Here’s How to Get Attention for Your Research About Hookworms
This research may have a silly title, but it does answer an important question of global significance
Congratulations, You Accidentally Wrote a Book Last Year
People wrote more than 40,000 words on average last year… in email
Babies Start Learning Language in the Womb
Rosetta Stone language tapes for babies may soon usurp Beethoven as the womb soundtrack of choice
Old Christmas Trees Can Be Used to Clean Medical Equipment
Someday those pesky fallen needles may help save lives—or at least sterilize needles for annual flu shots
Mild Obesity May Not Be So Bad
A recent study finds that overweight or slightly obese people live longer than normal-weight people, but critics call foul on some of these conclusions
This Is What a Watery Mars May Have Looked Like
Mars once had a vast ocean. What would that have looked like?
Graffiti Meets Chemistry, Loses
How do you actually get rid of graffiti? Chemistry, of course
NASA Wants to Drag an Asteroid Into Orbit Around the Moon
If going to an asteroid is hard, maybe bringing an asteroid to us is easier?
One Small Question About Armstrong’s Giant Leap for Mankind: When Did He Come Up With That Line?
Did Neil Armstrong come up with his now-famous quote long before he landed on the Moon?
We Used To Actually Set Food on Fire to Figure Out How Many Calories It Had
How do they actually figure out how many calories is in a granola bar
How to Properly Celebrate a Hobbit Birthday
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday, and in his honor here’s how to throw the best Hobbit Birthday ever
Hungover? There’s a Cure for That No Matter Where You Live
There are some things that are universal—trade, money, shelter, hangovers
We’ve Been Celebrating With Booze for 10,000 Years
This ancient social lubricant has been a staple of cultic feasts and gatherings since the dawn of time, archaeological evidence suggests, meaning every time we sip a cold stout or toast with a glass of bubbly, we’re taking part in a millennia-old tradition
Hankie Coated in Beheaded Louis XVI’s Blood Found in Dried Squash
Two centuries after King Louis XVI’s execution, researchers think they’ve found a revolutionary souvenir from that fateful day
Lichens Do Not Age
One Harvard scientist hopes to find clues to immortality by studying lichens, the frilly, crusty green growths that appear on tombstones and old trees
Arctic Offshore Drilling Still Going Poorly As Shell’s Rig Runs Aground
The recent mishap is part of a string of troubles that Shell has encountered in its efforts to drill in the frigid Gulf
A World of New Year’s Resolutions, Mapped by Google
What do people all around the world want to change this year?
The Science of Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
Want to bolster your chances of actually staying true to your New Year’s resolution, whatever it may be?
Introducing the First Search Engine for Math And Science Equations
Symbolab allows users to search for equations using both numbers and symbols as well as text
Some People Can Tickle Themselves
Just as schizophrenics may hear voices in their heads, they may also experience self-induced phantom tickling
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