In an absurd twist to everything you know and love, physicists tackling what sounds like a question for the chronically stoned—"What if the entire universe is just one big hologram?"—have come to a tenuous conclusion that, yeah, that might actually be the case.

A new study released this week purports to show that more attractive high-school students tend to make better grades. As if high school weren't hard enough.

We're taught from a young age that correlation doesn't mean causation. But it's easy to get sucked in by studies claiming that, say, a more active sex life means a fatter wallet: Although it's often much more complicated than A-equals-B, correlational studies are much easier to process and share. But two brave…

A study published in the latest issue of Pediatrics — the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics — is issuing a "call to arms to parents and doctors" who are unaware of the serious medical conditions that could arise from engaging in the so-called Cinnamon Challenge.

Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've discovered yet another use for Tylenol besides breaking a fever and relieving pain: Reducing anxiety associated with "thoughts of existential uncertainty and death."

Ladies, time to start brushing dirt of your shoulders and such. Recent studies, particularly by the General Social Survey, which has been prying into the dating lives of people since 1972, suggest women are now cheating just as much as men.

Spending time at work looking at photos of cute animals might actually be good for business if a new Japanese study holds up to scrutiny.

Regular use of marijuana during adolescence can lead to irreversible IQ loss, findings from a long-range study suggest.

Researchers from SUNY Albany have authored a study which claims that certain chemicals found in semen can have a positive effect on the physical and mental health of women who frequently engage in unprotected sex.

After analyzing the survey responses of over 340,000 Americans, researchers at New York's Stony Brook University have concluded that people hate Mondays just as much as they hate Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

A study unveiled at this year's American Sociological Association meeting purports to show that college students who engage in binge drinking are, on average, happier and more socially satisfied than those who practice moderation.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released the results of a survey on oral sex prevalence among young Americans conducted between 2007 and 2010.

In a paper published today in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Spanish National Research Council claim that pop music has become increasingly homogenized over the last 50 years, as well as "intrinsically louder."

A new study appearing in the latest issue of Obesity Reviews claims to show that modern conveniences such as computers, but also washing machines and microwaves, are turning people into lazy piles of mush at an alarming rate.

A UCLA study published in the most recent issue of the online journal PLoS ONE has determined that men armed with guns appear taller and more muscular than men without weapons.

Are you one of millions of Americans who looks down with pride at the powerful stream of colorless, translucent fluid flowing out of your body every time your empty your bladder? Who takes great personal satisfaction in knowing you've downed enough bottled water in a single day to satisfy the hydration needs of your…

Finding a way to assess a man's penis size with all of his clothes on has long been the holy grail of, well, anyone with a vested interest in penis size. The old standbys — hand, foot and nose sizes — have been discredited as viable indicators, the LA Times reports. (Though I'm not so sure if I buy that.) But a team…

A new study shows sleeping less than six hours a day makes you 12% likelier to die before age 65. Sleeping more than nine hours ups your chances of dying prematurely by 30%. Red Bull is now a life saver!