What Makes Sulfur Smell So Bad?
Researchers set out to find which of the nose’s olfactory receptors are responsible for the stench.
Researchers set out to find which of the nose’s olfactory receptors are responsible for the stench.
The answer is just as disgusting as you'd hope for.
They're called "nubbins."
How you define the Yeti, the Abominable Snowman, and Bigfoot has less to do with the creatures themselves than their country of origin.
Forget everything you thought you knew about "heat lightning."
Don't try this at home.
More often than not, detoxing is a job best left to your organs.
Passengers aren't trained to use them, for starters.
The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang pinpoints comedian Jimmy Durante as the first person to use this meaty metaphor.
What goes on inside a windmill?
When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he couldn’t have foreseen how his humble creation would eventually lead to a global industry churning out millions of books each year.
Can you have a planet that isn't round? And what do potatoes have to do with it?
The answer may have something to do with your brain's chemistry.
They're far from decorative.
In a world where previews come before movies, why are they called "trailers"?
Wally Pipp’s name is a darling cautionary tale. It’s a great story. Too bad it isn’t all true.
Your orphaned socks are victims of technology and your own deeply rooted psychological issues.
It can, but because of a different kind of "stress."
Go ahead and splurge on those industrial-sized boxes of cereal.
Whether it’s that guy at the barbecue who never gets bitten, or the dog who never gets ticks, what is the chemistry behind being personally unattractive to biting insects?
No, it's not to make them more terrifying.
One carries the water tank, the other transports the firefighters.
"We may have hit peak crystal."
The perfect combination of factors made the diving pool a hotbed for algae.