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Scientists Attempt to Replace Human Taste Testers With Test Tubes
If everybody tasted differently, can you actually objectively evaluate how food tastes?
This Underwater Expedition Is the Only Live Stream You Need to Watch Today
Right now, the Okeanos Explorer has a rover in the water about 600 meters below the ocean. You can join it by watching this live stream
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Autism Is Likely Under-Diagnosed in Women Due to Gender Bias
Autism has long been a disorder more commonly seen in men. But new research suggests that perhaps doctors are simply missing the signs of autism in women
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Artificial Hymens Have Come a Long Way Since Blood-Filled Fish Bladders
There are tests of a woman's virginity, many centered around the blood involved in breaking her hymen. To pass this test, some women turned to fakery
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This Is What Happens to a Pineapple Over Two Months
Let this be a reminder not to leave food out on the counter for two months. Unless it's a McDonald's meal, in which case it will probably be just fine
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Kids Trust Nice People Over Smart People
New research recently showed that when it comes to who to trust, kids will go for the nice person over the expert
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When Discussing Personal Issues, People Like Bigger Rooms And Bigger Desks
People prefer big rooms and lots of space when discussing personal issues
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On Airplanes, People Tend to Choose Seats on the Left Side, And, in Movie Theaters, the Right
When we're in a movie theater, we tend to want to sit on the right side. And new research has shown that on airplanes we veer left
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Is It Possible to Move the Winter Olympics Away From Russia?
Activists have started circulating petitions to have the games moved out of Russia
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9 Percent of People Would Have Sex With a Robot (And 42 Percent of Them Would Consider It Cheating)
Robots are getting better at everything. Including sex
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That Whole Japanese Eyeball Licking Thing Never Really Happened
Never fear. We are not next to suffer from the eyeball licking craze, because that craze never actually existed
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Could Usain Bolt Lose This Race?
Bolt has accepted Farah's challenge, and the two will race for charity. What Bolt might not realize is that this might be a race he could actually lose
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How to Survive the Shark Attack That Is Never Going to Happen To You
No, seriously, you are not going to be attacked by a shark
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These People Build Real, Life-Sized, WALL-E Robots
Forget stuffed animal replicas or little plastic figurines, this team just made a real, life-sized Wall-E Robot
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Why Are Norway’s Moose Balding?
Moose are some of the most majestic creatures around, and now they're going bald
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Science Confirms: People Making Embarrassing Purchases Add Other Items to Their Cart
You don't need a magazine or soda, but they serve to drown out the embarrassment you feel over your intended purchase
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Miss Leslie’s 1864 Advice to Ladies: Never Say Slump, Stoop Or Mayhap
This book will advise women on everything from "conduct in the street" to "deportment at a hotel" to "incorrect words" to "obligations to gentlemen"
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In 1916, Georgia Tech Beat Cumberland College, 222 to 0
The story of the game is a bit more delicious than just an insane beat down. It involves revenge, baseball, clerical errors and thousands of dollars
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The Brains of People With Walking Corpse Syndrome Might Actually Be Shutting Down
People with Walking Corps Syndrome, also called Cotard's syndrome, feel as though they are dead
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Take a Tour Through the Computer Museum of 1983
In 1979, the MIT Computer Museum was founded, and in 1983 the television show Computer Chronicles TV went to visit
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