Cola and other soft drinks aren’t good for us – yet we continue to try to make them so. Is it worth it? We know that we should be drinking more water, and should continue to …
You’re not reading a circular definition – cannibalistic cells might be thwarting your diet. It’s called autophagy (literally “self-eating.”) By dismantling the precious biochemical building blocks that make up neurons, the body snags a short-term …
Amblyomma americanum, the “Lone Star tick,” is turning all kinds of people across the U.S. South from typical human omnivores to born-again vegetarians without their knowledge or consent. How can such a little arachnid cause such …
August 8, 2012: Volume 3 Issue 32 Edited by Chip Walter and Jen Szymanski Take a Nano Nap Long naps are so passe. Welcome to the new millennium, where mp3 players, smartphones, and now, even …
The morning after the night before can be brutal. But is the hope for some relief worth sniffing gas fumes? Stuffing a raw onion? If those don’t appeal to you, here are 89 more “guaranteed” …
Life is stressful. To get through it, humans do a wide variety of activities, ranging from the healthy (exercise, meditation,) to the…not so much (excessive drinking, smoking.) But does how we cope really matter where …
The most famous arcade game in history was released by Namco with little attention in its native Japan. At the time, game legends Space Invaders and Asteroids were drawing all of the fuss; another one called Rally-X was the newcomer to beat, lighting up the tradeshows. It took an American audience to elevate the story of a hungry yellow pizza to the throne. Read more >>>