We explain why snakes have to shed their entire top layer of skin in one go as part of their growth cycle and how often they shed.

As anyone who's ever looked down at their hands and felt a bit of shock knows, the skin on our paws ages faster than the skin on our faces; it contains less elastin and loses collagen more quickly.

The hilarious and food-loving Raphael Gomes makes miniature meals using tiny hands. Trump adopts new nickname Ten years before Rob and Michele Reiner were killed in their home, Rob made a movie about ...

Scientists have developed a way to turn cooking oil waste discarded by restaurants into recyclable plastic and a superglue strong enough to tow a car. The new method could be a sustainable way to ...

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to help bionic limbs act more like natural ones. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an experimental hand that shares control with the user to carry out tricky ...

Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. Neanderthals 400,000 years ago were striking flints to make fires, researchers have found. An artist’s ...

The Snake Skin Armor is an outfit that has only a few perks, and can only be upgraded a single time once you get to New Game Plus. Befitting its owner, both perks are focused around Sake jars, which ...

ST. LOUIS — At just 15 years old, Chase Tippetts is already a force on the bowling lanes—rolling a 285, maintaining a 200 average, and once stringing together 14 straight strikes in practice. But his ...

SunnyDays Entertainment, which sells the Squeeze Strawberry toy, told CR that the gel inside the toy is polyvinyl alcohol, comparable to materials found in common school supplies such as crayons and ...

While the cold months keep most of us indoors, MLB’s offseason opens the door to endless roster-building rabbit holes. As MLB’s annual winter meetings start next week, let’s take a look at what teams ...

Sarah Bradley is a writer with six years of experience creating personal essays, reported features, and content related to health and parenting topics. Susan Bard, MD, is a board-certified general and ...