According to a new study, some cosmetics can cause adverse effects. Did you know makeup and hair dye can be bad for you?
We love to get out of town and cycle in the fresh air on the country roads.
Excessive noise may be as damaging to the heart as it is to the ears, leading to higher blood pressure. Many European countries have striven to abate noise pollution.
Look up! See the red cardinal above us?
Thousands of artists leverage Facebook and Twitter to raise money for creative projects. But crowdfunding isn't just for hipsters anymore; it's moving into all kinds of other spheres, like research and personal causes.
Do you hear the avalanche? All that snow, ice and rock crashing down the mountain is super loud.
Schools, even in parts of the UK that evince a certain degree of ambivalence towards the Royal Family, will show their enthusiasm for the wedding on collages and banners.
The concept of chance, that there could be events which are neither inevitable nor intentional, is difficult and abstract but it has gained strength as science has developed.
The health benefits of humor start as soon as you anticipate the pleasure of a good laugh. New research shows that laughter reduces stress hormones and boosts immunity, effects that kick in even as you look forward to it.
After the "don't ask, don't tell" military policy was overturned last week, the military is accepting openly gay recruits for the first time in America's history.
Enduring symbols of the Olympics are everywhere in London, but the Olympic flame, the most recognizable symbol, is invisible to all but those lucky or affluent enough to buy tickets to the Olympic Stadium.
I heard a loud buzzing and looked up to see thousands of bees flying to their swarm in the tree!
“Fear is your best friend or your worst adversary. It’s like fire. If you can control it, it can cook for you, it can heat your house."
How can a paper scorpion actually save your life? The origami algorithms used to fold bugs are the same ones behind the invention of the air bags in your car.
If companies burn all the fossil fuel they have now, it would emit 2,795 gigatons of CO2 – 5X the safe amount. We'll have huge global warming and a catastrophe for life on earth.
I heard a loud buzzing and looked up to see thousands of bees flying to their swarm in the tree!
At the Maker Faire, an event that has built a following by showcasing the tinkering of inventors, children were front and center at every booth, touching, playing and asking exhibitors how their inventions work.
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the face of the peace initiative between Afghanistan and the Taliban, was killed in an assassination by the terrorism group.
Excessive noise may be as damaging to the heart as it is to the ears, leading to higher blood pressure. Many European countries have striven to abate noise pollution.
Do you think these turquoise sun glasses are a good complement for my blue hair? I think they go pretty well together!
How can a paper scorpion actually save your life? The origami algorithms used to fold bugs are the same ones behind the invention of the air bags in your car.
Linguists are saying that young women deserve credit for pioneering vocal trends, such as using the word "like" to add cadence or, like, emphasis to a sentence.
At one point, a member of Hogan’s shield entourage got into a heated altercation with a daring shutterbug who tried to snap pictures of the occasion.
New permutations of the "Meal, Ready to Eat," field rations known by every derogatory name possible, are tentatively being called edible, even gourmet.
Firefighters and church groups have become bedfellows with beer distributors in an effort to fight initiative 1100 in Washington state, which would deregulate the sale and distribution of alcohol.
For many travelers, a hostel is just a cheap place to crash. In the United States, the word tends to connote a hostile environment.
For many travelers, a hostel is just a cheap place to crash. In the United States, the word tends to connote a hostile environment.
Toddlers listening to their parents can learn from uh... verbal fumbling. When toddlers hear, um, a stumble, they infer that the next word will be unfamiliar.
Toddlers listening to their parents can learn from uh... verbal fumbling. When toddlers hear, um, a stumble, they infer that the next word will be unfamiliar.
For the past decade Stephen Hawking has used a voluntary twitch of his cheek muscle to compose words and sentences one letter at a time.
For the past decade Stephen Hawking has used a voluntary twitch of his cheek muscle to compose words and sentences one letter at a time.
For the past decade Stephen Hawking has used a voluntary twitch of his cheek muscle to compose words and sentences one letter at a time.
A wiki, the Hawaiian word for “fast,” is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages through a web browser.
A wiki, the Hawaiian word for “fast,” is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages through a web browser.
Tough Mudder relies on word of mouth to advertise its mud runs. Its ad success on Facebook is owed, in large part, to intrinsically shareable stories and images of wild obstacle-course competitions.
While there is no guarantee that the winner "omnishambles," or any of the other shortlisted coinages will make it into the dictionary, the words have at least entered the familiar parlance.
While there is no guarantee that the winner "omnishambles," or any of the other shortlisted coinages will make it into the dictionary, the words have at least entered the familiar parlance.
While there is no guarantee that the winner "omnishambles," or any of the other shortlisted coinages will make it into the dictionary, the words have at least entered the familiar parlance.
While there is no guarantee that the winner "omnishambles," or any of the other shortlisted coinages will make it into the dictionary, the words have at least entered the familiar parlance.
Tough Mudder relies on word of mouth to advertise its mud runs. Its ad success on Facebook is owed, in large part, to intrinsically shareable stories and images of wild obstacle-course competitions.
Tough Mudder relies on word of mouth to advertise its mud runs. Its ad success on Facebook is owed, in large part, to intrinsically shareable stories and images of wild obstacle-course competitions.
Using sensors attached to a volunteer's brain, the scientists recorded electrical signals from the person reading out words. Soon they knew which brain signals correlated with each word.
A new brain scanner has been developed to help people who are completely paralyzed speak. It enables them to spell words using their thoughts. With fMRI, each letter produces a different pattern of blood flow in the brain.
A new brain scanner has been developed to help people who are completely paralyzed speak. It enables them to spell words using their thoughts. With fMRI, each letter produces a different pattern of blood flow in the brain.
Synesthesia, a neural condition that merges the senses so that people hear colors and taste words, is teaching scientists to trust in the subjective reports of their patients.
They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child’s high-pitched warble to a man’s deep tones.
They had lost the ability to enunciate words but could still mimic a range of human vocal sounds, from a child’s high-pitched warble to a man’s deep tones.
Writers have always been fascinated by the locutions of various regions: It is these words that make writing feel authentically of a place.
Writers have always been fascinated by the locutions of various regions: It is these words that make writing feel authentically of a place.
Three high school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Linguists are saying that young women deserve credit for pioneering vocal trends, such as using the word "like" to add cadence or, like, emphasis to a sentence.
Linguists are saying that young women deserve credit for pioneering vocal trends, such as using the word "like" to add cadence or, like, emphasis to a sentence.
Roman historic monuments are under attack by an army of vandals, a word coined after the East Germanic tribe that sacked the city 15 centuries ago.
Roman historic monuments are under attack by an army of vandals, a word coined after the East Germanic tribe that sacked the city 15 centuries ago.
In the video you can clearly hear the audible ripple, followed by laughter and the words “are you serious!?”