These three countries alone are suspected of killing nearly 45,000 whales since 1986, when commercial whaling was banned.

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Everyone farts—it’s a biological fact. But whether you interpret that odorous puff of air as a harmless (even funny) fact of life or a gross human indecency turns out to be surprisingly telling—and ...

A new paper posits that advanced alien civilizations may communicate through subtle flashes, like fireflies do on Earth. The thought experiment suggests that we need to avoid human biases in our ...

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When it comes to health trends, it’s safe to say there are more than a few that aren’t legit (mouth taping, celery juice, any sort of hyper-restrictive diet—we could go on). And while the term “fart ...

It's Thanksgiving, and those pants are feeling a bit tighter than before dinner. While it might be tempting to curl up on the couch and take a nap, consider going for a "fart walk" instead. Mairlyn ...

Q: Is there an easy way to relieve gas without medication? A: The warm fuzzy feeling you get from a delicious holiday meal can be quickly eclipsed by the gassy one that follows. Fortunately, ...

Science fiction has long speculated about the possibility of first contact with an alien species from a distant world and how we might be able to communicate with them. But what if we simply don’t ...

Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

The Alien franchise has always focused on just one titular alien — the Xenomorph. Yes, over the years, we got extrapolations of the Xenomorph, like the Queen, and the facehuggers. Yet they all still ...