Why did something as natural as menstruation become a taboo? And why has it been surrounded by stigma since the beginning of recorded history?
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For one woman who absorbed her twin in the womb, having two sets of DNA naturally programmed to not get...
There is an ingestible capsule that can monitor gases in the human digestive system. Your farts may now...
From filling soda bottles to sizing breast implants, the metric system has had a quiet presence in...
Flies have a deadly reputation for spreading diseases and bacteria, but some scientists now think they...
What is it about the metric system that scares Americans so much? Do they avoid it because they like...
When fitness first became fashionable you had to get your sweat-on while strapped to extremely strange...
When it comes to humankind's quest for surgically enhanced physical improvements, there's a lot more to...
Evolution has given the human body some odd parting gifts, like the appendix. People just don't eat as...
Is how we view the world around us being influenced by factors we're not even aware of? Our brains are...
There's a fine line between "Oops!" and "Brilliant!" Nowhere is that more evident than when looking at...
Mustard gas destroyed thousands of lives during World War I, so why is it being mentioned alongside a...
The responses to a suspenseful film clip are similar between some people with brain injuries and healthy...
CRISPR. Sounds delicious. The word itself looks impressive. But there’s good reason why the scientific...
New forms of propulsion in space are usually welcomed by NASA, but the flatulence-power behind the crew...
Lost tourist says monkeys dropped fruit, led him to shelter during nine days in the rainforest. He’d...
For some, brave works and contributions are done anonymously because the person would rather their...
What would you do if you couldn’t trust your doctor? The medical profession wasn’t always trusted as it...
Over 120,000 people in the United States need a life-saving organ transplant. Every day, 22 of those...
If there is a stoner heaven, a place where space cowboys like ‘the Dude’ from The Big Lebowski and...
Warning: graphic images. Should you ever find yourself in the position of facing a simultaneous pancreas...
