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Humans constantly exude millions of bacteria into the surrounding air–from skin, breath, and bodily functions. New research shows that everyone’s bacterial cloud is so unique that an individual can be identified by his or her microbial signature. “What we were trying to do was to take the knowledge that we have about the human microbiome and microbiology and that we’ve …

Bayer’s Essure is the only FDA approved non-surgical permanent birth control device. Approved in 2002 and sold to up to hundreds of thousands of women, the FDA recently called for an outside panel to review Essure’s safety after thousands of women complained of various complications. The FDA is scheduled to have a follow up meeting on Thursday to discuss the …

Azealia Banks hurled a homophobic slur and various expletives at a Delta Airlines flight attendant after an incident with a fellow passenger aboard a plane from New York City to LAX. The 212 hitmaker was reportedly trying to make a quick exit from the Delta flight, but as she attempted to squeeze past a French couple, the man put his …

A tally of selfie-related incidents leading to deaths this year comes with a startling revelation — selfie deaths in 2015 outnumber deaths from shark attacks. We know shark attacks are pretty rare, but this is still a little concerning. Surely nobody should die just because they wanted to take a picture? The incidents are generally thought to have occurred because …

Ashley Aldridge was at home in Auburn, Illinois, last week when she heard a man screaming. The 19-year-old ran outside to the railroad tracks near her house, heard a train blaring its horn, and saw 75-year-old Earl Moorman, whose wheelchair had gotten stuck on the tracks. “I’m just glad he’s OK,” Aldridge said Tuesday evening, a few hours after the …

A Colorado man has been found guilty of pushing his wife off a cliff to her death. According to prosecutors, 59-year-old Harold Henthorn secretly insured the life of his second wife, Dr. Toni Henthorn, for $4.7 million before she fell to her death during a hike celebrating their wedding anniversary in 2012. From KMGH:

Olivia Culpo nearly fainted at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday. Olivia Culpo nearly crumpled to the ground during an Emmy Awards red carpet pre-show while she chatted with E! hosts Giuliana Rancic, Ross Mathews and Brad Goreski, E! News reports. The Miss USA 2012 was reportedly seen kneeling on the ground at the end segment, while all the …

Once again, Amy Poehler didn’t win Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2015 Emmy Awards on Sunday evening — that honor went to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for the fourth straight year — but she certainly won the category in another way. Julia, 54, took home the coveted statuette for the fourth year in a row for her role …

Stewart Parnell was sentenced Monday to 28 years in prison for his role in a nationwide salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more in 2008 and 2009. His food broker brother Michael Parnell was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Wilkerson was sentenced to 5 years. The two Parnell brothers were taken into custody after the sentencing …

German prosecutors have charged a 91-year-old woman with 260,000 counts of accessory to murder over allegations she was a member of the Nazi SS who served in the Auschwitz death camp complex. The woman, who worked as a telegraph operator in Auschwitz, would be tried in a court for minors because she was under 21 at the time of alleged …

A U2 concert was evacuated in Sweden on Sunday night after a man with a gun reportedly entered the venue. Unconfirmed reports from Swedish news site Aftonbladet.se claimed police were searching for an armed man who entered the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm with a gun.