Do you hate spiders? Their legs, their eyes, and oh man, their webs. Well, it turns out that they don’t like you much either. Imagine that you’ve stumbled into the belly...
Category - Body
There are so many reasons to cry. Pain, heartbreak, fear, joy, gratitude, and love. But it’s embarrassing, especially if you’re around other people. Plus, you like to...
You chew it. You stretch it. You blow it. And, be honest, sometimes you stick it on things. But what happens to your body when you swallow chewing gum? And, not just...
Drink a mouthful of liquid mercury and almost all of it comes straight back out. In its liquid form, mercury is insoluble, meaning it cannot break down any further. As...
Your scalp is producing oil right now, and it is doing that for a reason. The substance is called sebum, and its job is to protect and moisturize your hair. It is not...
Rabies is one of the most frightening diseases known to medicine. It can begin with something that seems almost harmless, such as a small bite or scratch from an...
Imagine this experiment. From this moment on, every drink you touch is coffee. No water. No juice. Nothing else. Just cup after cup of black gold for a full 24 hours...
This substance may look like a liquid or gas, but instead, it’s a solid. This is aerogel, the world’s lightest solid. This incredibly rare substance has been...
Fancy yourself like Batman? Or not. But what if, like Bruce Wayne, you spent the entire night upside down? Is it possible? What would happen to your body? What is the...
