Prepare to be grossed out. You know how you go to the bathroom every day, cut your nails every few weeks and cut your hair every month? Did you ever think about what all that totals up to? What about all those times you've cried or drooled or worked up a sweat? It adds up to an embarrassing amount of fluid! Read More >>
There's an old adage that says if your Mum's father has lost all of his hair, then you're probably staring down a future of hats and shaved heads too. And as ASAP Science explains: thanks to genetics that's technically true for males, but there's more to the story. Read More >>
Featured comment by adeyb:
"What make us go bald? Kids... The stress of bringing up bloody kids! :)
Most of my friends have started to thin, and have either started to shave..." More »
The geniuses behind Vsauce scientifically answered a few questions, as only they can, about whether it makes sense to eat yourself if you're ever suffering from starvation, how does hair know when to stop growing, what eye floaters are, how much would Wikipedia weigh and more. Read More >>
Now, I've seen my fair share of horrifying eye conditions, but this one takes the biscuit. It's not quite worm-in-the-eye Prometheus-style, but this poor bloke actually had long, super creepy, hairs growing directly out of his eyeball. Yuck. Read More >>
Featured comment by coastwalker:
"Its not necessary to have a tumor either, there is a condition where skin grows out from the side of the eyeball over the top of it - you will get to ..." More »
After some 187 prototypes, Dyson looks like it's finally solved the issue of hair stuffing up your vacuum cleaner with its ingenious tangle-free Turbine tool. No longer will you have to bend over and heave balls of manky hair from your sodding nozzle. Read More >>
Featured comment by klinkenberg:
"Fantastic attention to detail and determination to solve a common problem. Dysons are not cheap, but they are very good machines." More »
Lots of men worry about losing their hair. But instead of fretting about their beauty, it might make sense for them to count their blessings—because, by rights, bald men should probably be extinct by now. So why aren't they? Read More >>
Featured comment by crezo:
"as being bald is not a bad thing these days as half the people I know shave their heads anyway there is no reason they can't spread their man seed jus..." More »
Hey you angsty little jerk, listen up! If you can stop rolling your eyes and cut the whole brooding thing for like 10 seconds, I have something very important to tell you: CUT YOUR HAIR. I don't say this as some out-of-touch baby boomer threatened by the slightest tinge of change, but rather someone concerned with preventing a lazy eye epidemic. Read More >>
Featured comment by royal_navy_dan:
"Droooool! Sorry but unless they are Jabba the hut's twin sister I think it's pretty hard to find an emo girl that isn't hot!" More »
Some haircuts are so iconic that you already know who the person or character is from just seeing their hair. It's like a brand logo, an identifier, a part of who those characters are. Read More >>
There has been no shortage of baldness cures over the ages, but they all share one thing in common: none of them really work. Now, a team of scientists has used stem cell therapy to give a hairless mouse a mohawk. There is hope yet. Read More >>
Featured comment by EtherealKid:
"Interesting, but how does this fit with the other recent discovery that fatty deposits in the scalp of men cause male pattern baldness?" More »
Going bald is the one big vanity concern among most men. But relax, it doesn't need to be that way; scientists have just worked out exactly why men go bald, and already have a way to stop it happening. Read More >>
Every man grows a beard at some point in his life. But that's not to say that it's a good idea. In fact, science now confirms that while a beard makes you look older and of higher status, it makes you less attractive to women. Read More >>
Featured comment by Alfred Heflander:
"Alas it is 7 years gone, and before I landed on these chilly shores. Could sure do with having it during the winters here, but my wife will have none ..." More »
Scientists have made the shocking discovery that it's your ankle, not your back, that feels the most awesome to scratch when you are itchy. Read More >>