science

We'll here a little something we kinda knew...men don't talk enough, and women...well, Maybe this has happened to you? A husband, boyfriend, brother, friend ever tell you that you talk too much? It turns out that there is a very scientific reason for this to occur.

Have you ever wondered how Rudolph got his red nose? Well, Dutch scientists have finally explained the mystery. Turns out, the reindeer's shiny nose is the direct result of "hyperemia of the nasal mucosa." Way to take all the magic out of Christmas, science.

Forget all that "it's a bird, it's a plane" nonsense. It's a plant and a pop star! More specifically, a fern. Researchers at Duke University have named a whopping 19 species of ferns after Lady Gaga!

Bill Nye the Science Guy has taken the internet by storm with Twitter rumors that he was killed in a balloon accident (sparked by The Onion) and his new Web series for Big Think. Most recently, however, our favorite childhood TV scientist sparked a lively debate through his video blog, pitting science against creationism, and America, obviously, had something to say about it.