BIG QUESTIONS

Without the help of the Internet, how do computers do it?

Your ears aren't the only thing you have to worry about.

There's a lot of information crammed onto food packaging these days, and along with all of the helpful stuff (like nutritional data and ingredients), there's also the mysterious, multicolored row of circles or squares that serves a very important purpose

According to one study, dogs tilt their heads when they hear words that are meaningful to them, like the name of their favorite toy.

Don't believe the myth.

We can thank the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians. Here's how people decided how long an hour, a minute, and a second are.

Venomous bites can paralyze and kill prey. But what happens when a snake is exposed to its own toxins?

How timeouts for the humble caffeinated beverage became a workplace mainstay.

Your house smells. Don’t feel bad—everyone's abode has a distinctive odor. But not one of you could pick your own home’s aroma out of a scent lineup.

It started with Mercurio.

A little grease goes a long way.