Luis Villazon

Recent articles by Luis Villazon

Is there a theoretical upper limit to human life? © Moron Eel

Is there a theoretical upper limit to human life?

Ian Dury performs live on stage in London in 1979 (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns)

Why do British people seem to lose their accents when they sing?

Why does laundry smell better if it’s been hung up outside? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why does laundry smell better if it’s been hung up outside?

Why (and how) does dew form? © Getty Images

Why (and how) does dew form?

Why don’t flies fly in a straight line? © Getty Images

Why don’t flies fly in a straight line?

How do you get milk from nuts? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How do you get milk from nuts?

10 lazy ways to save the planet © Adam Gale

10 lazy ways to save the planet

Will the rise of superbugs return us to a world without antibiotics? © Getty Images

Will the rise of superbugs return us to a world without antibiotics?

What’s the biological difference between identical twins and clones? © Getty Images

What’s the biological difference between identical twins and clones?

How long can a chicken survive without its head? © Getty Images

How long can a chicken survive without its head?

Are some humans more evolved than others? © Getty Images

Are some humans more evolved than others?

Is it possible to ‘catch’ an accent from someone? (Peter Schmeichel © Getty Images)

Can you ‘catch’ an accent from someone?

Does the plastic debris found in bottled water affect our bodies? © Getty Images

Does the plastic debris found in bottled water affect our bodies?

Could the ocean ever become too salty for life to exist? © Getty Images

Could the ocean ever become too salty for life to exist?