Humans are believed to be the only creatures that...  ...But researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science may have found another function for tears: they r...

One of our New Year traditions is to kiss someone...  ...tems. Sheril Kirshenbaum, who wrote the book The Science of Kissing, tells us how great kisses kick start...

This chart posted at io9 exposes the many libe...  ...9 exposes the many liberties filmmakers take with science in movies about space. The only two films to rece...

How researchers see a much looked- upon ladyby Ali...  ...sa: The Enigma of the Smile" (Journal of Forensic Sciences , vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 1706-11), he explains that:T...  ...as the compulsive anatomist who combined art and science . Mona, Ailing (3) The truth may have been, or...  ...arm? Is it Real? Or Just...

Cracked looks at studies that have compared the amount of time people spend watching TV and the differences between those who watch a lot and those who don't. The results show that watching more TV over years make folks...

A "body farm" is a facility for research on decomp...  ...rms at The Atlantic. Link -via Not Exactly Rocket Science

by Frederick B. Reitz, Ph.C. University of Washington Seattle, Washington Illustrations by Marian Parry I report here the first evidence that domestic cats exhibit quantum tunneling. Subatomic particles can m...

(YouTube link) Busting stereotypes wherever t...  ...Busting stereotypes wherever they go! Meet the Science Cheerleaders, former NBA and NFL cheerleaders who...  ...BA and NFL cheerleaders who went on to careers in science

Your bio says you are an astrophysicist, @jimmyfallon. Interesting. I have a spaceship. We should talk. - @richardbranson...

Theodore Gray (featured previously at Neatorama) teaches us how stunt men can go around in flames. By setting himself on fire. On video.There are a few perks to my job as a mad scientist, and one of them, as I recently...