Brooke Borel
Latest articles by Brooke Borel

Can Drinking a Glass of Wine Keep Bed Bugs Away?
By Brooke Borel published
A new study shows that bed bugs don't fare too well on booze.

What Is Delusory Parasitosis?
By Brooke Borel published
Ever feel like you have bugs crawling under your skin?

What Causes the 'Phantom Limb' Sensation?
By Brooke Borel published
Many amputees can still feel their missing limb.

What Causes the 'Pins and Needles' Sensation?
By Brooke Borel published
What makes your leg or arm feel like it has gone to sleep?

Why Do Bulls Charge When they See Red?
By Brooke Borel published
Wait a minute, aren't bulls color blind?

Why Does Swiss Cheese Have Holes?
By Brooke Borel published
The holes in Swiss cheese are actually bubbles.

Countdown to 7 Billion: Should World Adopt 'One-Child' Policy?
By Brooke Borel published
With a human population headed to an unsustainable 10 billion, what can be done to slow the pace?

How to Journey to the Center of the Earth
By Brooke Borel published
Scientists have drilled several miles into the ground, but those holes are nowhere near reaching the center of the Earth.

How to Reach the North Pole in 5 Snowy Steps
By Brooke Borel published
The ice above the North Pole is constantly shifting, which makes getting there even trickier.

How to Get Inside the Human Body in 5 Tiny Steps
By Brooke Borel published
You can't shrink down to explore inside a person's body, but tiny, tumor-killing soldiers could be an effective cancer treatment.

The Tricky Case of Caster Semenya: How Sports and Science Classify Sex
By Brooke Borel published
Caster Semenya is one of the fastest women in the world. Many people, however, think she might be more man than woman.
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