Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it. Acids are ranked on a scale from zero to 14—the lower the pH level, the ...

Life's random rhythms surround us -- from the hypnotic, synchronized blinking of fireflies...to the back-and-forth motion of a child's swing... to slight variations in the otherwise steady lub-dub of ...

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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...