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Mary Roach's new book, Gulp, explores our inner tubes
Many doors could be closed to the bearer of unreadable fingerprints
An analysis of old customs makes us privy to a slice of ancient life
The world will end, but not for a long, long time
An interesting effort to insult Darwin uses a cream cheese smear
Some unusual things have been entering and exiting human mouths
As a talking equid once advised, go right to the source and ask the horse
Humanity's feline fixation extends to our electronic networks and gadgets
A member of the species describes how Homo sapiens could go out
When it comes to athletic performance, it's not how you start—it's how you Finnish
Some equations touch all our lives--whereas others, well, not so much
An amateur examination of one shrink's noodle
Memo pads, printouts, the daily mail—they lie in wait for their next attack
Every so often a critter takes a shot at making headlines
The proof is in the pudding only if you concede the fact of the pudding
A statement about a material raises heavy issues
Sit down, you're rocking the stadium
A week in Lindau, where scientists are celebrities
Small children can have big ideas
Knowing the laws of persuasion is especially handy with car dealers
A few easy fixes for long-standing culinary and terpsichorean problems
Some smells always belong, but do not always remain, outside
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