This Robot Vomits So You Won't Have To
Sometimes inventions, even the important ones, aren't pretty. Case in point: this vomiting robot. It could help us understand, and then battle, an illness that no one's…
View ArticleWatch An Adorable Animated Exploration Of The Microbiome
The human body plays host to a huge range of tiny organisms, mostly bacteria and some fungi, that live symbiotically within us. These microbes, many of which we even share…
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Scientists Are Studying Subway Germs To Keep Us Healthier
Crowds On The Tapei MetroChanglc via Wikimedia CommonsJust as we talk and fight amongst ourselves, so do our microbes. “Your dirty bag hit my leg,” snarled a manspreader as I squeezed into an adjoining...
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The Microbes In Your Home Could Save Your Life
MicrobesJason Pietra/Trunk ArchiveWe live in fear of the microbes that inhabit our homes and buildings, but we don't have to.Someone once told me that a praying mantis in your home brings luck and good...
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Roman Toilets Didn't Help With Hygiene
Science What have the Romans ever done for us? The Romans have done a lot for modern civilization. There were roads, wine, education, and so much more. But it turns out some of the so-called...
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Should I Be Freaked Out By Backwash?
Health Short answer: Yes The term “backwash” has been in use only since the mid-1980s. But concerns about its disgusting nature go back centuries.
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Do Jet Hand Dryers Really Spread More Germs Than Paper Towels?
Health Why the mystery persists, despite recent scientific papers According to a new study, jet air dryers were by far the worst offenders, spraying 1,300 times more viral plaques (clumps of viruses)...
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Meet The Germs Sharing Your Seat On The Subway
Health Vaginal microbes and other gross but harmless germs found on Boston transit system A study of microbes on subway trains from Harvard's School of Public Health has shown that the type of...
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Disgusting Things Are Living On Your Dirty Bedsheets
Health Go wash them Vice asked experts, who painted a pretty horrible picture of everything that goes on on unwashed sheets. Think mites are bad? Well they're eating dead skin cells and…
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How to clean your keyboard without breaking it
DIY For sticky keys, dirty buildup, and all other forms of messiness A step-by-step guide on how to clean your computer keyboard without breaking it.
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