But if you can’t fly to Japan to have Dr. Obuchi treat you, those old wives’ tales—like drinking a whole glass of water in one gulp to standing on your head to getting really scared—can ...

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ...

Though scientists don’t yet know how clownfish shrink, one idea is that they could be reabsorbing their own bone matter. It’s possible the smaller stature may help the clownfish save energy during a ...

2009). The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that the number of people currently infected with fish-borne trematodes exceeds 18 million, and many more are at risk (WHO, 1995). Freshwater ...