Even if you think you learned everything that you needed to know way back in biology class, everyone has knowledge gaps. And ...

Some people say that today there are almost no "blank spots" left on our planet - that is, places completely unexplored by humans. And therefore, supposedly, life today has become more boring than, ...

While we tend to think we know ourselves pretty well, the human body still has all sorts of ways to surprise us. The truth is that we’re pretty complicated organisms, where a lot can go wrong (or ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...