The Weird Science Behind Tickling
Tickling results in many strange scientific effects on the brain and body.
Read MoreTickling results in many strange scientific effects on the brain and body.
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Read MoreEvery iteration of sci-fi from past to present influences society. And we're not done yet, as a slew of sci-fi imagination is set to become reality very soon.
Read MoreThe FTC ruled that homeopathic medicine must say, on the package, that it's almost certainly bunk. Of course, many will still go on believing in the stuff.
Read MoreSome people seriously think Earth is flat, creating videos and MS Paint-level graphics showing how sunsets are just a trick of the eye. It's a con-sphere-acy.
Read MoreRegarding that passing comet or meteor shower you heard about on the news, chances are good you've still got misconceptions kicking around from grade school.
Read MoreSome researchers spend a lot of their days poking and prodding at unwitting animals in studies are benign, nightmarishly awful, or just incredibly bizarre.
Read MoreYou probably have questions about what exactly bottle-flipping is, and how insane these flips can get. Luckily, we have answers, and possibly some explanations.
Read MoreNature's a weird place, full of both snuggles and murder. It's a tough world out there, and many animals have developed some pretty insane ways of coping.
Read MoreFlatulence—or farting, for the mature crowd—is actually a very healthy and a good way to keep track of one's colon health.
Read MoreWhether we think they're silly, annoying, or just a plain nuisance, there seems to be no relief from the onslaught of an unwelcome "HICCUP" every now and again.
Read MoreWe've all heard the horror stories about how eating fast food is bad for your waistline, but there's much more to it than that. And you won't like any of it.
Read MoreWhat's going on when you sneeze, anyway? It's an admittedly weird thing, and it turns out there's a lot going on.
Read MoreAs we explore the oceans, we discover ways in which our wildest sea tales and mysteries don't hold a candle to the real discoveries of the deep.
Read MoreWhen you chew your way through to the center of the Twinkie, you'll discover its history is creamier and seasoned with more adventure than you ever imagined.
Read MoreThere are many pieces of incorrect conventional wisdom about the human body that we learned as children, or absorbed through popular culture.
Read MoreWhen you think of dangerous animals, you think lions, tigers, and bears. Yet there are much smaller creatures that pose even greater threats to your health.
Read MoreScience fiction has a long history of inspiring people to create the many amazing inventions that have shaped and defined our world and how we live our lives.
Read MoreForget serial killers and monsters that won't stay dead -- Plants are much more terrifying, and they grow in our yards and the woods behind our houses.
Read MoreThe T-Rex and velociraptor receive a ton of press because of Jurassic Park. But they're actually super-lame when compared to other dinosaurs that have existed.
Read MoreTV scientists say some pretty amazing things. It's part of the job for them. But despite how it's probably no big deal to them, to us it's totally epic.
Read MoreAnimals are born with every physical attribute and natural instinct needed to survive. Then science came along and decided some creatures needed souping up.
Read MoreEvery year, we discover newer and cooler space features, because though our solar system is billions of years old, there's tons we still don't know about it.
Read MoreWhen it comes to creating freaky, frightening-looking creatures, SyFy hasn't even scratched the surface compared to what nature's already created.
Read MoreThe food industry is out of control, and the line between "honest innovation" and "pointless gimmick" has gotten completely, disgustingly obliterated.
Read MoreFood should be relatively risk-free. Some of us, however, go to great lengths to eat dishes that, without great care and often ridiculous effort, would kill us.
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