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What Are Skin Tags (And How Do You Get Rid of Them)?

Skin tags look super weird, but they're usually totally benign. Here's where they come from, and how to get rid of them.

NASA Study Subjects Are Getting Paid $18,500 to Stay in Bed for Two Months

NASA and ESA are testing the effectiveness of artificial gravity by paying 24 lucky volunteers to stay in bed all day.

American astronaut Joseph Tanner on a space walk in 2006

NASA Is Canceling Its All-Female Spacewalk Due to Ill-Fitting Spacesuits

Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain were set to make history this week. Now, only one of the women will be participating.

New Study Reveals Why Easter Island's Statues Are Positioned Along the Coast

One of the mysteries of Easter Island's moai statues is why islanders dragged them to the coast. Now, scientists think they may be markers for hidden water sources.

Scientists Built a LEGO 'Electrospinner' to Improve the Texture of Lab-Grown Meat

Scientists are getting closer to creating edible, slaughter-free meat. The only challenge is getting the texture just right. And that's where LEGOs come in.

A Simple Skin Swab Could Soon Identify People at Risk for Parkinson's

No laboratory tests can currently diagnose Parkinson's disease. Now, researchers think certain odor-causing compounds unique to the condition can be identified with a swab.

World’s Oldest Stored Sperm Has Produced Some Healthy Baby Sheep

The semen proved to be remarkably resilient. Even after being frozen in liquid nitrogen for 50 years, it still successfully got 34 sheep pregnant.

5 Scientific Steps That Will Make You a Better Dancer

Dance is an art form, but it also has a foundation in science. Here's what the experts say about learning how to dance and making the most of your moves.

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15 Positively Reinforcing Facts About B.F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner is responsible for the term "positive reinforcement." He also taught pigeons to play ping pong—for science. Learn more about this pioneering psychologist.

For the First Time Ever, a Woman Has Won the Abel Prize—Math's Version of the Nobel Prize

Karen Uhlenbeck has become the first woman to win the Abel Prize for her achievements in mathematics, capping a long and storied career.

12 Intriguing Facts About the Intestines

We only think about our intestines when we have intestinal pain, or when something else goes wrong. But scientists are finding intriguing links between your gut, brain, and other systems.

This 3D-Printed Sushi is Customized For You Based on the Biological Sample You Send In

The 3D-printed sushi at Sushi Singularity will be custom-built around your biological data. To get it, the restaurant will ask you to mail a saliva, urine, or feces sample before your meal.

8 Surprising Things You Might Be Doing While Asleep

Sleep might help the brain clear out and reorganize information. You might be surprised at what else you're doing while zonked.

10 Facts About Hepatitis

Different types of hepatitis have different causes and treatments. Here's what you should know about hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, and other forms of the disease.

New British Coin Featuring a Black Hole Honors Stephen Hawking

The late theoretical physicist is gone, but not forgotten. A 50-pence coin is the latest tribute to his life and legacy.

NASA astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann at an event in August 2018

First Person on Mars Will Likely be a Woman, Says NASA Boss

The human-led mission isn't expected to happen until at least 2030, but when it does, a woman will likely be the first person to set foot on the Red Planet.

8 Scientific Benefits of Napping

Whether you bow down to the ritual of a mid-afternoon siesta or never stop to snooze, you may think twice about the power of napping after reading about its many benefits.

12 Surprising Effects of Daylight Saving Time

Being tired is an obvious effect of Daylight Saving Time, but others—like longer sentences for those going before a judge on "sleepy Monday"—are less expected.

New Research Suggests Watching TV is Linked to Memory Problems in Older Adults

When 3590 adults aged 50 and over were given verbal memory tests, researchers found that prolonged television viewing corresponded with memory problems. The more they watched, the worse their recall became.

11 Facts About the Kidneys

Your kidneys filter almost 50 gallons of blood a day to keep your whole body healthy. Read on for more facts about this crucial organ—including what causes kidney stones.

Great White Sharks May Have Led to Megalodons' Extinction

New fossil research shows that the last megalodons died off 1 million years earlier than previously believed, suggesting that the simultaneous rise of great white sharks contributed to their extinction.

15 Facts About Nicolaus Copernicus

He sat on his heliocentric theory of the universe for 30-some years, and only published his ideas on his deathbed.

11 Spectacular Facts About the Moon

It's our closest neighbor in the solar system, but we still have a lot to learn about the Moon—from how it formed to what's on its dark side.

Galileo Galilei in an oil painting by an Italian painter, 18th (?) century.

15 Fascinating Facts About Galileo

Galileo Galilei, the father of modern astronomy, probably never dropped anything off the leaning tower of Pisa, and he didn't actually invent the telescope. But he did change history with his discoveries about the cosmos.

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