The years after WWII were a wild time for science, like that time they strapped a guy to a rocket sled just to see if he could survive the trip.
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This popular snack has a reputation for being healthy, but if you look at things more closely, those benefits are often accompanied by surprising drawbacks.
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Even though your heart and brain are important indicators of your overall wellness, there are other organs you should be paying attention to as well.
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As odd as it may sound, head-down bed rest can simulate the effects of microgravity and space travel. Here's what extended periods of it might do.
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By looking at ancient papyri, Egyptologists have discovered a wealth of information about daily life in ancient Egypt, even how they would use poop.
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Travelling is one of life's little luxuries, especially if you can stay in a nice hotel, but you may not know what's lurking on the hotel floors.
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One of the worst parts about getting older is that your joints will inevitably begin to give you trouble, and you can expect it after a certain age.
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Eating healthy foods is always a good idea, but just because a food has seems to have health benefits doesn't mean that you should indulge too much.
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Genetic modification of our food supply has been commonplace for decades, but some have feared that it would bring us to the brink of doomsday.
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Few questions have plagued science as much as whether it is men or women who have the smellier farts, but there may be an answer to the question.
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There are a lot of organs in the body, some more important than others, but you might be surprised at one of the organs that you can do without.
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Space is a dangerous place, not least because there's nowhere to go, that's why even disastrous experiments can sometimes be viewed as a success.
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Distinct smells have been associated with certain diseases, but the association has been difficult to explain. But now they might become a diagnostic tool.
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Scientists studying how humans acclimate to the extremely low pressures of Mount Everest were shocked at the response of the brain and body.
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Let's face it, most of us aren't eating as well as we could, which explains why supplements are so popular, you can get too much of a good thing.
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Research subjects were asked to answer a question with an obvious answer, but something strange happened when everyone else gave the wrong answer.
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Though there's plenty to be said about bizarre experiments conducted by the U.S. military, other countries also conducted their own horrific (and lethal) tests.
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When it comes to nutrition, protein is a non-negotiable nutrient, but just because it's good, doesn't mean that all sources are good for you.
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The shower is where you go when it's time to get clean, but you may have something in your shower that's grosser than the funk you're washing off.
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The first nuclear bomb was detonated over New Mexico in the 1940s, only it didn't go according to plan and civilians ended up paying the price.
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Nobody likes to be in pain, but for millions of people, the seed of one of the most painful medical conditions could be sleeping in their bodies
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When people seal themselves away for long periods without access to time information, strange things start to happen to their temporal perception.
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After being administered two lethal injections, Christa Pike could still be heard breathing. Here are the theories as to why her execution might have failed.
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Aside from lifestyle similarities, there aren't many commonalities between tribal African and South American peoples, unless you look at their poop.
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Your skin and finger nails are good indicators of your general health, but there's another part of the body that most don't associate with health.
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Feeling pain in your head or your chest can be a scary sensation, but there's another part of your body you need to pay attention to as well.
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When you get a nosebleed, there's a common way you might try to alleviate it, but in reality, there's a far safer way to deal with such a situation.
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