This Is What Happens To Body Parts After Amputation
Amputated body parts are properly disposed by hospitals, but some amputees choose to keep their severed limbs.
Read MoreAmputated body parts are properly disposed by hospitals, but some amputees choose to keep their severed limbs.
Read MoreMany people dream of the day that technology will allow them to communicate with their pets. But what about your plants? The day might be closer than you think.
Read MoreAging is a process we all must face. Some say it's all downhill after 30. Others claim age is but a number. But what would happen if humans aged backward?
Read MoreIn 2012, a group of scientists came together to conduct a rather important experiment. Here is more about the time a Boeing 727 was purposely crashed in Mexico.
Read MoreGoldfish aren't as popular as perhaps dogs and cats in terms of pet fandom, but they're still prevalent, and while they seem simple, they're actually complex.
Read MoreOne species of New Zealand penguins has a strange ritual when it comes to laying eggs. Here's why the erect-crested penguins ignore their first egg.
Read MoreKentucky is home to 20% of the caves in the United States, with extensive subterranean networks of natural wonders. Here's why the state has so many caves.
Read MoreYou are what you eat, the saying goes, but even though the human digestive system is a powerful piece of biological engineering, best not to push things.
Read MoreButterflies are marvels of the insect world -- beautiful, graceful aerial acrobats, adding a splash of color to the landscape, and taking time to taste stuff.
Read MoreResearch continues to reveal the mysteries and intricacies of the octopus -- its intelligence, its behaviors, and the possibility that it dreams.
Read MoreA massive brain collection of 9,479 samples, collected between 1945 and 1982, has scientists today facing an ethical dilemma concerning their research use.
Read MoreMore than 36 years after the Challenger disaster, an artifact of the shuttle has been newly discovered on the ocean floor.
Read MoreAt least 350 vessels have sunk in Lake Superior, and with them, over 10,000 people, leading to the saying that the lake doesn't give up her dead. Here's why.
Read MoreMaybe you had one of those teachers who would remind you that science is everywhere, if you take the time to look -- like at the foam on a glass of beer.
Read MoreThe truth is, black panthers don't get their own category under the "big cat" label because they're not a separate species. Let's take a look.
Read MoreOwls are iconic in pop culture and a source of fascination for many. While larger owl species are more familiar, the world's smallest can fit in your lunchbox.
Read MoreThere are plenty of folk tales out there, no matter where you live -- ancient wisdom handed down about how to do or understand this, that, or the other thing.
Read MoreAnimals of all sorts, whether mammals, reptiles, or birds, share certain behaviors in common, and others that are unique to one group or the other, like farts.
Read MoreFor centuries, humans have been pointing to natural occurrences, such as the number of acorns that fall, that supposedly portend the severity of winter.
Read MoreFingerprints as identification goes back to ancient times, and as the technology has evolved, so has the level of information.
Read MoreThe world's largest iceberg, A-76A — a truly massive sight to behold at 84 miles long and 16 miles wide — may not hold that title for much longer.
Read MoreThe North American bison -- often called a buffalo -- was nearly hunted to extinction, So, too, was its European cousin, the wisent -- but there's new hope.
Read MoreWhile many of us are worried about climate change and its effects on Earth's habitability, other planets are also being affected by forces beyond their surface.
Read MoreNatural disasters are extremely powerful, but their aftermath is just as difficult. Here's how different natural disasters change the environment.
Read MoreOften fascinating and sometimes spectacular, there are some rare treats in store for skywatchers over the next two centuries.
Read MoreThe northern lights are beloved by both scientists and casual viewers alike. Here's how a hole in the planet's magnetic field caused a rare pink aurora.
Read MoreTo the uninitiated, severe offshore weather simply means trouble, but there are distinctions to be made in the types of storms that threaten coastlines.
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