Mary Roach

Passing gas: A modern scientific history

Our most embarrassing bodily function has scientists — and big business — obsessed

Mary Roach Sunday, Apr 7, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 27
Life Books, Science, Medicine

Don’t jump!

Exactly what happens when a person leaps off the Golden Gate Bridge? Reading this article is the safest way to find out.

Mary Roach Friday, Feb 9, 2001 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment

The last tourist in Mozambique

Want to chat with the president? No problem, as long as you're willing to go where nobody's ready for you.

Mary Roach Friday, Dec 1, 2000 8:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Africa, Travel

Ladies who spray

If you sprinkle when you tinkle, cut it out!

Mary Roach Friday, May 19, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Deep, active penetration

How researchers at one toothbrush maker figure out ways to make dental hygiene a pleasurable experience.

Mary Roach Friday, May 5, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Twelve steps in the end zone

Self-help for sports junkies (or the spouses who can't stand it).

Mary Roach Friday, Apr 21, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life Football, Baseball

Disaster drill

Where's the virile firefighter who's supposed to cut off my clothes?

Mary Roach Friday, Apr 7, 2000 4:00 PM UTC
Life

The sound of one leg bowling

Things you didn't know about amputees.

Mary Roach Friday, Mar 24, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life Disability

How to feel better about falling apart

Here's how I cope with my disgusting, sagging middle-aged body.

Mary Roach Friday, Feb 25, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life

You don't even need to light up!

Smoking rooms at airports are pretty ugly, but soon they'll be attractive and filled with food.

Mary Roach Friday, Feb 11, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life Air Travel

Turning orange

Raw carrot abuse is nothing to laugh at.

Mary Roach Friday, Jan 28, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life Eating Disorders

Sledding in Davos

To succeed at Switzerland's hot new sport, you have to remember how to be a kid again.

Mary Roach Saturday, Jan 22, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life Children, Travel

Bug heads, rat hairs — bon appitit

Do you know how many insect parts are allowed in your Fig Newton?

Mary Roach Friday, Jan 14, 2000 5:00 PM UTC
Life

The survivalist's guide to do-it-yourself medicine

Come the apocalypse, who will fill your prescriptions?

Mary Roach Friday, Dec 17, 1999 5:00 PM UTC
Life Noble Beasts, Medicine

Unhappy meal

How to eat yourself to death.

Mary Roach Friday, Dec 3, 1999 5:00 PM UTC
Life Eating Disorders

I was a human crash-test dummy

For 15 years, a professor gave his body for human impact-survival research -- and lived to tell the tale.

Mary Roach Friday, Nov 19, 1999 5:00 PM UTC
Life

The power of prunes

Plum growers hope stronger bones and moister meat loaf can replace regularity as the fruit's selling points.

Mary Roach Friday, Nov 5, 1999 5:00 PM UTC
Life

Flush of the future

Tokyo's Toto makes toilets that do everything -- whether you want them to or not.

Mary Roach Friday, Oct 22, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Pill talk

October is Talk About Prescriptions Month, and Battery Safety Month, and ...

Mary Roach Friday, Oct 8, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life

Presidential spit

The new Ronald Reagan biography "Dutch" unearths a major political secret: Yes, Ronnie has clear saliva. Was this the real reason he was elected?

Mary Roach Friday, Oct 1, 1999 4:00 PM UTC
Life Ronald Reagan

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