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It's a question that has garnered interest from many — particularly marketers. Some research suggests activation of the autonomic nervous system plays a part, says Tania Lombrozo.

The researchers want to study the first few days of an embryo's development. They must now seek approval from an ethics committee in the United Kingdom.

The organization say it's concerned about a possible link between the mosquito-borne virus and the cluster of children with birth defects from microcephaly.

Journalist Mei Fong tells Fresh Air that China's one-child policy drastically reshaped the country's demographic make-up. "China has 30 million more men than women," she says. Her book is One Child.

President Obama plans to ask Congress for $755 million in cancer-research funding in his 2017 budget. That's in addition to $195 million already approved in 2016.

When the moon is overhead or "underfoot," the chance of rainfall diminishes ever so slightly, a new study concludes.

Jerky sales are soaring, thanks in part to millennials, who are snacking more than ever. Meat snacks are lightweight, high in nutrition and can travel long distances without spoiling.

The concern is not the virus itself but the cluster of brain-damaged babies born to pregnant women who had been infected with the mosquito-borne disease.

Two E. coli outbreaks infected at least 60 people in 14 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn't been able to determine the source of the infections.

Novica, a website that bills itself as the Etsy of the developing world, features more than 18,000 artisans from remote areas to whom the company has paid out more than $66.5 million.