Emma Bryce

You may give them little thought beyond when to trim them or which nail color to apply. But the humble nail laid the groundwork for our evolution into the humans we are today.

It's not nearly as nonsensical as it may seem.

How many teeth can one mouth hold? You may be surprised.

These penguin dads are basically walking hot-water bottles.

The inventor of Comic Sans shares his thoughts about why so many people hate his creation.

Your home contains thousands of uninvited bacteria. Should you be worried?

Nut-obsessed squirrels might be smarter than you think.

How did people wake up before the invention of modern alarm clocks?

How history, architecture and, weirdly enough, bird milk have enabled pigeons to thrive in cities.

Your dog's ground-kicking habit could reveal more about your pet than you think.

Is there a purpose to pee shivers, or are they simply a biological glitch?

Is beer the route to better breast-feeding?

There’s a new theory on what may have triggered the 2014 earthquake that tore through California’s Napa-Sonoma Valley.

When fishers recently hauled up their catch from a river in the province of Guizhou in southern China, they weren't expecting to come face-to-face with a fish that had a bird's head.

Here’s the real story behind the ubiquitous myth that storks deliver babies.

Could tardigrades outlive us all?

Animals are at risk of sunburn, but do they ever burn their skin?