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By Mar 16, 2022
Health

Climate change is pumping more pollen into allergy season

Get ready for longer allergy seasons.

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By Mar 01, 2022
Health

How to take seasonal allergy medications the right way

Goodbye snow, hello hay fever.

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By Feb 13, 2019
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: strange sneezes and how sideshows saved 6,500 babies

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

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By Jul 05, 2018
Science

The science of superstition

And why people believe in the unbelievable.

By Sep 06, 2017
Animals

African wild dogs vote with sneezes on important pack issues

Dog democracy.

By Jul 25, 2017
Science

Is it possible to sneeze while you are sleeping?

We might be too deep in our slumber to do so.

By Jan 15, 2014
Science

Sponges Can Sneeze, May Have New Sensory Organ

Bless you, sponges.

By Aug 27, 2013
Science

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

Cats get seasonal allergies to pollen and grass, and some have year-round allergies to fleas and dust mites. Sandy Willis,...

By Jul 09, 2013
Science

Why Deaf People Don’t Achoo When They Sneeze

You may not know it, but peer pressure influences what you sound like when you sneeze.

By Sep 05, 2012
Science

The Curious Science of Bodily Functions

A new book explores why our bodies do the things they do