Creeping Death Day of the Dead is a two-day celebration of the lives of lost loved ones, observed throughout Latin America, that seems to be getting bigger elsewhere every year. “With its popularity in the US and with rising immigration from Mexico to Europe, the UK, Australia,...
Feet have a reputation for smelling, but in reality they do so much more. Sit down, feet together, take note. Foot in the Door Our feet might not be the prettiest parts of our anatomy—apologies, podophiliacs (i.e., foot fans)—but they’re extremely complex and hard-working contraptions. They also...
Just Relax The bladder is very complex in its design. Once the bag-like organ nestled in your pelvic area has sent a signal to the brain to let you know it needs emptying, and you reach a desirable spot and comply, the detrusor muscles contract to squeeze...
You’re An Arse In the first few weeks after fertilisation, you’re nothing more than a small group of cells called a “blastula” that bursts open from the inside out, making a little bitty opening. This opening is called a blastopore, and it’s the first of your proto-organs...
Right Ear, Right Now Just like fingerprints, ears are totally unique to the individual—big tech firms have even explored being able to unlock a mobile when simply held to the ear. That said, every human ear is divided into three distinct parts: the outer ear, the middle...
“Temper is basically the fight-or-flight response, getting us pumped,” says Bonior. “When we feel threatened, our entire body becomes more tense, and our actions more impulsive: It’s the opposite of relaxation and deliberate thought. We’re prone to overreacting to the smallest thing, because our body is primed...
How do you know when someone is being visited by the paranormal and it’s not just some pesky energy noise or structural noise? It’s a case of elimination really. Firstly, I will speak to the inhabitants of the property to find out what has been spooking them....
Fingers Crossed There are 27 bones, 29 joints and at least 123 named ligaments in the human hand, but there are zero muscles: Tendons in our fingers are moved by the muscles of the forearm. Weirdly enough, if you were to lose one finger, the hand surgeons’...
It Can’t Be Beat Every minute, your heart pumps about eight pints of blood through a system of vessels that’s more than 60,000 miles long. All in all, that translates to a whopping total of about 2,000 gallons of blood each and every day. Take that, Big...
“Dadcore is in,” says personal stylist Sean Somal of The Chapar, a personal styling service for men. “It’s an interesting movement championing functional and comfortable outfit choices that look like you don’t have the time between changing nappies and doing the school run—and double denim fits neatly...
Joint Effort The human elbow is a hinge-joint system made up of three bones: The humerus, the radius and the ulna. The humerus starts at the shoulder socket, while the radius comes from the thumb-area of the wrist and the ulna from the little finger side. Those...
…at least you don’t live in America! As camping season commences, we thought we’d take a look at the worst dangers you’ll face, both here at home and in the country of our benevolent overlords. Turns out, the Yanks have it far, far worse. Look, we’ll prove...
