How Does Laser Tattoo Removal Actually Work?

Josh H. | Tuesday, Nov 24, 2015

With more and more people getting tattoos, it makes sense that the market to remove them has increased dramatically over the years. Almost everyone knows about laser tattoo removal becaus...

Here's Why It's So Calming to Watch Bob Ross' 'The Joy of Painting'

Josh H. | Monday, Oct 26, 2015

If you haven’t heard yet, Bob Ross’ official YouTube channel has started to release episodes of the painter’s hit show The Joy of Painting. Now, a whole new generation will get the chance...

Elephants Don't Really Develop Cancer and Now We Know Why

Dara K. | Thursday, Oct 8, 2015

Elephants are huge. Based on the sheer number of cells that make up their bodies—about 100 times more than humans—and their long lifespans, we should be seeing much higher rates of cancer...

Sand Dollars Are Living, Breathing Things and They are Freaky

Kristen M. | Thursday, Oct 8, 2015

Confession: Although I’ve owned many, I’ve never actually seen a sand dollar on a beach. I’ve always assumed that the pure white, delicate beauties that I bought in jars with other beach...

How This 'Clever' Plant Makes Fake Poop to Fool Beetles

Josh H. | Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015

As if being a dung beetle wasn’t hard already, researchers from the University of Cape Town have recently found that a plant called Ceratocaryum argenteum commonly fools them by dropping...

Ladies: Treatments Might Work Better If You're Crushing on Your Doctor

Vanessa W. | Friday, Sep 4, 2015

A hormone that encourages women to befriend another person may boost the placebo effect, according to a new study. Vasopressin, which research suggests makes men more anxious and competit...

Does Chloroform Really Knock People Out Like It Does in the Movies?

Josh H. | Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015

In countless movies and television shows, characters often employ the knockout power of chloroform to safely dispatch guards and bad guys who stand in their way. This is usually done by a...

Cockroaches Conceived in Space Have Superpowers

Kristen M. | Monday, Jun 15, 2015

Show of hands: who binge-watched the new season of Orange is the New Black over the weekend? Don’t worry, there’ll be no spoilers here, but if you made it to second episode and paid close...

Hubble Spots Incredible Collision Inside Black Hole Jet

Dara K. | Monday, Jun 1, 2015

In a galaxy far, far away—260 million light-years from Earth to be exact—matter moving just below the speed of light collided after being blasted from a supermassive black hole in what’s...

Did Thomas Edison Really Electrocute an Elephant?

Erin B. | Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015

Thomas Edison is known for his impatience, tirelessness, and intellectual rigor. But was he also an animal abuser? Popular culture has long attached Edison to the strange incident of an e...

Listen to Curiosity Adorably Sing Itself 'Happy Birthday' on Mars

Josh H. | Friday, Mar 6, 2015

Since it gets quite lonely on Mars, NASA has programmed the Curiosity rover to sing itself “Happy Birthday” every year. To sing the famous tune, NASA researchers from the Goddard Space Fl...

Earth Actually Has Another 'Moon'

Jes G. | Monday, Mar 2, 2015

In 1997, astronomers were surprised to discover that Earth actually has another “moon,” formerly unknown because of the way it moves in the galaxy. Dubbed Cruithne, this “moon” (which is...