imager
New instrument returns images of exoplanets with unprecedented speed and clarity
CDC: You drink too much, and your doctor isn’t telling you
Simple screening and brief counseling can reduce excessive drinking by 25%, but doctors aren’t doing it.
Watch this trippy video of light bending through a gravitational lens
Astronomers observe gamma rays from a galaxy 4.35 billion light years away
Polar vortex freezes pipes, causes major headaches at nation’s hospitals
The flooding at George Washington University hospital reportedly affected 33 patient rooms.