This Woman Was Born With Three Fingers, But Her Brain Knew All Along What Having Five Would Feel Like
This woman’s brain knew what having five fingers felt like, even though she herself had never in her life had five fingers
People May Consume More Soda If Supersized Drinks Are Banned
When given a choice between buying one large drink or several smaller drinks, people went with the latter option, which adds up to more total soda consumed
Nearly Every American Has Had to Deal With Some Weather Disaster Since 2007
Around four out of five Americans live in a counties declared federal disaster areas in the past six years
Scientists Breed Exercise-Crazy Rats
Thirty-six genes may hold the secret for why some rats preferred running on wheels ten times as much as other rats
Chins Prove There’s No Such Thing As Universal Beauty
Dartmouth researchers studied chin shapes of 180 recently deceased male and female skeletons from Australia, Africa, Asia and Europe
Climate Change Could Make Us Choose Between Wine And Pandas
According to the new models, around 70 percent of the area currently suitable or used for grape growing could be gone by 2050
Scientists Just Found the Teeny Bones of Fossilized, Embryonic Dinosaurs
From southwestern China, baby dinosaur bones and preserved eggs
Unhealthy Eating And Not Enough Sleep—Not Genes or Laziness—Driving Surge in Childhood Obesity
Child “obesity is not a disease of inactivity,” and the fixes won’t be simple
All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites
Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
How Women May Have Shaped Men’s Penises
Whether women’s preference is indeed solely responsible for driving the way penises look today remains an open-ended question, however
Anti-Vaccine Tweets Spread Faster Than Pro-Vaccine Messages
Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it’s the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest
Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins
Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
Your Breath Is as Unique as Your Fingerprint
Microbes within our bodies give our breath a unique signature
Happier Couples Tend to Gain More Weight Over Time
Couple whose relationship is on the rocks or who are considering divorce may maintain the appearances in order to attract other mates
Whether Monkey or Human, Middle Managers Are the Most Stressed Out
While monkeys and humans may lead very different lives, the way both species’ middle-rankers suffer and deal with stress is not so different
The Scientific Reason LeBron James Isn’t As Important As You Think
The most important players on the team may also be the least flashy
This Giant New Tarantula Has an Eight-Inch Leg Span
Say hello to Peocilotheria rajaei, Sri Lanka’s most recently discovered giant spider.
How Your Brain Reassures You That You’re Better Than Other People
The “superiority illusion” may depend on how connected certain parts of your brain are and how many dopamine receptors you have
There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Living Fossil’
Though Darwin coined the term ‘living fossil,’ if he were around today he’d probably agree that it’s time to retire it
Meditation May Make You Nicer
Around 50 percent of people who recently meditated gave up their seat for a person in crutches compared to just 15 percent of people who had not meditated
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