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4 Parasites That Want To Invade Your Brain
In the past month, two different 12-year-olds have made headlines after being hospitalized with an extremely rare, horrifying infection: the brain-eating amoeba.Found mostly in warm freshwater lakes,...
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How Processed Food Makes You Eat More
By: Belinda Lennerz, fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology at Harvard University. Most people have the strong desire for a normal weight but in many developed countries such as Australia, only a minority...
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Damage From Coastal Flooding Could Soon Cost $1 Trillion A Year
Coastal flooding in cities around the world could cause damage totaling $1 trillion annually by the year 2050 if no mitigating steps are taken, new research suggests.Almost all cities facing the worst...
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Steve Jobs Was A Typical Obsessive-Compulsive Personality, But That's What...
At the turn of the millennium, "Think Different" was the widely acclaimed advertising campaign for Apple Inc. But for company chairman Steve Jobs, thinking differently was more than just a slogan — it...
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10 Languages On The Brink Of Extinction
Languages are dying quicker than they ever have before.By 2100, UNESCO estimates that half of the ~6,700 languages in the world may have disappeared.Every two weeks, a language is lost after its final...
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Ancient Egyptians Made Jewelry From Meteorites
Ancient Egyptian beads found in a 5,000-year-old tomb were made from iron meteorites that fell to Earth from space, according to a new study.The beads, which are the oldest known iron artifacts in the...
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NOVELIST: Kids Shouldn't Have To Study Algebra
Nicholson Baker hates math.* The novelist and nonfiction writer spends almost eight pages of this month's Harper's Magazine making the case that compulsory algebra courses in American education are at...
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How To Smile Better, According To Science
Why did the Mona Lisa become one of the most famous paintings of all time? That’s a question an incredible amount of people have asked themselves in the past. And one possible answer is this: because...
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Catch Tonight's Special Blue Moon
This month's full moon, which rises on Tuesday (Aug. 20), is not just a Blue Moon — it's also the Full Sturgeon Moon, the Full Red Moon, the Green Corn Moon and the Grain Moon.Tomorrow's full moon...
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Willpower Is Actually An Unlimited Resource, You Just Have To Believe It Is
Willpower may be plentiful — as long as you believe it is.People who consider willpower a finite resource tend to need a sugar pick-me-up to continue working on a hard task, whereas those who believe...
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Australian Doctors Brought A Woman Back To Life After Being Dead For 42 Minutes
An Australian woman has lived to tell the tale after being brought back to life from being clinically dead for 42 minutes, doctors said on Monday.Mother-of-two Vanessa Tanasio, 41, was rushed to Monash...
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Men Want More Condom Sizes
Many men want more condom sizes, new research suggests.When offered more than the usual range of options, many men seek a more customized fit, according to a study published in July in the journal...
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Here's What's Likely In Syria's 'Poison Gas'
Unconfirmed reports indicate the Syrian government may be using poisonous gas against rebels in the ongoing civil insurrection that has engulfed the Middle Eastern country.Though these reports have yet...
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The Ultimate Guide To Making The Perfect Cup Of Coffee
Coffee has become recognized as a human necessity. It is no longer a luxury or an indulgence; it is a corollary of human energy and human efficiency.- William H. Ukers, All About Coffee (1922)It was...
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Brilliant 'Red Sprite' Lightning Caught On Camera
Amazing new photos and video of the elusive red lightning called sprites are helping researchers understand how the mysterious electric bursts form.Sprites last less than a second as they dance on the...
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SENSORY DEPRIVATION: Why Floating In A Pitch Black Tank Is Good For You
How did I end up naked in a stranger’s apartment—floating in a saltwater tub, surrounded by darkness and silence—realizing that for the first time in my life I had achieved total mindfulness?Let’s...
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How Gender Reassignment Works
"I am Chelsea Manning. I am female." With these few words, Bradley Manning — the U.S. Army private who rocked the world by releasing highly sensitive U.S. military secrets — rocked the world once...
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The Sun Just Unleashed Two Huge Solar Storms Aimed At Earth
The sun fired off an intense solar storm at Earth Wednesday (Aug. 21) — the second in two days — hurtling billions of tons of charged particles at our planet, but should not pose a threat to people on...
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This Is The First Sunrise In Antarctica After 3 Months Of Darkness
At Concordia Research Station, 350 miles from Lake Vostok and just over a thousand miles from the geographic South Pole, the temperature reaches -112°F and night lasts for three months, which makes it...
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'Lava Planet' With 8.5-Hour Year Is One Of The Fastest Ever Seen
Astronomers have discovered a hot Earth-size planet so close to its star that a year on that exoplanet lasts just 8.5 hours, making it one of the fastest alien planets ever seen.The small orbital...
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