Obvious Science | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/obvious-science/RSS feed for Obvious ScienceenThu, 07 Jul 2022 17:21:31 +0000Getting 'Hangry' Is Real, Science Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hanger-is-real-science-suggests-180980382/A new study explores the link between hunger and anger in the real world—and finds a connectionThu, 07 Jul 2022 17:21:31 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hanger-is-real-science-suggests-180980382/Cannibalism, Roller Coasters and Self-Colonoscopies in the News? It's Ig Nobel Seasonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cannibalism-roller-coasters-and-self-colonoscopies-top-ig-nobel-prizes-180970292/The satirical awards celebrate some of the strangest scientific research Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:51:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cannibalism-roller-coasters-and-self-colonoscopies-top-ig-nobel-prizes-180970292/What Living Like Goats and Badgers Can Teach Us About Ourselveshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-living-goats-and-badgers-can-teach-us-about-ourselves-180960644/Two Englishmen won the Ig Nobel Prize for eating grass, earthworms and worse in the name of scienceThu, 29 Sep 2016 19:26:36 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-living-goats-and-badgers-can-teach-us-about-ourselves-180960644/Did Anthropologists Just Solve the 3-Million-Year-Old Mystery of Lucy’s Death?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/did-anthropologists-just-solve-millions-year-old-mystery-Lucy-death-180960276/Researchers think they've reconstructed the fatal plunge and last terrifying seconds of the hominin's lifeMon, 29 Aug 2016 15:29:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/did-anthropologists-just-solve-millions-year-old-mystery-Lucy-death-180960276/Food Tasting Too Healthy? Just Add Scenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/does-your-food-taste-too-healthy-just-add-scent-180960223/How scientists use smell to trick tastebuds—and brainsTue, 23 Aug 2016 16:11:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/does-your-food-taste-too-healthy-just-add-scent-180960223/How Realistic Is the Shark Science in "The Shallows"?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/qa-diving-deep-killer-shark-science-shallows-180959530/We ask shark expert Chris Lowe whether the science in the upcoming shark thriller has any teeth. Beachgoers: You're welcome.Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:00:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/qa-diving-deep-killer-shark-science-shallows-180959530/The Case for Washing Clothes in Cold Waterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/case-washing-clothes-cold-water-180955459/Laundry: You're doing it wrongMon, 01 Jun 2015 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/case-washing-clothes-cold-water-180955459/