Just about everything has changed during the novel coronavirus pandemic, including the way that we celebrate birthdays; some are lucky to host intimate celebrations outside in a backyard or an empty ...

Editor’s note: A recent experiment at Clemson University examined the potential spread of bacteria from people blowing out candles on birthday cakes. We all look forward to that one day a year when ...

Apparently, all those times you wondered if blowing out candles on a birthday cake was really sanitary, well, you were right to wonder. Turns out that blowing out candles can transfer an average of ...