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How Much You Clap Depends On Who's In The Audience, Not On The Stage
How do you decide when to start clapping after a virtuoso performance? And when do you stop?New research finds the answer lies in what other people around you are doing. The louder the applause —...
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New Study Suggests A Drink A Day While Pregnant Is OK
A glass of wine a day will not harm your baby and may actually be good for a child’s development, researchers have found.Moderate drinking of between three and seven glasses of alcohol a week does not...
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New Report Warns Of Devastating Climate Change Effects In New York City
The city of New York — America's largest metropolis and home to over 8 million people — will be ravaged by the effects of climate change within a few years.That's the bleak scenario presented by a...
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No, You Can't Outrun A Tsunami
Maybe the fastest man in the world could run a 6-minute mile for 6 miles (10 kilometers) while a terrifying wall of water chased him through a coastal city. But most people couldn't.Yet a myth persists...
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A Deadly Fungus Is Threatening Your Gin And Tonic
The latest deadly tree fungus threatens your gin and tonic by killing off juniper berries.Phytophthora austrocedrae has been spotted on juniper bushes in the Lake District and Scotland.The fungus could...
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Men Prefer Less 'Feminine' Looking Women For Long-Term Relationships
Men looking for a quick fling prefer women with more "feminine" facial features, said a study Friday that delved into the evolutionary determinants of the mating game.Feminine features like a smaller...
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Eat These 7 Foods To Take The Edge Off Your Stressful Day
Most people struggle with balancing life demands with work commitments. But for entrepreneurs, finding balance can seem near impossible. The pressure of getting everything done can be overwhelming....
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7 Works Of Science Fiction That Changed The World
Geeks read.Geeks read books that probe dreams, envision life on Mars, posit hyperspace, reconstruct history, remake the world and reshape the notion of what it means to be human, or even just alive.The...
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Today Is The Summer Solstice
The sun will reach the point where it appears to shine farthest to the north of the equator, over the Tropic of Cancer, today (June 21), marking the moment of the summer solstice — the start of...
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A Sprawling Maya City Has Been Discovered In A Remote Jungle
An entire Maya city full of pyramids and palatial complexes has been discovered in a remote jungle in southeastern Mexico, archaeologists report.Covered in thick vegetation, the ruins were found in...
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Cheap Holographic Video Is Coming
Forget about 3D glasses.Holographic monitors — which render images that, even to the naked eye, seem to float in space — could soon become an affordable reality for the masses.Researchers at MIT say...
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Deadly Floods Sweep Canada's Oil Capital
At least three people have been killed and 75,000 evacuated from their homes due to heavy rain and flooding in western Alberta that occurred since the middle of the week. A state of emergency was...
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How Long Can You Survive Without Sleep?
A doctor told a courtroom this week in Los Angeles that Michael Jackson went without "real" sleep for 60 days leading up to his death. The testimony raises questions about how long a person can survive...
View Article8 Cosmetics Ingredients Banned In Europe, But Not In America
When it comes to making sure cosmetics companies aren't poisoning us, Europe is apparently doing a much better job than the U.S.While there are just 10 cosmetics ingredients banned in the U.S., there...
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'Super Moon' Lights Up Planet Earth
The so-called "supermoon" failed to make much of an appearance in the gloomy skies across Britain Saturday night, but elsewhere on the planet, people were treated to a spectacular sight. The rare...
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Plants Perform Arithmetic Calculations Each Night To Ensure Their Survival
In order to keep themselves going in the absence of sunlight, plants perform division equations throughout the night to ration their stores of starch until the moment the sun reappears.By counting...
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White House Hopes Obama's Climate Change Announcement Will Generate Positive...
On Tuesday, President Obama will use a speech at Georgetown University to announce new, sweeping executive orders addressing climate change that will be designed to appease critics who have attacked...
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The Evolution Of Controversial 'Truth Serum' Drugs
It sounds like something taken directly from the pages of Harry Potter — truth serum, or drugs that "make people tell the truth."Somewhat recently a U.S. judge approved the use of truth serum on James...
View ArticleThis Mysterious Ancient Egyptian Statue Has Started Moving On Its Own
An ancient Egyptian statue appears to have started moving on its own, much to the amazement of scientists and museum curators.The statue of Neb-Senu, believed to date to 1800 B.C., is housed in the...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Gives Kids A Boost Up The Social Ladder
Children who are breast-fed may be more likely to reach a higher social class than their parents, a new study finds.The researchers looked at about 34,000 people in the U.K., either born in 1958 or in...
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