Food Additives Could Be Hazardous To Health
One of the first habits I try to get clients to kick is their addiction to processed foods. Sure, these foods can be convenient, but they are almost never good for you. Even so-called...
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Surprising Cave-dweller Plants Discovered
One might not expect flowering plants with pinkish petals to be flourishing on the floor of a dark cave, but that's exactly where researchers discovered such a species in southern China. Botanist Alex Monro,...
Oldest Human Dna Reveals Mysterious Branch Of Humanity
The oldest known human DNA found yet reveals human evolution was even more confusing than thought, researchers say. The DNA, which dates back some 400,000 years, may belong to an unknown human ancestor, say...
What's The Difference Between A Moth And A Butterfly?
Moths and butterflies both belong to the order Lepidoptera, but there are numerous physical and behavioral differences between the two insect types. On the behavioral side, moths are nocturnal and butterflies are diurnal (active...
Taiwan's Coral Reefs And Other Hidden Gems
This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Near the southern tip of Taiwan lies the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, which is not...
Life On The Edge: Photos From Drilling The Ross Ice Shelf
Fish, amphipods and jellyfish are among the creatures discovered in the cold, dark world under Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf by researchers with the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project. The scientists...
Does The Internet Influence What We Find Attractive?
Having access to the Internet may affect what you find desirable in a partner, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers visited El Salvador — a Central American country where 74 percent of...
How Did A Man's Rectum End Up 'falling Out' Of His Body?
A man in China developed a rare condition after playing games on his phone while sitting on the toilet: His rectum slipped out of his anus, according to news reports. The man went to...
Full Moon, Saturn And Star Doing A Stately Dance For Skywatchers
Thanks to an unusually close full moon this month, there will be a rapidly changing lineup of the moon, a bright star and a bright planet tonight and tomorrow night (April 6 and 7). ...
Friday The 13th: Why Humans Are So Superstitious
Despite having well-developed brains, complex technologies and centuries of scientific progress, the human species remains a fearful, superstitious lot. And what better day to revisit the nature of superstition than Friday the 13th? Superstition,...