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Finland’s State-Issued Baby Care Packages Give All Children an Equal Start in Life
After 75 years of state-issued baby care packages, today the box is a "right of passage" for expectant mothers
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Human Ancestors Grazed on Grass
Around 4 million years ago, our ancestors' diets were about 90 percent fruit and leaves, but suddenly incorporated grasses 500,000 years later
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Pheromones From Man Sweat Makes Guys More Cooperative
The higher a man's testosterone levels, the greater his generosity after sniffing the pheromone
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German’s Longest Word Is No More
Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften, or an insurance company that provides legal protection, is now the language's longest word
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Some People’s Feet Are More Ape-Like Than Others’
One in about 13 people have more floppy feet, pointing toward a bone structure more akin to that found in fossils of 2 million-year-old human ancestors
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Without Vaccines, Hundreds of Children in Pakistan Have Died From a Measles Epidemic
Health workers hope the arrival of 11 million vaccines in June will get the epidemic under control, though some families are suspicious of the shots
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The Bra Is Being Reinvented
Customers determine their cup size by trying on plastic cups reflecting the bra shape and measuring their rib cage
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Britain Will Decide If Badger Culling Is Humane Based on the Noises the Dying Animals Make
The similarities between how the shot badgers thrash about compared to harpooned whales will also be factored in
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If You Have a Medical Emergency on a Plane, Chances Are a Fellow Passenger Will Treat You
Only 0.3 percent of people who have a medical emergency on a plane die mid-flight or shortly after landing
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When Large Birds Disappear, Rainforests Suffer
A century after toucans and toucanets disappeared from patches of Brazilian jungle, trees have evolved to have smaller, weaker seeds
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What Happened to the Stromatolites, the Most Ancient Visible Lifeforms on Earth?
Stromatolites, or living layerd rocks, turned into thrombolites, or clotted stones, after a unicellular take-over
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Sloths Are Number One on the List of Illegally Traded Pets from Colombia
While Asian trade mostly stems from a desire for exotic meat and medicinal ingredients, in Colombia the pet trade rules the market
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The Gruesome ‘Atlas of Vertebrate Decay’ Does Have a Practical Purpose
Some of the earliest ancient vertebrates were too squishy to leave easily identifiable remains that lasted through millennia, so researchers are creating a rot look-book
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Endangered Whales Are Being Sold as Dog Treats to Rich People in Japan
Luckily, it seems that many Tokyoites aren't buying into the endangered treats, which sell at around $37 for 500 grams
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One Ambitious Electric Car Venture Just Tanked, But Zero-Emissions Vehicles Aren’t Dead
Better Place burned through $850 million before crashing and burning, but the profitable Tesla just repaid its government loans nearly 10 years early
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We Fall Back on Habits, Good or Bad, When Stressed
Setting up healthy new habits, not controlling your behavior when stressed, may be the more effective way to cut back on eating or spending sprees
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One Slight Genetic Tweak Gave White Tigers Their Pale Coats
That same gene change that gives white tigers their snowy coat also affects some fish, chickens, horses and even European humans
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Nearly 40 Percent of Medical Students Are Biased Against Overweight Patients
Thirty-nine percent had a moderate to strong bias against overweight people, and 25 percent of them did not realize they were biased
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China Plans to Regulate Some of Its Carbon Emissions for the First Time Ever
In an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the country will implement a carbon trading scheme in seven cities by 2014
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Octogenarians Compete to Set a New Record on Mount Everest
The drama began when 76-year-old Sherchan beat 75-year-old Miura to the summit by a day back in 2008
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