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25 Weird Phobias That Some People Actually Have

You may think you have some irrational fears, but wait until you read about these weird phobias — which are more common than you probably thought.

By Erin Kelly • Sep 8, 2018

25 Weird Phobias That Some People Actually Have

You may think you have some irrational fears, but wait until you read about these weird phobias — which are more common than you probably thought.

By Erin Kelly • September 8, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • Aug 15, 2018

Petrus Gonsalvus And The Real Beauty And The Beast Story

How Petrus Gonsalvus made it into the French royal court and married Lady Catherine to live out the real Beauty and the Beast story.

By John Kuroski • August 15, 2018

Terminally Ill Children, 9 And 11, Granted Euthanasia In Belgium

The children's deaths came out in a report on euthanasia in Belgium stating that 4,337 people were euthanized in the country in total between 2016 and 2017.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 8, 2018

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Terminally Ill Children, 9 And 11, Granted Euthanasia In Belgium

The children's deaths came out in a report on euthanasia in Belgium stating that 4,337 people were euthanized in the country in total between 2016 and 2017.

By Caroline Redmond • August 8, 2018

Internal Decapitation: What It Is And How One Man Survived

Those who suffer an internal decapitation have their skull severed from their spine. Yet some, like Brock Meister, still actually survive.

By Caroline Redmond • Aug 6, 2018

Science News

Internal Decapitation: What It Is And How One Man Survived

Those who suffer an internal decapitation have their skull severed from their spine. Yet some, like Brock Meister, still actually survive.

By Caroline Redmond • August 6, 2018

Ronnie And Donnie Galyon: The Longest-Living Conjoined Twins In History

From sideshow performers to record-holders, Ronnie and Donnie Galyon have defied the odds to become the longest-living conjoined twins ever.

By Kara Goldfarb • Aug 6, 2018

Ronnie And Donnie Galyon: The Longest-Living Conjoined Twins In History

From sideshow performers to record-holders, Ronnie and Donnie Galyon have defied the odds to become the longest-living conjoined twins ever.

By Kara Goldfarb • August 6, 2018

Toxoplasma Gondii: The Cat Feces Parasite That Alters The Human Mind

Researchers have discovered a link between exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and a higher likelihood to pursue entrepreneurship — among other puzzling side effects.

By Caroline Redmond • Jul 26, 2018

Toxoplasma Gondii: The Cat Feces Parasite That Alters The Human Mind

Researchers have discovered a link between exposure to the Toxoplasma gondii parasite and a higher likelihood to pursue entrepreneurship — among other puzzling side effects.

By Caroline Redmond • July 26, 2018

Harriet Cole Donated Her Body To Science — And Had Her Entire Nervous System Removed

No one knows why Harriet Cole donated her body to science, but the contribution she made lives on to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 23, 2018

Harriet Cole Donated Her Body To Science — And Had Her Entire Nervous System Removed

No one knows why Harriet Cole donated her body to science, but the contribution she made lives on to this day.

By Gina Dimuro • July 23, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 3, 2018

Havelock Ellis: The Man Who Dared To Write About Homosexuality, Masturbation, And Drugs In Victorian England

Meet Havelock Ellis, the man who wrote the first English medical textbook on homosexuality — all the way back in 1897.

By Gina Dimuro • July 3, 2018

Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jul 3, 2018

Science News

Doctors Fight A Lot During Surgeries And It’s Often Rooted In Gender, New Study Finds

Conflict inside operating rooms isn't reserved for TV dramas.

By Kara Goldfarb • July 3, 2018

Vivien Thomas Was A Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon – With No Medical Degree

Vivien Thomas did groundbreaking work in the field of cardiac medicine. Incredibly, he had no medical degree.

By Gina Dimuro • Jul 2, 2018

Vivien Thomas Was A Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon – With No Medical Degree

Vivien Thomas did groundbreaking work in the field of cardiac medicine. Incredibly, he had no medical degree.

By Gina Dimuro • July 2, 2018