Scientists are shocked to find out most kangaroos are left-handed
Those boxing kangaroos have a secret: They're southpaws.New research finds that the eastern gray kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) and the red kangaroo (Macropus rufus) prefer to use their left forelimbs...
View ArticleHere's why some people believe in love at first sight and others don't
When Neil deGrasse Tyson brought up Tinder during a recent episode of his StarTalk Radio show, it inspired a hilarious discussion. But the dating-based-on-looks-alone app also brought up an interesting...
View ArticleScientists finally found this insane-looking worm's head after searching for...
Heads or tails? Scientists finally have an answer in the case of the odd ancient worm Hallucigenia, which leaves fossils so bizarre that researchers once thought its top was its bottom and its back was...
View ArticleResearchers put a beatboxer in an MRI and were amazed by what they found
Using the mouth, lips, tongue and voice to generate sounds that one might never expect to come from the human body is the specialty of the artists known as beatboxers. Now scientists have used scanners...
View ArticleScientists are amazed by how good beat boxers can be
As any amateur rapper knows, simulating the beat of a drum or the scratch of a turntable with nothing other than the lips, voice, mouth, and tongue takes skill.When done properly, a master can trick an...
View ArticleScience reveals why the beach smells so good
Take in a deep breath of salty ocean air and more than likely you’re also breathing in naturally occurring sea spray aerosols. But there’s much more in each of those tiny bursting “bubbles” than salt....
View Article'One of the largest human experiments in history' was conducted on...
San Francisco's fog is famous, especially in the summer, when weather conditions combine to create the characteristic cooling blanket that sits over the Bay Area.But one fact many may not know about...
View ArticleHere's how to pick the best kind of moisturizer to take care of dry skin
If you're hitting the beach and frolicking in the waves this summer, that glowing tan and beach-tussled hair may not be the only thing you're coming home with. That sea salt may be leaving your skin...
View ArticleHere’s what your gaming habits reveal about your sexual desires
There’s abundant research — and controversy— on the effects of playing violent video games. But strangely, there’s little looking at why people choose to play violent games at all.So we, along with our...
View ArticleOne step closer to the Borg — scientists have linked the brains of 3 monkeys
Resistance is futile — scientists are now one step closer to the Borg of "Star Trek," wiring brains together into "brainets" that can solve problems as teams, new experiments with monkeys and rats...
View ArticleResearchers just discovered more than 5,000 new viruses in the ocean
In March 2011, the Tara, a 36-meter schooner, sailed from Chile to Easter Island — a three-week leg of a five-year global scientific expedition. All but one of the seven scientists aboard the ship...
View ArticleThe 15 most amazing women in science today
In the science and technology industries, women are often massively underrepresented. But that doesn't mean they aren't making some of the most important and inspiring contributions out there. We've...
View ArticleYouTubers caught a jellyfish sting in slow motion — and what they saw gave a...
You're bobbing in the waves on a hot summer day when you feel something graze your leg. You spot a white blob beneath the surface. It could be a plastic bag, or it could be something much less...
View ArticleWe were completely wrong about the way Boa constrictors kill
Boa constrictors are notorious for their deadly grip, squeezing their next meal until it expires. But scientists have long wondered whether this fatal hug kills prey by suffocation or by obstructing...
View ArticleWhy dogs smell so foul when they get wet
If you're a dog owner, hot weather inevitably leads to wet dogs, particularly if you live near the sea, a river, or basically any other body of water that looks appealing to your canine companion. It's...
View Article11 amazing facts about your skin
Your skin is one of the most important parts of your body. It doesn't actually crawl, but you may think it is after you learn more.Produced by Kevin ReillyFollow TI:On FacebookJoin the conversation...
View Article565-million-year-old fossils are unlocking the mysteries of the earliest...
A soft-bodied, fernlike creature reproduced in Earth's ancient oceans about 565 million years ago, making it the earliest known example of procreation in a complex organism, a new study finds.Many...
View Article'One of the largest human experiments in history' was conducted on...
San Francisco's fog is famous, especially in the summer, when weather conditions combine to create the characteristic cooling blanket that sits over the Bay Area.But one fact many may not know about...
View ArticleTongue-rolling myth busted! It's not a single gene you inherit from your parents
Many biology textbooks say the ability to roll your tongue into a tube is determined by a single gene you inherit from your parents.Wrong.The idea of a dominant "tongue-rolling" gene was actually...
View ArticleA 17-year-old invented an ingenious way to instantly stop bleeding
When Joe Landolina was just a 17-year-old high school student he developed a lifesaving compound from algae that stops bleeding in just seconds.Produced by Darren WeaverFollow TI Video: On FacebookJoin...
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