There's a difference between knowing that something evolved and understanding why it stuck around. Most of the systems running your body right now weren't designed for the life you're actually living.

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it ...

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(via BBC Earth Science) From life after beheading (like the chicken that survived 18 months) and zombie ants to the millions of mites on your face and lakes that turn you to stone, we’re bringing you ...

New Cornell University research finds while journalists and professional fact-checkers struggle to keep up with the deluge of misinformation online, sites that rely on loosely coordinated ...