germs

Health
What Happens When a Human Eats Pet Food?
A question for our uncertain times.
Denny Watkins
4.10.17
Health
How Sick Will I Get From Swimming in a Pee-Filled Pool?
Because research shows all pools are pee-filled.
Kristen Dold
4.3.17
Health
Scientists Are Documenting All the Crap In Our Showerheads
Prepare to never feel clean again.
Jesse Hicks
3.21.17
Health
How Bad Is it if I Don't Use Soap When I Scrub a Dish?
If it looks clean, it must be clean, right?
Maggie Puniewska
3.20.17
Health
Great, Now Superbacteria is Crawling Up Sinks
There's a literal monster lurking in hospital pipes.
Jesse Hicks
3.6.17
Health
How Gross Is it to Share Your Toothbrush?
Even with someone you're swapping spit with already.
Claire Gillespie
2.27.17

Health
What Can I Catch if Someone Spits On My Face?
Because we all know a spray-talker or two.
Cassie Shortsleeve
2.24.17
Health
How Bad is it to Finger Someone Without Washing Your Filthy Hands?
The deal with dirty diddling.
Patia Braithwaite
2.23.17
Music
A Dispatch from the Depths of Anxiety: How Music Helps Me Connect to the Outside World
Ryan Wilson—the black metal mastermind behind The Howling Void and Pneuma Hagion—opens up about his dark battle with mental illness
Ryan Wilson
2.13.17
Health
Let’s Be Real: Americans Are Walking Around With Dirty Anuses
But is the brown tide finally turning?
Terri Coles
1.17.17
Health
How Sick Can You Get From a Golden Shower?
And how sick are you for wanting one?
Alexandra Ossola
1.11.17
Health
Having Sex Might Help You Survive Cold Season
It's like a flu shot, but more fun.
Moira Lawler
12.6.16