How old is my body if the cells keep renewing themselves?
An Odd Body inventory
17 Feb 2007 | 7
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Are there secrets to life-long brain power?
Brain drain
17 Feb 2007 | 5
Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy?
Or are the techies the smartest of us all?
17 Feb 2007 | 10
Why do we like to scratch a wound when it's healing?
Forbidden pleasure
10 Feb 2007 | 6
If whales can communicate by telepathy, why can't humans?
Head to head
10 Feb 2007 | 24
You think you know about the brain?
Brainy bits
10 Feb 2007 | 2
Great moments in human research
Part two: "Concluding, among other things..."
03 Feb 2007 | 1
What is sexsomnia?
Amorous while asleep?
03 Feb 2007 | 6
Where does the taboo against sex during menstruation originate?
Bloody hangups
03 Feb 2007 | 6
How much damage does a tapeworm do to the human body?
Less than you'd think
27 Jan 2007 | 4
Great moments in human research
Part One: Research you really didn't need to know
27 Jan 2007 | 2
Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker?
Wake me up so the action starts
27 Jan 2007 |
Does urinating after sex prevent catching HIV or other infections?
An infectious rumour
27 Jan 2007 | 2
Why is the human face hairless?
Express yourself
20 Jan 2007 | 14
Is the human skull made up of one bone or two?
Soft spots explained
20 Jan 2007 |
Are women who are forty, fat and fair more likely to get gallstones?
You had the gall to ask
20 Jan 2007 |
When is seeing not seeing?
Inattentional blindness
19 Jan 2007 | 1
Why do some people have three nipples?
The Scaramanga defect
13 Jan 2007 | 1
Is it true that a woman's breasts can grow enormously overnight?
Mammoth mammaries
13 Jan 2007 | 6
Why is it absolutely impossible to sneeze with your eyes open?
The eyes have it
13 Jan 2007 | 4
Why do we open our mouths to yawn properly?
An open and shut case
13 Jan 2007 | 4
Is there such a thing as frigidity?
Inhibited desire
23 Dec 2006 | 2
How does the heart differ from other mechanical pumps?
Biological efficiency
23 Dec 2006 | 3
Will robots ever become just like humans?
Not-so-artificial intelligence
23 Dec 2006 | 4
