Why Are There Seven Days in a Week?
We can thank the Babylonians for our seven-day week. ...read more
Category: Discover Magazine
New Study Says Essential Tremor Is Caused By Overactive Brain Waves
Scientists say abnormal brain wave activity is behind essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary trembling. ...read more
Your Fat Cells Never Disappear — Making Future Weight Gain More Likely
Like it or not, our fat cells are with us for life — even if we lose weight. ...read more
Is Something in Your Diet Screwing With Your Stomach? Here’s How an Elimination Diet Could Help
FODMAPs are a diverse group of hard-to-digest carbs. Here's how to find out which ones upset your stomach. ...read more
Scientists Find an Explanation for Powerful Gamma-Ray Bursts: Binary Stars
A new study shows that being in a binary star system can keep a massive star spinning fast enough to produce such powerful explosions. ...read more
The Parasite That Infects Mouse Brains and Makes Them More Curious
Before it reaches humans, T. gondii infects cats. And to get to cats, it first manipulates rodents. ...read more
In Russia’s Far North, a Lone Group of Neanderthals May Have Been the Last of Their Kind
Near the Arctic Circle, a group of Neanderthals may have persisted for thousands of years after the rest of their species disappeared. ...read more
Worried About Your Foul Mouth? Swearing Could Actually Be Good For You, Science Says
People who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent, studies show. ...read more
How to Watch NASA’s Upcoming Spacewalks to Fix the ISS
The next three spacewalks will complete fixes to the space station’s solar panels and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector. ...read more
Putting Air Filters in Classrooms Could Give Student Performance a Serious Boost
Air filters could raise test scores in schools as much as cutting class size by a third. ...read more