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Back in the 1960s, scientists found an illusion that only seemed to work on affluent westerners, but new research is calling that into question.
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Biological warfare has been an unfortunate part of conflict throughout recent history, with the U.S. military sometimes even testing techniques on the public.
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When you're a fossil hunter, an ancient piece of poo is a good find; but not all poo is created equal, and this coprolite in Montana had a surprise.
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Lake Superior ranks among the largest in the world, so its deepest point isn't especially lively, though it does house some interesting species.
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Saturn has hundreds of moons, but when we sent a probe there in the 1990s, only one of them was worthy to have a lander sent to its surface.
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Urine isn't the most fun topic to discuss, but survivalists tend to bring it up. They make claims about its properties, though not all those claims are true.
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The Cold War saw many attempts at strange experiments, including this controversial plan to use space-bound needles to help facilitate Earthly communications.
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Space has odd effects on the human body, but it also happens to affect bacteria, too. And, as NASA discovered, those changes aren't exactly promising.
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The human body goes through a host of changes after death, but most people aren't aware that it's possible for your teeth to change as well.
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The 'cheerleader effect' is the phenomenon of people in a group seeming to appear more attractive, but we don't have any idea why this happens.
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The face of an ancient human fossil has only ever been known for its crushed visage -- until now. But reconstruction efforts only raised new questions.
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Even though hydroelectric dams aren't directly responsible for fossil fuel emissions, their construction and life cycle are anything but green.
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The ocean is teeming with life, much of it undiscovered, and one recent discovery has the potential to change the face of medicine for many.
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Unlike most other animals, humans often favor one hand over the other, but scientists have never known why. Now, however, they might have found a reason.
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The T. rex is usually thought of as a land-based monster, but the term can actually refer to an equally dangerous beast that stalked the oceans.
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Figuring out which of the world's thousands of rivers is the oldest is no simple task, but the top contender is about as old as fish or plants.
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Earth has famously been described as a "pale blue dot," but far in the past, the planet might have had an entirely different look with oceans of another color.
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Beaches along the west coast have been covered by delicate, blue creatures. The phenomenon isn't quite new, but the large scope and huge numbers are.
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Death is the great equalizer, but it's also one of science's greatest mysteries, with researchers having made some strange and fascinating discoveries about it.
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Mammals have many unique features, including a lot of hair. Humans, however, are less furry than other mammals, yet have muscles that point to a hairier past.
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Laughter is said to be the best medicine, but that might actually be more than a cute saying. In fact, laughter has some surprising physiological effects.
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Dreams are one of those things that everyone does (even if you don't remember it), but no one is quite sure why, although we do have some guesses.
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Aging usually means losing certain abilities, but biological males are losing their actual genetic material, which could have strange consequences for humanity.
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The science of decomposition on Earth is already rather gruesome, but decomposing on the moon is both gruesome, as well as more than a little strange.
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Death is one of life's final mysteries, but it might not be quite as final as you think, because even the clinically dead can still sense the world around them.
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Everyone has a few ideas about how humanity will end, but one of the brightest minds of the modern era had some thoughts on how to keep us going.
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Human lifespans have increased significantly over time, but that didn't actually occur until surprisingly recently. Even then, its causes are complicated.
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