SCIENCE

6 Activities That Are Even Better With the Right Light

Presented by GE reveal.

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15 Fascinating Facts About Fruit Flies

Drosophila melanogaster may seem like nothing more than a nuisance when your fruit gets too ripe, but medical research owes a great deal to this tiny little menace.

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Lots of People Are Missing Out on the Smell of Asparagus Pee

Researchers found a genetic clue to what they call “asparagus anosmia.”

Look Up Tonight! The Geminid Meteor Shower Is Here

It's the time of the year when a mysterious visitor showers all the world with wonder and joy. That's right: Asteroid 3200 Phaethon is coming to town.

10 Stubbed Facts About Your Big Toe

9. Surgeons can make thumbs out of big toes.

Could Feeding Seaweed to Cows Help Save the Climate?

Scientists were able to reduce methane production by 99 percent in preliminary tests on artificial cow stomachs.

These Proto-Wombats Could Chomp Like Nobody’s Business

Paleontologists say a prehistoric marsupial called "Didelphodon vorax" had the strongest bite force of any mammal that’s ever lived.

This Is Your Brain on Puns

Full pun-derstanding relies on both sides of the brain.

The South’s First Winter Storm Explained

The season’s first vigorous winter storm came to life over the northern Plains at the end of November and left a trail of destruction in its wake.

Crochet Coral Reef project by Margaret and Christine Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring, 2005-ongoing. Photo © Institute For Figuring

Crocheted Coral Reefs Raise Awareness of Real Reefs' Destruction

Sisters Margaret and Christine Wertheim started the Crochet Coral Reef project in 2005 when they learned pollution and global warming may soon completely destroy the Great Barrier Reef in their home country of Australia.

Tiny Shrimp Are the Bees of the Sea

Scientists observed swarms of minuscule marine critters pollinating sea grass in the Caribbean.

Why Yo-Yo Dieting Leads to Long-Term Weight Gain

Scientists say that intense calorie restriction teaches the body to hold on to any fat it can get.

The Surprising Way Light Affects Our Sense of Taste

Presented by GE reveal.

9 Ways Science Helps Catch Counterfeit Art

It’s estimated that anywhere from 2 to 50 percent of art in museums and on the market are counterfeits.

Crying When We're Happy May Help Us Regulate Our Emotions

Some good news for those of us who sob during cheesy commercials.

11 Flightless Facts About Kiwis

The bird, not the fruit.

Scientists Figure Out How Some Probiotics Work

Beneficial bacteria give off a chemical that gives the immune system a gentle nudge.

Ants Communicate by Swapping Spit

Scientists say the mouth-to-mouth exchanges transmit hormones and other important chemical information.

Woolly Mammoth Skeleton May Revise Experts' Timeline of Early America

The mammal appears to have been butchered 15,000 years ago, long before humans were thought to arrive in the region it was found.

Scientists Find Potential Diabetes Drug in Platypus Venom

A long-lasting chemical compound in the venom of platypuses and echidnas helps regulate blood sugar.

Drought Continues to Plague the Southeast

The drought grows worse with each passing day, straining local water resources and stressing nature to its breaking point.

We're So Close to Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease—But There's Been a Setback

Thirty years ago, there were 3.5 million Guinea worm infections per year. In 2016, there have been 19.

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The Devious Strategy of the Mind-Controlling Cat-Poop Parasite

Scientists say Toxoplasma gondii can hack into and rewire a host’s immune system to suit its own purposes.

Scientists Reveal the Secrets of the Capuchin Catacomb Mummies

The crypt has long been a religious site and morbid tourist attraction. But only recently has it also become a place for serious science.

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