SCIENCE

Here’s Why Picking Your Nose Is a Bad Idea

Picking your nose isn’t such a harmless habit after all.

Sci-Fi Fans Are Helping Researchers Build a Medical Database

Dust off your favorite films and novels to contribute to this growing index.

Scientists Analyze Ötzi the Iceman's Animal Skin Clothing

The Iceman likely led a rough life—but at least he kept warm.

Irish Teeth Reveal the Chemical Signature of the Great Famine

Researchers analyzed 20 sets of human remains from one of the many workhouses where entire families were institutionalized—and made to work long hours—as a "remedy" to poverty.

Citizen Science Project Calls for Donations of Dog DNA

Darwin's Dogs is looking for canine DNA to better understand mental illness in humans.

Your Old Festival Wristbands Are Probably Full of Germs, Study Says

Festival wristbands are riddled with micrococci and staphylococci bacteria, according to a recent study.

Twins May Live Longer, Study Finds

Twins may actually live longer than the general population.

Scientists Keep Worms Awake for Insights Into Human Insomnia

Scientists at Caltech have discovered three neuropeptides that help worms fall asleep.

Walking Can Boost Your Mood, Whether That's the Goal or Not

All the more reason for you to take an afternoon stroll at work.

International Space Station. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

NASA's Research Is Now Freely Available Online

More than 850 articles have been uploaded so far, and more are on the way.

July 2016 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded

If it seems like you’ve seen this news before, there’s good reason for it—NOAA found that this July was the 15th month in a row with record-breaking global temperature anomalies.

Meet the Man Who Owns Over 5000 Toy Dinosaurs

Like many of us, Randy Knol enjoyed playing with toy dinosaurs as a kid. He received a Flintstones playset from his grandfather as a Christmas present in the 1960s, and his collection of prehistoric figurines has been growing ever since.

Study Finds Happy People Are More Authentic on Facebook

What happens when your “true self” and the self you present online are two different people?

Research Reveals the Best Way to Hold a Coffee Mug

Here's how to make it through your first cup of coffee without spillage.

This Edible Packaging Is Made From Milk Protein

Researchers hope to have the casein packaging on grocery store shelves within the next three years.

Physicists Believe They've Discovered a Fifth Fundamental Force of the Universe

If the discovery holds up, it will radically shake up what we know about the workings of the universe.

What Would Happen to Your Body If You Stayed in Bed Forever?

Not good things, to our dismay.

Hot, Humid Weather May Have Helped Shape Human Noses

The nose is part of our body’s climate control system, helping us warm up or shed heat as necessary.

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Mouse Gut Microbes May Be Messing With Study Results

Gut bacteria joins the ever-growing list of overlooked but significant variables in scientific experiments.

How Cyanobacteria Created (and Nearly Destroyed) Life on Earth

A good reminder that not every life form is a fan of oxygen.

Some Common Colds May Have Come From Camels

Camels might be partially to blame for your sniffles.

Time-Lapse Video Reveals the Process of Coral Bleaching

Scientists now know more about the destructive phenomenon.

A New Database Tracks 160 Years of Walrus Hot Spots

Walruses take a break from hunting to chill out on beaches in massive groups, but scientists have a hard time figuring out why they choose the locations they do.

A Scientific Reason to Stop Peeing in the Pool

Think of the children (or yourself, if you don’t care about children).

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