However, the effect was short lived. Within three months, both groups of callers were more or less equal when it came to how many had remained smoke free. The researchers are optimistic, though, that continuous positive messages about the benefits of...
We all know that smoking is unhealthy. But whats the best way to get someone to quit? By harping on the dangers of lighting up, or by touting the benefits of kicking the habit? According to one study, being positive may be the best approach. The rese...
Vapor bubbles form over very small pits and scratches in the bottom of the pan. At each pit or scratch, vapor bubbles form and collapse dozens of times per second, giving the appearance of vibration. The clicks of hundreds or thousands of vapor bubbl...
Put cold tap water in a saucepan and heat it on the stove. After a few minutes you hear a loud roar coming from the pan. The roar does not mean the water is boiling. Look at the pan and you see bubbles apparently stuck to the bottom. Some of those bu...
If you saw one of these growing on the sea floor, you would think it was an aqueous plant, no different from any other type of seaweed. You would be wrong. Although Caulerpa has a complex structure with parts that look like leaves and stems and roots...
When we think about the evolution of life on our planet, we usually think of minuscule single-celled organisms as the simple precursors to more complex, multi-cellular life forms. You might remember seeing single-cell organisms under a microscope in...
To see how strong this effect was, Dugatkin and Godin placed two male guppies in little transparent containers that could be moved around by wires. One guppy was less brightly colored than the other. Although female guppies usually choose the brighte...
Nobody could attract women like James Bond. They just couldnt resist his manly qualities, like his penchant for dodging bullets, or leaping from airplanes. Well, those old Bond movies look kind of silly these days, especially the dim-witted female ch...
Deep, green forests, thick with plants and ringing with the sounds of wildlife. When we think of the rain forest we usually think of abundant life. In fact, rain forests contain the worlds greatest abundance and variety of life. One research station...
When youre sick, you might casually say, Ive got a bug, or I think Ive got some kind of a virus. Today, most of us take for granted the existence of microorganisms tiny living organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye. Theories about invisibl...
Heres a hypothetical scenario that is to remain hypothetical. In other words, dont do this. Ok!Youre cruising along a desert highway in your souped-up roadster, leaving the roadrunners in the dust. Unfortunately, you are not paying attention to the s...
Pineapple juice works as a skin conditioner because the bromelain breaks down dead and damaged outer layers of skin, exposing the softer skin underneath. Putting pineapple juice on an open wound might be painful but it can also break down damaged tis...
If you want to make a jelled salad with pineapple, youd better not use fresh pineapple, or youll end up with a soupy mess. On the other hand, only fresh pineapple will work as a meat tenderizer. Five hundred years ago, Christopher Columbus found Indi...
Heres one way false memories can be produced. Say you witness a car accident and the police ask you to describe it. Studies have shown that if the interviewing officers remain silent, you are likely to produce a reasonably accurate description of the...
Did you ever have the experience of going through an old photo album or home movie you havent seen in years, and saying to yourselfWait a minutethats not how it was! If so, youre already aware of how tricky a thing memory is. You may have an entirely...
