Amanda Mull
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Daniel Knighton / Getty Smoke Days Are Now California's Snow Days
Wildfire smoke has closed schools and canceled events across Northern California. But not everyone can stay indoors.
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Photographer is my life. / Getty The Bogus Science Behind Instagram’s New Glasses Trend
Blue-light blockers won’t save your poor, tired retinas.
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Oscar Wong / Getty The Sneaky Way Clothing Brands Hooked Men on Stretch Jeans
Jeggings, rebranded
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Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty The FDA’s Mango-Flavored Trolley Problem
Can the agency simultaneously push e-cigarettes away from eager teens and toward longtime smokers who might benefit from them?
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Elijah Nouvelage / Reuters Marijuana Stocks Spiked After Jeff Sessions Resigned
The former attorney general was a major political roadblock to further cannabis legalization.
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pbombaert / Getty Americans Can't Escape Long-Disproven Body Stereotypes
People continue to fall back on harmful assumptions about the link between body shape and personality.
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Al Project / Reuters Actually, You Can Just Drink Some Water
There’s little science behind Instagram’s new favorite miracle cure: celery juice.
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Andrew Kelly / Reuters What Does Working From Home Do to Your Immune System?
Commuting and office life can make you sick, but so can doing anything with other people.
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Donald Iain Smith / Getty The Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Language of Dieting
Silicon Valley is creating a bevy of new products and services that could change how people talk—and think—about their body.
