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Jun 26, 2026
Across five countries and 37 species — pigeons, magpies, blackbirds, the lot — city birds let men walk noticeably closer before bolting. Women, they flee from. Scientists have absolutely no idea what's going on
Jun 23, 2026
The fluoride in your drinking water and your toothpaste began as a toxic byproduct of aluminium smelting — a waste the industry couldn't legally dump and couldn't afford to store. Then it became a public-health triumph
Jun 15, 2026
A prestigious journal. A respected scientist's name on the paper. A conclusion that just happens to protect a billion-dollar product. The playbook is always the same, and it has killed an astonishing number of people. Here are five times a company paid to manufacture the science
Jun 12, 2026
In 1967, three Harvard scientists published a study in the world's most prestigious medical journal clearing sugar of any role in heart disease and pinning the blame on fat. The sugar industry had secretly paid them to write it.
Jun 10, 2026
Real extra virgin olive oil can cut your cardiovascular risk by 30%. The bottle in your kitchen probably isn't real extra virgin olive oil. Read on
May 31, 2026
Inside the 1977 briefing that told Exxon's executives exactly what burning fossil fuels would do to the planet — and the $23 million campaign the company ran to convince the public it wasn't true.
