Everyone knows that kids who play video games all day don't have time to exercise and thus, often weigh more than kids who do spend time outside. But scientists only recently discovered that gaming teens are more likely...

(YouTube link) The International Space Station (ISS) occasionally has to boost itself into a higher altitude to counteract the effects of microgravity drag. Recently, the ISS boosted itself about two miles up, and vid...

Scientists sometimes have an experiment in mind that would be unethical, or more likely too dangerous, to ask volunteers to submit to. If the scientist wants to know the answer badly enough, he (these six are all men) ma...

It's a time-honored practice for p...  ...over how American students have fallen behind in science and technology. Many have pointed out h...  ...mine how more and more students are turned off by science at the college level:...  ...engineering professor, calls “the math- *strong class=...

When it comes to parents on Halloween, there are those that let the kids gorge, those that parcel the candy out, and the parents who steal most of their kid's candy. If you're wondering which one dentists suggest, you mi...

Parasites are raising an army of zombie wasp queens to do their bidding, and it's a good thing that these parasites aren't more ambitious, because they'd probably be well on their way to taking over the world by now! T...

Hermit crab homelessness is reaching critical levels, leaving many of these fine clawed fellows without a shell of their own. Now, thanks to 3d printers and our tireless search for new things to print out, there's a s...

These specimens in jars look pretty nasty, and the labels make them seem even worse. But believe it or not, they are all not only edible, but tasty! They contain unfamiliar fruits, or foods cut into odd shapes. Your Hal...

Sometimes it's nice to be able to say a lot in only a few geeky words. If you need a little help getting your message across, try one of these designs by Illustrator Nicole Martinez, as seen over on Mental Floss....

In the October issue of Discover magazine, LeeAund...  ...he rest at Discover. Link -via Not Exactly Rocket Science