As smog season begins, China wary of leaving residents without winter heat

HONG KONG (CNN) – Sometimes to win the war against pollution, you have to beat a tactical retreat. That was the message from one of China’s top officials Thursday, who warned against taking overzea… MORE

Veteran battling suicidal thoughts opens horse ranch to help military families

(CNN) – October in Georgia is when summer finally gives way to fall and the atmosphere paces itself like a perfectly curated air conditioner. One recent Saturday morning, on a rural property in Forts… MORE

Can this app help China’s forgotten cancer sufferers?

BEIJING (CNN) – For Cao Ruizhe, the life or death drama of her fight with cancer plays out in a small windowless room.Cao and her husband are poor bean farmers from rural China. She didn’t trust he… MORE

Mad Cow Disease Fast Facts

(CNN) – Here’s a look at Mad Cow Disease, a fatal brain disease found in cattle. Facts:It has been linked to a fatal brain disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).The… MORE

Conjoined Twins Fast Facts

(CNN) – Here’s some background information about conjoined twins.Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on their bodies.About 70% of conjoined twins are female.… MORE

Rare eye condition was behind da Vinci’s genius, research claims

(CNN) – A rare eye condition helped Leonardo da Vinci paint distance and depth of objects on flat surfaces with the accuracy which he became famous for, new research claims.Da Vinci, one of the wo… MORE

First US case of rat-sourced virus from the Andes reported

(CNN) – The first confirmed US case of Andes virus was reported at a Delaware hospital in January, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said Thursday. The case study in the CDC’s… MORE

States that legalized recreational weed see increase in car accidents, studies say

(CNN) – The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the probable cause of a crash that killed 12 people on a church bus near Concan, Texas, in March 2017 was that the 20-year-old man w… MORE

Surprising factors that may keep you thin

(CNN) – Have you ever wondered why some people seem to stay trim effortlessly, while the majority of Americans struggle with their weight? Sure, genetics and a healthy lifestyle play a large role,… MORE

Memes lead to teenage obesity, lawmakers told

(CNN) – It’s been a bad few weeks for memes.In mid-September the European Parliament passed a new copyright law that some have dubbed a “meme ban.”Then Sweden’s advertising watchdog ruled that… MORE