When you step outside from a dark building into the full glare of the sun, do you suddenly have the urge to sneeze? If so, you're not alone — as many as 1 in 3 people display this reaction. This ...

Have you ever looked at a bright light or the sun (a pretty bright light) and had to sneeze? If so, you have been blessed genetically with the ACHOO syndrome or photic sneeze reflex (PSR). The acronym ...

I've always wondered why I can basically look towards the sun, or any source of light bright enough, and sneeze pretty much at will. <BR><BR>I can do this outside, and among other places, do this when ...

I don’t have hay fever, but based on how I react to walking outside on a hot day would convince you I do. For some reason, getting off the train into the sun, opening my door onto a sunny vista, and ...

At a certain point, there’s no stopping a sneeze. The burst of air is as inevitable as a crashing wave. But with conscious effort, we can control how loud it is. “There are things that people can do ...

The sun does more than brighten up the sky. It is the cause of all of our weather, by driving the water cycle. The sun sometimes causes the body to react in weird ways, too. It brightens our moods. It ...

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University of Wollongong provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. If you have hay fever, you’ve probably been sneezing a lot lately. Sneezing is universal but also quite unique to each of ...