Life's Little Mysteries

The ninth justice may be the swing vote in future court cases.

Stare into a baby's eyes, and you might notice something odd: Babies rarely blink.

If you've ever found yourself at a real loss for words while pregnant, or feel like you just keep forgetting to book appointments during those nine months of expecting, you're not the only one.

Most of us have long accepted that our brains look like overgrown, shriveled walnuts. But why do our brains have those telltale wrinkles?

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

Could tardigrades outlive us all?

Would you gain 25 hours of energy? Or would the consequences be more severe?

In waking life, such a case of quickly forgetting recent experiences would surely land you in a doctor's office. With dreams, however, forgetting is normal. Why?

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

It's well known that a car parked outside on a hot summer's day can turn into a scorching oven. But how fast does it take the inside of a car to heat up to deadly temperatures?

No, it's not because there's a thin layer of melted water on the top.

When we spill water down our front, or sweat profusely, our clothes get darker. Why? The fabric isn't actually changing colors in real time. Rather, our perception of the fabric's color is changing.

Many people may think it's amazing that a simple piece of produce can conduct electricity. As it turns out, that's not the whole story.

How do scientists know when an earthquake is expected to hit an area?

It's a trick question.

Unlike chocolate chip cookies or tomato soup, the invention of bread can't be pinned down to a single person or people; instead, it evolved to its present state over the course of millennia.

Hint: It holds 3.3 trillion stars.

Only a certain type of uranium works in nuclear reactors and bombs. Separating that type from the more common kind requires a great deal of engineering skill.