The hospital estimated the biopsy would cost $1,400. How did it end up being so much more, even with insurance?

Plus: Salon finds the volunteer applications!

Subway was only the beginning

Which knot is the strongest?

Workers who took time off to protest were surprised to find their store suddenly closed "indefinitely"

Oil is still being discovered 4 years after it first hit Florida's beaches

Some progress has been made ensuring access to buprenorphine and methadone, but for many the meds remain elusive

"Almost Like Christmas," about a fight in an alleyway, comes out in The Strand Magazine

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision asks if illegal drug use qualifies as child abuse

What happens when one adult friend decides to suddenly, violently decouple through chaotic vengeance

In a now-deleted letter, the singer told his record label didn't want to share the same platform as the anti-vaxxer

After Wired's cautionary tale, a few tips for protecting your gadgets

Just top with whatever is in your fridge and — ta-da! — dinner is done