Personality Disorders
A survey shows that 15 percent of the population suffers from a personality disorder.
Kopi Luwak Coffee
Kopi Luwak coffee beans really do have a different flavor after passing through the civet.
Blackout Air Quality
The August 2003 blackout over the Northeast gave scientists a way to measure pollution from power …
Hearing Roundup
Creating sonar antenna based on bat's ears, and blind people really do have better hearing.
Mercury Flybys
NASA's MESSENGER mission to Mercury needs to maneuver into orbit around the planet.
St. John’s Wort
St. John's Wort can interfere dangerously with other prescription medications.
Hexametric Heart Rhythm
Reciting poetry in hexameter helps to synchronize the heart.
Tanning Roundup
UV light improves mood, making tanning feel good, and a new drug induces tanning without sunlight.
Two Kidneys
Why do we have two kidney but only one liver? (Evolved bilateral symmetry, and kidneys are less …