The Reason You Shouldn't Sleep With Your Smartphone
Smartphones have become a staple of our every waking moment. But we mustn't take them to bed with us. Hitting the mattress with phone in hand is a great way to mess up your whole brain.
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New Hydrogen-Boron Reactor May Solve Fusion Problem
startup called HB11, which consists of scientists who came together at the University of New South Wales, is in the process of applying patents for a brand new method of fusion, and has so far received them in at least China, Japan and the good, old U.S. of A.
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Scientists Discovered An Animal That Doesn't Breathe
In a discovery which undoubtedly turns the zoological sciences upside down, scientists have discovered an animal which does not breathe.
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The Reason Cockroaches Like Crawling Into People's Ears
Fiends, vermin, cockroaches: lend them your ears! Why would they bury themselves in your earholes?
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Paternal Marijuana Use Can Affect Offspring, Study Shows
In news that will have well-meaning but stressed out expectant dads in Washington, Nevada, and Oregon saying "aw, fiddlesticks," it turns out that a father's marijuana use before conception can result in brain abnormalities in their offspring.
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The Reason You Should Never Lift A Starfish Out Of Water
Lots of colors, lots of iterations. It's no wonder that they attract the attention of human beachgoers. And not just because of Patrick on SpongeBob SquarePants. So the question arises: Should you take a starfish/sea star out of its salty, watery habitat?
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The Reptile People Always Mistake For A Dinosaur
Dinosaurs are one of the first things you learn about. If you walk into a third grade classroom, the cool kids can tell you all about their favorite dinosaurs. And the flying dinosaurs, of course, are pterodactyls. There's just one problem. This is the reptile people always mistake for a dinosaur.
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What Does It Mean When You Dream About Fire?
Dreaming of something as intense as fire can be alarming. Because of its potential for destruction, fire often brings up feelings of danger and fear. However, in the world of dream analysis, nothing, even fire, is that straightforward.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Antifreeze
Antifreeze, or coolant, is the fluid you feed to your car to prevent the water from freezing or boiling over. Antifreeze tastes sweet, so people have unknowingly swallowed it and suffered tragically. Just how dangerous is it to drink this stuff? What happens to your body when you drink antifreeze?
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Artificial Intelligence Discovers Powerful New Antibiotic
According to the MIT News Office, researchers at the school have utilized advanced artificial intelligence to design a new antibiotic drug capable of combating drug-resistant bacteria.
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The Most Loyal Cat Breed In The World
Loyalty. Not necessarily something associated with cats. Nevertheless, there's got to be a "best." Which is it?
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Scientists Reveal Surprising New Bumblebee Skill
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London, where bees previously played soccer, and at Macquarie University in Sydney, demonstrated that "bumblebees can also find objects in the dark they've only seen before." How could this bee?
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The Real Reason Chameleons Change Color
Lizards are always weird little fellas, but chameleons, in particular, are some of the strangest animals alive. From their buggy eyes to their tendency to change color, these reptilian crawlers have been many a young child's favorite beast. But why are they so colorful?
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Scientists Build Robot Snake To Help Disaster Workers
If you mention the words "robot snake" in the same sentence with "disaster area," the listener is likely to conclude that they caused the disaster, or at least loomed menacingly on the sidelines as the survivors scrambled for safety. However, science vehemently disagrees with this sentiment.
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What Does It Mean When You Dream About Death?
If you dream about death, it obviously means you're alive because corpses can't dream. The significance beyond that is subject to interpretation, which is of course subjective. You might be wishing for a bit of clarification, so let's fulfill that dream. What does it mean when you dream about death?
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What Happens To Your Body When You Drink Dish Soap
Sometimes, people accidentally swallow dish soap. Soap swallowers can suffer nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea which is probably lemon-fresh. But not everyone who drinks dish soap walks away with a clean bill of health after a fruity poop. Here's what happens to your body when you drink dish soap.
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The Truth About The First 'Living Robots'
It's alive! Kinda? Back in January, scientists created the first xenobots -- living robots derived from the stem cells in a frog's heart spliced with the stem cells in its skin.
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How Being A Bully Changes Your Brain
Have you ever wondered what the long-term effects of bullying are to the bullies themselves? As in, the actual effects bullying has to their mind? Do they just grow out of it, or does bullying leave some kind of mental scarring that affects their behavior for the rest of their days?
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Scientists Solve Mystery Of Dinosaur Tracks On A Cave Ceiling
One of the most puzzling discoveries in paleontology has finally been solved. Dinosaur footprints, first discovered on a cave ceiling in Central Queensland, Australia in 1954, have baffled researchers for over half a century.
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Rare Pink Manta Ray Caught Down Under
Photographer Kristian Laine recently spotted a unique creature off the coast of Australia. It was a pink manta ray, the only one of its kind, and scientists are fascinated with this rosy animal.
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World's Oldest Salamander Discovered In Siberia
It may not be the Reaper of Death or the horned war turtle from hell, but a new species of salamander dating to the Jurassic period has been unearthed (defrosted?) in the icy reaches of Siberia, and it may be the oldest in the world.
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What Are The Fastest Sharks In The World?
It's never too early to start getting in shape for swimsuit season. Especially if you wear your swimsuit to swim. And even more so if you choose to swim ... with the sharks. Here are the fastest.
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Florida Closes Park For Annual 'Snake Orgy'
On February 13th Residents of Lakeland, Florida looking to take a stroll around urban Lake Hollingsworth got a peculiar warning from the city's parks department: parts of the shore were closed due to snake orgies.
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How Dangerous Is Vaping?
Over a third of all teenagers in the United States now admit to having experimented with vaping. Needless to say, these stats probably frighten a lot of parents out there. But just how dangerous is vaping, really?
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How Electric Are Electric Eels?
Yeah, they're called electric eels, but what's the deal with these fish? Can they actually hurt a human with their shocking abilities or no? Well, let's take a look at these weird animals and figure out how electric they really are.
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The Truth About The US Navy's 'Bomb-Sniffing Cyborg Locusts'
Sometimes evolution is the best engineer. In a development that sounds more like a plot from a Neil Stephenson novel, an Office of Naval Research-backed project has discovered a method to utilize locusts -- yes, actual locusts -- as bomb-sniffing cyborg reconnaissance tools.
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Turning Humans To Compost Could Be The Future Of Body Disposal
The common options for getting rid of your body after death carry steep environmental burdens, which is why some scientists are now recommending the new and exciting method of giving your body up for compost. Consider it a final gift to the world which created you.
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