Not Medicine, Not Exercise: Scientists Say This Simple Change Could Slow Brain Aging
Although the benefits of medicine and exercise are well established, there are other things you could be doing to improve how your brain ages.
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Scientists Sealed Princeton Students In Total Darkness For 4 Days. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
Humans have done some wacky stuff for science, including sensory deprivation experiments on college students just to see what would happen to them.
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The Common Sweat Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
Even though it can be kind of gross, sweating is an essential function of the human body, but you shouldn't believe everything you hear about it.
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A Detector Nearly A Mile Underground Recorded One Particle Interaction. Scientists Still Can't Explain It
There are sensors around the world deep underground looking for a trace of dark matter. One sensor got a hit, but we still don't know what it is.
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In The '50s, The US Military Secretly Detonated Nukes In The Atmosphere. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
During the Cold War, scientists had some strange ideas about what to do with radiation, but sending a nuke into the atmosphere didn't have the expected effect.
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What Is Lewy Body Dementia, The Disease That Claimed Patrick Stewart And Robin Williams?
There's more than one kind of neurodegenerative disease, and this form of dementia, often comorbid with Alzheimer's, is one scientists are trying to research.
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Scientists Unearthed A Bizarre 166-Million-Year-Old Fossil In Wyoming That's The First Of Its Kind
When you go fossil hunting, there's the chance that you'll uncover something that's never been seen before, at least not for over 100 million years.
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The Blood Type That Could Increase Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes can be a debilitating condition, and in addition to genetic and lifestyle factors, your blood type can actually influence your risk.
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Archaeologists Tested The Longest Human Poop In The World. What They Found Was Stomach-Churning
Archaeology isn't always about bones and dinosaurs, sometimes it's about ancient turds and the unsettling discoveries that you find within them.
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This 1970s Military Field Device Revolutionized Modern Medicine
The military was the origin of a number of different technologies that are now common in everyday life, including this life-saving medical device.
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Scientists Had Volunteers Go 7 Days Without Food. They Didn't Expect What Happened After Day 3
Many of us have made do without food for a while, but few of us have done so for 7 days. If we had we might have noticed some changes in our body.
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In The '40s, The US Military Detonated A Nuke Underwater. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
In the 1940s, we didn't know a lot about nuclear weapons, so in order to study them we would just detonate them and record what happened. Science!
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The Blood Type Health Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
ABO blood types have some relation to medical conditions, but they've also been tied to this health fad, which might not be as helpful as it's made out to be.
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The Pantry Staple That Still Contains Radioactive Fallout From Cold War Nuclear Testing
Nuclear tests have had dramatic and devastating effects on the world, as well as some long-term ones, with radioactive materials lasting in this food.
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Scientists Can Explain Why Your Taste Never Came Back After COVID
When COVID showed up on the scene back in 2020, it robbed us of more than just our time, it also robbed many of their taste, and we may know why.
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In The '40s, Scientists Partially Starved 36 Men For 6 Months. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
There's no shortage of strange historical experiments, and this one belongs on that list, showing scientists what starvation can do to the psyche.
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Not Weight, Not BMI: Scientists Say This Is A Great Indicator Of Health And Wellness
There's no doubt that paying attention to your weight or body mass index is important, but there's one source of health info you're overlooking.
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Scientists Reconstructed A Tiny, 56 Million-Year-Old Fossil. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
Fossils can give scientists a look into the past, but this one might have provided the first evidence of a rather specific ability.
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Diarrhea Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science
Diarrhea is the worst, but don't believe everything you hear about about this stomach illness, because there are a lot of myths out there.
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In The '60s, A Yale Psychiatrist Conducted Shocking Experiments. He Didn't Expect What Happened Next
To discover why so many Germans participated in atrocities during WWII, a Yale scientist looked close to home, and was shocked by what he found.
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This Seemingly 'Useless' Organ Impacts Your Health More Than You Realize
The body is full of vestigial organs that are seemingly 'useless,' but this often removed organ can have more unforeseen consequences than expected.
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Scientists Sent A Robot Into The World's Deepest Lake. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
When you explore the inky depths of deep water, you never know what surprises you may find, which is just as true of Lake Baikal as it is the ocean.
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A US Military Scientist Discovered This Material Twice Before Patenting It, But He Didn't Expect What Happened Next
Working as a military contractor exposes you to cutting edge science, but that doesn't always mean you know the importance of what you've found.
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Science Reveals Why You Should Think Twice Before Putting Ice In Your Drink
For many people, there's no better way to improve their beverage than to make it ice cold, but science says that you may want to rethink that habit.
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Why Death By Lethal Injection Is One Of The Worst Ways To Die
It's hard to argue that there's a good way to die, but there's no question that death by lethal injection might be one of the worst ways to go.
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Scientists Can't Quite Believe This Bizarre Cosmic 'Cow' Phenomenon
Back in 2018, a global array of telescopes spotted something extraordinary in the night sky, and scientists are still trying to explain it today.
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The 5 Strangest Photos In Human Medical History
The history of medicine is riddled with bizarre conditions and questionable medical treatments, many of which have been documented with photography.
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