Everyone on Earth has been through it, but there's a lot about birth that you're probably unfamiliar with. Here's thirteen facts about the human birthing process you may not have picked up in biology class. » 7/23/14 2:30pm Today 2:30pm

The unofficial fifth taste may help you stick to that diet. Umami is commonly described as the savory, meaty taste that can be found in cheeses, meats, mushrooms and cooked tomatoes. It is probably best known as the flavor provided by the food additive MSG. » 7/21/14 9:30pm Monday 9:30pm

It's called One Fast Cat. At 48-inches across, the circular, cat-powered cat-treadmill is a gigantified version of the exercise wheels commonly associated with lab rodents. It's designed to help your feline companion exercise indoors, when it isn't busy bringing death and destruction to the outside world. » 7/20/14 9:27pm Sunday 9:27pm

For over 20 years, the state of Indiana hoarded the blood of newborns without their parents' consent. If your child was born in Indiana after 1991, chances are his or her blood sample is one of an estimated 2.5-million specimens currently stored in a warehouse, the location of which state officials have not disclosed. » 7/19/14 6:17pm Saturday 6:17pm

For the cover of its special HIV/AIDS issue, Science magazine chose to use an image of transgender sex workers in Jakarta. While the purported intent of doing so was to raise awareness about this "key affected population," many have taken issue with the fact that the photo in question is pretty damn objectifying and… » 7/18/14 6:30pm Friday 6:30pm

The Malaysian plane that was shot down over the Ukraine yesterday by a group that has yet to take responsibility contained over 100 of the world's leading AIDS researchers en route to a conference in Melbourne, Australia. Someone may literally have shot the cure for AIDS out of the sky. Great fucking job, humanity. » 7/18/14 10:00am Friday 10:00am

This is simple, charming video, but there's a lot of things worth noting here. » 7/12/14 3:46pm 7/12/14 3:46pm

Apparently you can't wear a red cocktail dress without getting labeled a man-poaching Jezebel. Apologies to all the autumns out there. » 7/11/14 10:40am 7/11/14 10:40am

The number of people suffering from kidney stones has grown over the past thirty years, and a new study shows it's likely to get worse. Here's why. » 7/10/14 8:28pm 7/10/14 8:28pm

12-year-old Lauren Arrington brings some positive attention to Florida with her discovery that venomous, predatory lionfish can survive in bodies of water with low salt content, unlike previously believed. Now she's been credited in the Environmental Biology of Fishes journal for her discovery. » 7/07/14 6:45pm 7/07/14 6:45pm

This question occurred to Eric Finzi, when he was painting portraits from pictures of French women who were institutionalized in the 19th Century. He wondered if they'd be cured if their faces couldn't register their depressed emotions. Finzi used Botox to test this hypothesis in 2003 and 2006, to astonishing results. » 7/03/14 1:00pm 7/03/14 1:00pm

This summer's hottest accessory is a single piece of grass shoved into your ear canal at a jaunty and carefree angle. Ok, fine, this is only a trend among a specific troop of chimpanzees in Zambia, but it could catch on. You never know. I mean, if wedge sneakers can become a thing, anything is possible. » 7/01/14 3:45pm 7/01/14 3:45pm

Ever wondered why mosquitos seem to love biting some people, while completely ignoring others near them (I do, every damn day during the summer)? It's either the bacteria that builds up on your skin because your sweat has "incubated" for a day or two, or because genetics. » 7/01/14 2:30pm 7/01/14 2:30pm

Not being well-versed in the sciences at all, it never even occurred to me that diamond stars are a thing. Yet according to scientists who actually know about these things, not only have they predicted diamond stars' existence, a team has actually discovered one! » 6/27/14 3:45pm 6/27/14 3:45pm

People who diligently follow their horoscopes may claim that it's all just good fun. But on closer examination, this claim falls flat. Here's why astrology is potentially damaging to our understanding of science, relationships — and even our place in the universe itself. » 6/25/14 3:19pm 6/25/14 3:19pm

In Tokyo, two robotic terrors have just slithered their way out of the uncanny valley in order to demonstrate just how unsettlingly almost humanlike they are. According to reports, their levels of "unsettling almost humanlike-ness" is "extremely high." » 6/24/14 4:30pm 6/24/14 4:30pm

Keeping up with fashion trends can sometimes be uncomfortable and expensive. But trying a new style or two is typically not life-threatening — except in the case of these dangerous trends, that maimed (and sometimes killed) anyone brave enough to sport them. » 6/24/14 1:58pm 6/24/14 1:58pm

Science has now answered life's most important question: How do you cut a cake so perfectly that each slice brings a tear to the eye? (Because the cake is moist.) (Also because you made it with onions because you're an awful human being.) » 6/18/14 10:40am 6/18/14 10:40am