Science news articles about 'urban myth'

... suggested that the ridges could increase our fingerpads' touch sensitivity. Whatever our fingerprints are for, it seems that the idea that they provide friction for grip is just another urban myth.

... scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra concludes that "baby brain" syndrome is an urban myth. Instead of suffering a slump in mental and verbal abilities during the early stages ...

... women do not wear seat belts due to fear that the belt itself could injure the baby in a car crash.  Urban myth or legitimate concern? It is well established that seat belts save ...

... does studies so common sense can be science rather than urban myth so researchers have verified cases in which HIV was almost certainly transmitted from mothers to children through pre- ...