Children Can Regrow Their Fingertips. How Cool Is That? - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Aug 18, 2016 03:21 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Children Can Regrow Their Fingertips. How Cool Is That? Careful with that chopping knife! If you lose a fingertip, it's probably gone forever. With kids, however, that's not always the case. Why is that?       'Don't Ask': Can One Question Close the Wage Gap? Massachusetts just passed a law barring companies from asking prospective employees for salary history. Will that level the playing field for women and minorities?       Contrails, Not Chemtrails, Say Scientists in New Study Not sure what chemtrails are or where you stand on them? A newly published, peer-reviewed examination of the chemtrail hypothesis could be for you. We have the scoop.       How to Spot the International Space Station From Where You Live NASA's Spot the Station feature will text or email you when the ISS is about to be overhead. And you won't even need a telescope to see it!       First New Asthma Pill in 20 Years Could Replace Inhalers One in 12 U.S. adults has asthma, says the CDC. That's a lot of people who might be very interested in a new treatment for this serious health problem.       6 Haikus and 3 Limericks About This Googly-eyed Squid Despite its cartoonish visage, yes, this is a real animal. This recently spotted stubby squid was so charming he inspired poetry.       The Soylent Adventure Continues! Curious about Soylent? So are we. We caught up with HowStuffWorks' Jonathan Strickland to see how he was faring on his Soylent diet.       What a Drop in Male Dog Fertility May Say About Human Male Fertility A study showed a decline in male dog fertility over 26 years, which researchers think may be due to chemicals in the environment.       A Portion of Your Suntan Comes From Distant Galaxies Radiation from distant galaxies and even black holes travels light years through the universe to have a tiny but measurable impact on humanity.       Running While Female: Safety Apps and Tech Three recent attacks on female runners prompted us to check out what apps and tech are out there to help keep runners safe and logging those miles.       Taste Tomorrow Today: The World's First 3-D Printing Restaurant Pops Up Looking for the next great dining experience? There's a pop-up restaurant going around the world that'll print your meal for you.       Bronze Age Wonders Emerge After 3,000 Years Beneath a British Bog The perfectly preserved remains of a 3,000-year-old settlement called Must Farm provide a window into the lives of the Bronze Age Britons.       Watch Newborn Monkeys Smile in Their Sleep Just Like Human Babies We do it. Chimps do it. A new study out of Japan investigates just how far back on the evolutionary ladder this totally adorable behavior goes.       Large Hadron Having a Smashing Good Time in 2016 What's up with the world's most famous particle accelerator almost eight years after it came online?     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

Women More OK With Their Bodies Than They Used to Be - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Aug 15, 2016 10:10 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Women More OK With Their Bodies Than They Used to Be It may have taken three decades, but a new exhaustive study shows U.S. women may be less dissatisfied with their weight than they used to be. And that's good news.       Hear and Now: Dogs Are Guinea Worm's Best Friend? We're close to slaying Guinea worm in humans, only now it's arisen in dogs. The team also has news on humpbacks and on how personality and musical taste are intertwined.       Are Blue Lobsters As Rare As Blue Moons? A Massachusetts fisherman recently caught a blue lobster, which had us wondering how rare this crustacean really is.       Manure Goes Couture: This Clothing Used to Be Cow Poop If Jalila Essaidi's company Mestic has anything to do with it, the future of fashion — and basically everything else we use in our daily lives — is poop.       This Gorgeous New Sea Slug Species Needs a Name Western Australia Museum is hosting a naming contest for this fascinating new nudibranch species.       For the Guinea Worm, Man's Best Friend Is the Warmest Hiding Place Only seven cases of Guinea worm have occurred in humans so far in 2016. But hundreds of cases have appeared in dogs. What does this mean for guinea worm eradication?       Should 40-somethings Only Work 20-something Hours? A study shows that brain performance lowers in older workers once they pass 25 hours per week. But does that mean they should cut back?       More Signs Point to Venus as Habitable in its Distant Past A new NASA climate model sheds light on the early years of our neighbor, suggesting a period billions of years long that could've sustained life.       We Just Got Closer to Creating Unbreakable Quantum Enigma Machines Researchers have developed experimental versions of a device that could send encrypted messages impossible to intercept or decipher.       Nothing to Sneeze at: Allergies May Affect the Brain There may be more going on with your body than just itchy eyes and a runny nose when you're dealing with seasonal allergies, a small new study finds.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list