Humans boast at least five senses. Dogs seem to have a few more—as evidenced by the fact that they can sense illness and medical conditions in humans before the humans have any idea. Migraines According to a University of Pittsburgh study, dogs ...
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Help, I’m Having a Maladaptive Brain Activity Change!
In science, there’s a word for everything—especially all the weird and gross things your body does and makes. Ice Cream Headache If you eat ice cream too fast, you’re going to give yourself an “ice cream headache” or “brain freeze.” Bu...
Ask a Question, Get an Answer: Hair You Go!
March 14 was “International Ask a Question Day,” and over on our Facebook page, we invited our readers to, well, ask a question and be entered in a giveaway. The response was overwhelming—hundreds of you BRI stalwarts posed a trivia conundrum....
Ask a Question, Get an Answer: Sneeze Eyes—Sneeze Eyes Cry Every Night for You
March 14 was “International Ask a Question Day,” and over on our Facebook page, we invited our readers to, well, ask a question and be entered in a giveaway. The response was overwhelming—hundreds of you BRI stalwarts posed a trivia conundrum....
How did you sleep last night? Let's take a moment to reflect on the importance of sleep, the science of sleep…and all of the many ways that sleep doesn’t come so easily for a lot of people. Exploding Head Syndrome This hyperbolically named condi...