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Watching Injections Makes Them Hurt More [Science]
If you're one of the hard core of hospital-goers who chooses to watch while hypodermics are shoved into your arm, here's some news that might make you reconsider: the act of watching an injection actually makes it more painful.More »
The History of Sux, the World's Most Discreet Murder Weapon [Science]
You might notice the sting of the injection. Within seconds you'd realize you're having trouble moving your eyes and fingers, followed by your arms and legs. If you were standing, you'd collapse. In a heap on the floor, you'd realize nearly every muscle in your body was paralyzed. Being fully...
Why Women Date Weaklings [Science]
Common knowledge dictates that girls dig guys with muscles. However, new research suggests that women gave up on bulging biceps and strong jawlines long ago, in favor of qualities like loyalty and generosity. In other words, the scrawny geek gets the gal.More »
Scientific Proof That Everyone Lies [Science]
Many of us like to think that we're honest, upstanding individuals and that it's a minority of society that actually lowers itself to lying and cheating. But researchers are finding that, actually, we're not as virtuous as we think—and we all lie a little to make things swing in our favor.M...
Scientists Discover Sperm-Crippling Gene That Could Lead to Non-Hormonal Male Contraceptives [Science]
Boffins in Edinburgh, Scotland have discovered that a single mutated gene in male mice can inhibit the last stages of sperm development, thus inducing infertility. As a result, we are that much closer to hormone-free, reversible, and surgery-free male contraception.More »
Science Proves Men Really Are Attracted to Psychologically Vulnerable Women [Science]
Men, it seems, are sadly predictable creatures. A new study suggests that males are physically attracted to women who are psychologically vulnerable—that is to say, immature, depressed, or unintelligent—-though that doesn't necessarily convert into a desire for a long-term relationshi...
The Oldest Musical Instruments Ever Found Are 43,000-Year-Old Mammoth Tusks [Science]
Scientists have found the oldest musical instruments ever recorded, which are carbon dated from 42,000 to 43,000 years old, and have turned up just in time to ask your dad if they're what he listened to on the radio as a kid.More »
Nat Geo's New Documentary Series "Links" History's Greatest Tech [Television]
Technological invention is a process, not an act. Even the most rudimentary technologies, like wheels, are based on previous discoveries. As such, one can trace the origins of today's most advanced machines back through history to their earliest ancestors—or one could just watch the Nationa...
The Science of Tasty Tomatoes [Science]
A truly tasty tomato is a wonderful thing. But most of the tomatoes you can buy from supermarkets—while red, ripe and perfect-looking—taste of practically nothing. For a long time, scientists thought the difference between a good and bad tomato was down to sugar and acid concentration...
How Earth Got Its Oxygen [Science]
If you're currently living on our pale blue dot, you should thank it for becoming inhabitable for us human folk. Specifically, you should look down and thank its mantle because scientists are saying that Earth's cooler mantle allowed it to develop oxygen. You know, that thing we breathe to live.M...
