SCIENCE

Study Finds Happy People Are More Authentic on Facebook

What happens when your “true self” and the self you present online are two different people?

Research Reveals the Best Way to Hold a Coffee Mug

Here's how to make it through your first cup of coffee without spillage.

This Edible Packaging Is Made From Milk Protein

Researchers hope to have the casein packaging on grocery store shelves within the next three years.

Physicists Believe They've Discovered a Fifth Fundamental Force of the Universe

If the discovery holds up, it will radically shake up what we know about the workings of the universe.

What Would Happen to Your Body If You Stayed in Bed Forever?

Not good things, to our dismay.

Hot, Humid Weather May Have Helped Shape Human Noses

The nose is part of our body’s climate control system, helping us warm up or shed heat as necessary.

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Mouse Gut Microbes May Be Messing With Study Results

Gut bacteria joins the ever-growing list of overlooked but significant variables in scientific experiments.

How Cyanobacteria Created (and Nearly Destroyed) Life on Earth

A good reminder that not every life form is a fan of oxygen.

Some Common Colds May Have Come From Camels

Camels might be partially to blame for your sniffles.

Time-Lapse Video Reveals the Process of Coral Bleaching

Scientists now know more about the destructive phenomenon.

A New Database Tracks 160 Years of Walrus Hot Spots

Walruses take a break from hunting to chill out on beaches in massive groups, but scientists have a hard time figuring out why they choose the locations they do.

A Scientific Reason to Stop Peeing in the Pool

Think of the children (or yourself, if you don’t care about children).

Three Retirees Discover a Shipwreck From 1803 in Lake Ontario

The wreck is the second oldest ever found in the Great Lakes.

Scientists Say DNA Can Glow in the Dark

A reminder that just because something isn’t currently glowing doesn’t mean it never will.

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We’ve Been Seriously Underestimating the Number of Viruses on Earth

A recent study exponentially increases the number of known viruses.

Why Are There High and Low Tides?

Have you ever been to the beach and built a sand castle, then watched it wash away when the water came in?

RIP Monster, the Beloved Sloth Who Inspired a Scientist

A star of our story and video about zoologist Sam Trull's work with sloths, Monster was recently killed by an ocelot.

Research Sheds Light on the Connection Between Fingers and Fins

The two have more in common than we previously thought.

Why Do We Procrastinate—And Can We Stop?

A procrastination psychology expert gives you the low-down on everyone's favorite activity.

Here's What Happens When You Scan Sting’s Brain for Science

fMRIs taken while the singer listened to music revealed previously overlooked connections between disparate works of music.

Baking Luggage May Be the Next Big Thing in Bedbug Control

Researchers say a brief blast of high heat can kill all the bugs on the surface of luggage without harming the contents within.

Scientists Analyze the DNA of Elusive "Living Fossil" Jungle Squirrel

Researchers have finally been able to place the mysterious, scaly tailed squirrel on the evolutionary family tree.

Researcher Stages Cheeto Olympics for Birds

The snack’s unnatural brightness made it easy for observers to track two species’ behavior from a distance.

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Global Warming Could Make Our Beaches Saltier

Researchers say the saltier water and sand could threaten coastal wildlife.

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