It's definitely a myth that older people need less sleep.

Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another.

We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad.

But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some day a full transplant may be possible

A well-known, but inaccurate, story about Julia Child may have contributed to this food myth.

An urban food myth contends that if food spends just a few seconds on the floor, dirt and germs won't have much of a chance to contaminate it.

Directionally, they capture the trends, but the idea that we know precisely how many are unemployed is a myth.

For example, in one chapter she exposes a myth that I've heard taught by university physics professors.