Science Says You Probably Can't Tell Your Toes Apart

Science Says You Probably Can't Tell Your Toes Apart

Well, at least not without looking at them first

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 22nd, 2015
We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

We Each Have Our Very Own Cloud of Bacteria Following Us Around

It's kind of like a microbial aura, if you will

  • Sci Pry
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 8th, 2015
Freshly Cut Grass Actually Smells like Decomposing Bodies

Freshly Cut Grass Actually Smells like Decomposing Bodies

At least before bacteria get in and bad odors come out

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Watch: Heart Beating Outside of a Body Is Oddly Mesmerizing

Fair warning, this is not for the faint of heart

Watch: What Would Happen to Your Body If You Stopped Eating

Watch: What Would Happen to Your Body If You Stopped Eating

A scientific take on the effects of starvation

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 30th, 2015
Climbing a Tree Greatly Improves Working Memory, Study Finds

Climbing a Tree Greatly Improves Working Memory, Study Finds

The same goes for balancing on a beam, researchers say

Watch: A Day in the Life of Your Body, As Explained by Science

Watch: A Day in the Life of Your Body, As Explained by Science

Video shows how your body changes over the course of a day

Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Watch: The Science of Morning Breath

Here's why morning breath can sometimes be quite nasty

Teenager's Tongue Is So Freakishly Long She Can Lick Her Own Eyes

Teenager's Tongue Is So Freakishly Long She Can Lick Her Own Eyes

18-year-old Adrianne Lewis from Michigan, US, claims her tongue is an astounding 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) long

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 25th, 2015
Here's What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon

Here's What Happens to Your Body When You Run a Marathon

Most marathon runners shrink by about 1 centimeter (about 0.4 inches), lose 2 to 3 pounds (roughly 1 to 1.4 kilograms)

This Guy and His Daughter Have the World's Absolute Widest Tongues

This Guy and His Daughter Have the World's Absolute Widest Tongues

Byron Schlenker's tongue measures 3.37 inches (8.55 centimeters) across, it's amazing it fits inside his mouth

People Are Purposely Breaking Their Legs Hoping to Grow Taller

People Are Purposely Breaking Their Legs Hoping to Grow Taller

The bizarre surgical intervention promises to add about 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 centimeters) to a guy's or gal's height

Lo and Behold, the Radish That Looks Just like a Human Foot

Lo and Behold, the Radish That Looks Just like a Human Foot

The peculiar vegetable tips the scale at about 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds), was first spotted by a Japanese farmer

Watch: Meet the 5 Most Important Molecules in Your Body

Watch: Meet the 5 Most Important Molecules in Your Body

Our bodies are essentially a melting pot of chemical compounds, here are the ones we simply could not do without

  • Beauty
  • By Elena Gorgan
  • January 20th, 2015
Kim and Kanye Went Skiing, She Probably Wore a Waist Training Corset on the Slope – Photo

Kim and Kanye Went Skiing, She Probably Wore a Waist Training Corset on the Slope – Photo

Couple go on romantic break with friends in Utah, reality TV maven puts beauty before comfort, as usual

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 18th, 2014
Smoking Marijuana Argued to Lower Inflammation in the Body

Smoking Marijuana Argued to Lower Inflammation in the Body

Researchers explain that high levels of inflammation in the body go hand in hand with an increased risk of heart disease

Watch: We Share Our Bodies with About 100 Trillion Organisms

Watch: We Share Our Bodies with About 100 Trillion Organisms

These organisms live inside us and on our skin, help digest food, fight off invaders, and even influence our behavior

 
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