THE BODY

The smallest bone in your body is one of a set of three whose collective name literally means ‘small bones.’

The hair of the dog is one of the oldest hangover cures still around today. But can it really save you from that pounding headache?

As the Institute of Human Anatomy demonstrates, it takes more than a long fall to make an eyeball go splat.

The scent of a pumpkin spice latte is the smell of autumn to many people, thanks to how the brain perceives odor.

If you've managed to get this far in life without swallowing gum, you may ask yourself: Can ingesting gum really hurt you?

Why does heat make you so tired? Because even if you’re just lounging around, your body is working hard.

Saying “Coffee makes me sleepy” might earn you a few puzzled looks, but there’s a science behind the phenomenon.