U.S. life expectancy in 2005 inched up to a record high of 77.9 years.
Blue light fends off drowsiness in the middle of the night, which could be useful to people who work at night.
Cheese consumption in the United States is expected to grow by 50 percent between now and 2013.
At 68.1 percent, the United States ranks eighth among countries that have access to and use the Internet. The largest percentage of online use was in Malta, where 78.1 percent access the Web.
The U.S. government has paid about $1.5 billion in benefits to thousands of sick nuclear-weapons workers since 2001.
Scientists have discovered that certain brain chemicals in our tears are natural pain relievers.
Americans spent almost $32 billion on toys during 2005. About a third of that was spent on video games.
A gene for a light-sensitive protein in the eye is what resets the body's "internal clock."
The hole in the earth's ozone layer is closing - and could be entirely closed by 2050. Meanwhile, the amount of greenhouse gases is increasing.
At least once a week, 28 percent of high school students fall asleep in school, 22 percent fall sleep while doing homework and 14 percent get to school late or miss school because they overslept.
Women gain weight when they move in with a boyfriend because their diet deteriorates, but men begin to eat more healthy food when they set up a home with a female partner.
Just 30 minutes of continuous kissing can diminish the body's allergic reaction to pollen, relaxing the body and reducing production of histamine, a chemical cell given out in response to allergens.
The common pigeon can memorize 1,200 pictures.
Sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday can disturb your body clock, leaving you fatigued at the start of the week.
One of the most effective ways for athletes to recover after exercise is to drink a glass of chocolate milk.
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