Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

Look, the truth is, everyone has knowledge gaps. Some of them might be super niche. Others might be more general and embarrassing to admit to. But no matter how well-read and educated you are, there ...

Here’s an intriguing quirk of the human body that may change how you think about your height: you’re typically a little ...

Results of the 14th annual Cool Science Image Contest were announced on Wednesday with winners selected from a pool of entries that include University of Wisconsin faculty, professors and students.