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It's commonly believed that recycling plastic waste on a large scale will have a positive impact on the environment, but the truth is a bit more ugly.
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Myths say that chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years, but is that true? Or does gum actually present some other potential dangers?
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Stomach acid is a surprisingly strong substance, even able to dissolve some shocking objects. But that doesn't mean swallowing just anything is safe.
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You almost never want to find yourself face-to-face with a shark, but if you do, there's a simple hack you can use to temporarily immobilize it.
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President Trump's love for McDonald's and Diet Coke is widely known, but how could those and other dietary choices be affecting his overall health?
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We largely think of the world in four dimensions — time and the three spatial dimensions. But a fifth dimension might actually solve this longstanding mystery.
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One of the greatest mysteries of the universe is what happens to all the socks that go missing in the laundry, but science may have an answer.
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When someone dies, that's generally thought of as the end of all life within them, but it turns out death is a bit more complicated than that.
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Teenagers often smell weird to their parents, but it's not their fault. Rather, there's a biological reason, which might also have a psychological effect.
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Most of us want to live a longer life, and other than healthy living, there's not much we can do to affect it, but this one trait may add some years.
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The nature of modern warfare invariably leads to the targeting of fuel supplies, but what is the environmental cost of burning all that fuel?
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Donald Trump claims to sleep very little every night, concerning not only the public, but also scientists who have pointed out the issues with such habits.
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If you like to travel on the regular, you might have noticed that turbulence during air travel has become much more common than it used to be.
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Being sick is never any fun, but coming down with a case of the rabies is the worst kind of sick you can be just because its death is so brutal.
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"Baby brain" is a concept that's been around for a while, but there's been little research on why it exists. Now, scientists might know what purpose it serves.
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No one is immune from blushing, the ultimate mark of embarrassment, and that's because it's entirely controlled by the autonomic nervous system.
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If you've been in a basement or two, you're probably familiar with that unique smell. That's jus a bit of biology in action, but also something you can combat.
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Mosquitoes are responsible for thousands of deaths per year, owing to the diseases they cause, none of which are a particularly pleasant way to go.
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Plenty of rumors have flown about regarding President Donald Trump's health, including a this one which might align neatly with other prevalent assumptions.
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Aging isn't necessarily a linear process, and the muscles in particular start deteriorating more at this age, though that's far from a death sentence.
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You may have heard that if you flush the toilet with the lid open, you'll be spreading germs everywhere, but the real science may surprise you.
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It's not too hard for us to survive the winter since we can just put on a coat, but insects like honeybees need to employ different strategies.
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Scientists have begun running electricity through lakes, doing so to save America's natural environments, and ending up with some promising results.
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Getting to humans to Mars isn't as simple as hitching a ride on the next outbound rocket, and the amount of planning required will surprise you.
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Diet soda is marketed as a healthy alternative to its more sugary cousin, but is that true? As it turns out, diet soda comes with its own share of problems.
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Your immediate reaction to seeing a black widow spider might be to promptly squish it, but you should probably restrain yourself in New Zealand.
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There's really nothing quite like the scent of a newborn baby, and yet it's a hard smell to precisely pin down, but science does offer some answers.
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