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Currently, there is a heat wave in India that has killed thousands. What makes heat so deadly, and why can't the body fight back?

If you love grapefruit and are on certain medications, think twice! Anthony shows us how it could kill you.

If you think you can rid your body of bacteria with a quick squirt of hand sanitizer, you'd be oh so wrong. Turns out we have an incredible array of microorganisms living on us AND inside us. But as Anthony tells you, these little guys do some very important work.

Scientists have long pondered how exactly life began here on Earth. Now, new research sheds light on Earth's creation, and the findings are not what you'd expect!

Are viruses life forms or not? Scientists have been fighting about it for years, and Anthony has more on the latest wrinkle in this seemingly simple yet age-old debate.

When babies are born, their eyes and hair are one color, but change within the first few years of their life! Why do hair and eye colors change? Trace explains the process of inheriting certain traits from your parents, and discusses why the colors change!

When you leave the house, does your dog or cat even remember you? Read More: A Rat's Tenacious Memory http://www.indiana.edu/~rcapub/v17n1/... "In the wild, rats scramble over the network of pathways they have created, combing their surroundings for food, water, mates, and shelter. Their movements may seem automatic to the untrained eye, simply a reflexive pattern. Decades ago, however, researchers established that rats know where they are going and remember where they have been."

Birth season on risk of mood disorders

Many things are passed down from mother to child, and now, research is finding that stress is on that list! Join Trace as he discusses how prenatal maternal stress can impact you later in life!

Dinosaurs evolved over millions of years into the modern birds we see today! How did such large creatures become so small? Trace is here to tell you the answer. 

New research shows our DNA is absolutely loaded with... NOTHING. 98 percent of our DNA plays no role in our development. But as Trace learns, the findings may not be so black and white.