Plan B Morning After Pill Might Be Less Effective In Women Weighing 165 Pounds Or More
A European drugmaker is saying its morning after pill, near-identical to Plan B, is less effective in women 165 pounds or more.
Mushrooms Create Own Wind With Puff Of Water Vapor To Send Spores Flying: Study
Mushrooms and other fungi may be able to manipulate the air nearby to create a favorable breeze for their spores.
The Week In Science: Ancient Wine, Curiosity Has A Glitch, Lucid Dreams
Archaeologists find a wine cellar from nearly 4,000 years ago; the Mars rover Curiosity has a wee mechanical problem.
New Tallest Waterslide Verruckt, Loop-De-Loops, and Physics: The Science Of Splashy Rides
How do people not fly off of giant waterslides? And can you build a slide with a loop in it? Physics can answer.
Weird Cheeses: Would You Eat Fromage Made With Belly Button Bacteria, Or Rat Milk?
A new art exhibit turns microbes from unmentionable places into dairy products.
Love And Marriage: Wife's Attractiveness Essential, Study Says
One group of researchers finds that happy marriages are made by attractive wives, but other scientists are skeptical.
Want NASA To Keep Exploring Saturn, Mars And Other Planets? Scientists Urge Public To Lobby Congress To #FundPlanetary
Scientists are urging the public to lobby politicians to restore funding that would keep U.S. space missions like Cassini flying.
Board Games Can Boost Kids' Number Skills - But It Depends On How You Play
When paired with a board game, a certain kind of counting method can improve a child's understanding of numbers, researchers say.
African Fruit Bats Carry Deadly Viruses: Study
Scientists found two nasty kinds of virus -- the rabies-like Lagos bat virus and henipaviruses -- in a survey of straw-colored fruit bats.
MAVEN Mars Orbiter's Scientific Toolbox: How The NASA Craft Will Try And Unlock A Martian Past
See how MAVEN measures up to the other craft currently orbiting Mars.
New Heart Disease Risk Calculator, Guidelines Don't Add Up, Doctors Say
A new heart-disease risk calculator overestimates chances for cardiovascular problems and could lead to overmedication, doctors say.
'The Power Of Poison' On Display At The American Natural History Museum In NYC
A new exhibit on poisons at the American Museum of Natural History features live animals, theatre, and interactive displays.
A Hyena's Smelly Social Network Is Reinforced By Bacteria: Study
Distinctly different kinds of odor-producing bacteria reside in different species of hyena, a new study shows.
Gun Violence In PG-13 Movies Outstripping Rated-R Flicks: Study
Since the PG-13 rating was introduced in 1985, guns have become more and more frequent stars in PG-13 movies, a new study shows.
Pablo Neruda Died From Cancer, Not Poison: Chilean Officials
The exhumed bones of the famed Chilean poet failed to yield any trace of poison.
Super Typhoon Haiyan: Meteorologists Say Storm In Philippines Is Unprecedented
Some preliminary estimates peg Super Typhoon Haiyan as the strongest pacific cyclone at landfall ever recorded.
Mormons And WEIRDos: How Psychological Science Gets Fundamentally Skewed
Supposedly universal theories of human psychology and behavior often stem from examinations of a very odd tribe: college students.
The Week In Science: Insect Sex Preserved In Stone, 'Lawn Sprinkler' Asteroid
Two Jurassic-era bugs were caught in flagrante, 165 million years after the fact.
Russian Meteor Chelyabinsk A 'Wake-Up Call,' Scientists Say
Some scientists think the danger from smaller asteroids, like the one that exploded over Russia in February, has been underestimated.
Dinosaur Find: Newly Discovered T.Rex Cousin, 'King of Gore,' Unearthed In Utah
Lythronax argestes is helping scientists flesh out the T. rex family tree.
Secrets Of China's Forbidden City: Ice Roads Used To Construct Ancient Massive Palace
Researchers applied a little bit of physics to history and found that icy paths were the ideal conveyance for huge stone blocks.
Ancient Platypus Tooth ID'd As Extinct, Newly Discovered Species
A giant fossil tooth is identified as a newly discovered species of platypus that lived somewhere between 5 million and 15 million years ago.
Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Womens' Sex Lives: Study
Women reported greater sexual satisfaction and functioning two years after weight loss surgery.
The Week In Science: Reindeer Eyes, Hot Ocean, Fearing Snakes
Arctic darkness explains reindeer's color-changing eyes; human brains are hard-wired to spot snakes.
Mexican Wolf Endangered Species List Proposal Draws Ire
Is the Mexican wolf menacing enough to require kids to wait for school buses inside protective cages? Ecologists are skeptical.
Poverty In Childhood Makes You More Susceptible To Colds Later In Life: Study
Researchers found that people who grow up on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder are more susceptible to colds.
Halloween Science: Tricks, Treats, And Spooks, Fact-Checked
Can you die of fright? Do vampire bats want to suck your blood? Answers to these questions, and more!
Wag The Dog: How Your Pet's Tail Gives Clues To His Mental State
New research suggests the direction of a dog's tail wag may reflect either a positive or negative emotional state.
Where Is The Head Of King Henry IV? Scientists Question Remains ID'd As French Monarch's
Some scientists are questioning the 2010 identification of a mummified head as one belonging to France's King Henry IV.
Walking With Dinosaurs: Scientist Reconstruct Argentinosaurus Steps With Powerful Computer Models
A scan of a 94 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton helped scientists figure out how such a massive animal could move around.
