Health & Medicine
- Animals
Secrets of the world’s extreme divers
For emperor penguins and other animals, being able to hold their breath the longest could be in the blood
- Health & Medicine
Fat weighs heavy on the brain
New study shows obesity interferes with memory, thinking and reasoning.
- Life
Full-body taste
Turns out that the tongue isn’t the only place where the body can taste what you ate.
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- Health & Medicine
Bright dining makes mice gain weight
Study connects nighttime light exposure, body mass.
- Health & Medicine
Obesity and the common cold
A study of children finds those who caught a particular virus were more likely to be obese.
- Health & Medicine
Cockroaches could be good medicine
Ground-up bug brains are shown to kill resistant bacteria.
- Health & Medicine
Better living from scorpion venom
Toxins in venom could be used to battle pests, fight cancer, even numb pain.
- Health & Medicine
Tomatoes that trick taste buds
Eating these lab-grown treats can make sour foods taste really sweet.
