Heavy metals are dangerous at high levels, but treatments that remove can also be risky and only benefit certain patients. Chelation therapy is used to treat acute cases of lead poisoning and other ...

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From their odd appendages to their unsavory hygiene, certain animals suffer an image problem. But their awkward attributes can be their biggest advantages. Found across every continent except ...

New research shows that eating potatoes in this form raises your risk of diabetes by 20 percent. Here's what you need to know. Not all potatoes are created equally, according to a new study that ...

The founder of the Mormon Church rocked 19th-century America with his spiritual visions, his belief in polygamy—and even a presidential run. Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and leader of the Church of ...

Tourists swim in a cenote, or flooded cave, outside Playa del Carmen, Mexico. The Yucatan Peninsula is dotted with thousands of these interconnected limestone caves, which are fed by a ...

Just minutes from Orlando’s theme parks, Mills 50 was built by Vietnamese immigrants in the 1970s. Today, it’s home to multiple Michelin stars, a diverse community, and creative arts scene. Today, the ...

Spend the night in locations guaranteed to thrill, from pods dangling off a cliff to underground rooms in an old mine. If a series of transparent capsules suspended 1,300ft above Peru’s Sacred Valley ...

For a sense of how truly enormous the FIFA World Cup is, consider this statistic. The last Super Bowl was watched by 128 million people, while the last World Cup Final was watched by 1.5 billion ...

The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the innermost planet. A cormorant crosses the face of the full moon in ...

How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine? Honestly, I thought ...