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Could You Bite Off Someone’s Finger?
Where there’s a will, there's a way.
THE BODY
Why Do We Have Eyebrows?
Eyebrows are the Swiss Army knife of the human face.
What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?
Celine Dion recently announced that she has been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), a rare and progressive neurological disorder that only affects about one or two out of every 1 million people.
Say What? You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over the Counter and Without a Prescription
The FDA has made the devices cheaper and more readily available to people with mild to moderate hearing loss.
10 Facts About Wisdom Teeth
Why do we even have them? Let's get to the root of the issue.
Yes, You Need to Clean Your Belly Button—Here’s the Best Way to Do It
People with outie belly buttons, rejoice—the cleaning process is easier for you.
How Many Bones Are There in the Human Body?
While there's a common answer to the number of bones contained within the human body, it's not exactly accurate.
10 Brilliant Facts About Teeth
The average adult human has 28 to 32 teeth, give or take a set of wisdom teeth. But besides the importance of brushing and flossing, how well do you know your chompers?
8 Misconceptions About Death
We'll exhume a few of them.
What’s the Smallest Bone in the Body?
The smallest bone in your body is one of a set of three whose collective name literally means ‘small bones.’
Can Drinking More Alcohol Cure a Hangover? The Truth Behind the Hair of the Dog
The hair of the dog is one of the oldest hangover cures still around today. But can it really save you from that pounding headache?
Watch: Scientists Discover What Happens When You Drop an Eyeball From a Five-Story Height
As the Institute of Human Anatomy demonstrates, it takes more than a long fall to make an eyeball go splat.
The Science Behind Our Pumpkin Spice Obsession
The scent of a pumpkin spice latte is the smell of autumn to many people, thanks to how the brain perceives odor.
Here's What Really Happens When You Swallow Gum
If you've managed to get this far in life without swallowing gum, you may ask yourself: Can ingesting gum really hurt you?
The Reason Heat Makes You So Tired
Why does heat make you so tired? Because even if you’re just lounging around, your body is working hard.
The Reason Coffee Makes Some People Sleepy
Saying “Coffee makes me sleepy” might earn you a few puzzled looks, but there’s a science behind the phenomenon.
The Right Way to Blow Your Nose
You're probably blowing your nose too hard. Here's the right way to clear your sinuses, according to experts.
Take a Virtual Tour of One of the Quietest Places on Earth
It's so quiet at Orfield Laboratories in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that you can hear your lungs, stomach, and heart working.
Why Can You Sometimes See Your Breath?
Seeing your breath isn't a cold weather phenomenon. It can also be visible when it's as warm as 60°F outside!
What Purpose Does the Belly Button Serve?
It may have done its most important work when it was attached to your umbilical cord, but it’s not completely useless.
‘Water’ in Kansas City Woman’s Ear Turned Out to Be a Venomous Brown Recluse Spider
She woke to the sensation that water was stuck in her ear, and thankfully went right to the doctor’s office.
Why Do People Get Ice Cream Headaches?
You may know an ice cream headache by one of its other names: brain freeze, a cold-stimulus headache, or sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia ("nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion"). But no matter what you call it, it hurts like hell.
12 Facts About Your Digestive System
The ancient Greeks and Romans gorged themselves while lying down, but medical professionals say eating (and digesting) in a reclined position isn't such a good idea.
25 Amazing Facts About the Human Body
All of your blood vessels laid end to end would circle the Earth 4 times. Read on for more amazing tidbits about the human body.