Surprising Science

Cancer is the scariest disease, but not all causes of cancer frighten us equally.

Morocco is turning innovative ideas into action as the rest of the world watches.

A report by the WHO has named bacon and other processed meats as bad for you as cigarettes, alcohol, and asbestos.

America’s interstate system is the path toward year-round temperature comfort.

Although it seems savvy to defer to “the data,” the devil is in the mixed details. For example, humans on average have one testicle and one ovary.      

These findings are extremely helpful.

The Mets are going to the World Series, with a rabid fan base that has stood by them despite decades of dashed hopes. Why do we love our teams, even when they lose?

Neuroscientists have observed a specific exercise routine that protects female brains as they age.

Thomas Jefferson is probably most famous for drafting the Declaration of Independence, but the indelible legal document is just one of many intriguing facts about the man.

Baby giraffes can stand within hours of birth and zebras can run in the first 45 minutes of life.

Research finds that some early screening for breast cancer may do more harm than good. But that’s what the numbers say. How will women feel?

This is where neuroscience is answering some important questions and begging entirely new ones.

Researchers experiment with gene deletion.

I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile. 

Where is the next catastrophe likely to take place and what might the fallout be?  

It’s a condition meant to protect us, but when it goes wrong, it makes some experience a waking nightmare.

There’s another player (other than genetics) that helps dictate our sexual preferences.

For years, health experts have raved about the regenerative benefits of antioxidants. Now there’s a big caveat.

Our grandparents shouldn’t lose out on life just because they age.

Men probably aren’t ready for this one.

Personal attacks on a speaker, especially about their funding, are a sign that the attacker can’t dispute the facts the speaker is presenting. Beware the attacker too.

What’s your verdict?

If you’re going for quantity over quality, go lift some weights.

He just wants the best for humanity.

100,000 people now die every year due to fake drugs. It is time for the resources wasted on a failed “war on drugs” to be put to good use.

Researchers outfitted him with a system that filtered out electrical signals through an algorithm to isolate brain waves dealing with leg movement.

Our sexual attitudes are the exception that proves the rule.

Scientists are looking at increasingly risky ways of combating climate change.

This development could lead to resources that may benefit future expeditions.

In a press conference this morning at 11:30 am Eastern time, NASA scientists confirmed the presence of liquid water on Mars.