A new study found evidence in timelapse videos that sea sponges — like humans — sneeze to get rid of mucus and other waste . Sea sponges are underwater creatures with canal systems that suck water in, ...

Sponges are among the oldest creatures on Earth and play a key role in many underwater ecosystems. A new study by Niklas Kornder of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and colleagues finds that sponges ...

Sneezing and coughing are two different ways of accomplishing the same. One involves the nose and mucus, the other the mouth and mucus, but both are defensive respiratory reflexes designed to expel ...

Dr Suraj Kukadia, better known as Dr Sooj, has shared his "ultimate" health hacks to avoid getting ill this winter, as ...

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Sneezing is an astoundingly powerful human action, blasting mucus and air from the nose and mouth at up to 100 miles per hour, according to the Cleveland Clinic. That power exists whether a sneeze is ...

With plants and flowers in full bloom, many of us are experiencing the unpleasant side effects of spring allergies: Runny nose, itchy eyes and nonstop sneezing. And let’s be honest—dealing with these ...

It’s never any fun feeling under the weather, but when a common cold is paired with excess phlegm, it makes matters even worse. This can lead to irritating symptoms, such as coughing, a sore throat, ...

The Chuckwalla is a stocky, flattened lizard native to the arid regions of the American Southwest and northern Mexico. It has a habit of expelling salt when it sneezes, according to a zookeeper at the ...

I don't know about you, but there's nothing worse than trying to sneeze and missing your opportunity. Maybe you've noticed that even if you lose that sneeze, your eyes naturally start to scrunch ...