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Science & Health

4 years ago

This Isn’t A Horror Movie: Scientists Are Turning Organs Into Paper Cranes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Robotic Deep Sea Explorer Uncovers Treasure Trove Of Freaky Marine Life

4 years ago

Robotic Deep Sea Explorer Uncovers Treasure Trove Of Freaky Marine Life

George Dvorsky

Two-Headed Bat Found In Brazil Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

4 years ago

Two-Headed Bat Found In Brazil Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

Australian Scientists Discover Giant Sea Pancake That Looks Goofy As Hell

4 years ago

Australian Scientists Discover Giant Sea Pancake That Looks Goofy As Hell

Tardigrades Are Still A Complete Evolutionary Mystery

4 years ago

Tardigrades Are Still A Complete Evolutionary Mystery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

You Can Probably Tell If Other Animals Are Emotionally Aroused

4 years ago

You Can Probably Tell If Other Animals Are Emotionally Aroused

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Potential Building Block Of Alien Life Spotted In Titan’s Atmosphere

4 years ago

Potential Building Block Of Alien Life Spotted In Titan’s Atmosphere

How Vibrators Could Help Save Turtles From Extinction

4 years ago

How Vibrators Could Help Save Turtles From Extinction

Christie Wilcox

Doctors Slam New Recommendation That We Should Stop Antibiotic Treatments Early

4 years ago

Doctors Slam New Recommendation That We Should Stop Antibiotic Treatments Early

George Dvorsky

A Mysterious Emu Gene Could Help Humans With Health Abnormalities

4 years ago

A Mysterious Emu Gene Could Help Humans With Health Abnormalities

This Could Be Why Orcas Have Been Eating Great White Sharks In South Africa

4 years ago

This Could Be Why Orcas Have Been Eating Great White Sharks In South Africa

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Snooty, World’s Oldest Known Manatee, Dies At 69 And I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying

4 years ago

Snooty, World’s Oldest Known Manatee, Dies At 69 And I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying

Elephant Seals Know When Their Opponents Are Talking Crap

4 years ago

Elephant Seals Know When Their Opponents Are Talking Crap

Textbook-Rewriting Discovery Could Help Predict The Next Influenza Pandemic

4 years ago

Textbook-Rewriting Discovery Could Help Predict The Next Influenza Pandemic

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Does This Worm Live To Be So Damn Old?

4 years ago

Why Does This Worm Live To Be So Damn Old?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

T. Rex Couldn’t Sprint But It Could Still Move Faster Than You

4 years ago

T. Rex Couldn’t Sprint But It Could Still Move Faster Than You

George Dvorsky

Komodo Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life One Day

4 years ago

Komodo Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life One Day

New Deep Sea Hermit Crabs Have Super Weird Homes

4 years ago

New Deep Sea Hermit Crabs Have Super Weird Homes

Scientists Code An Animated GIF Into DNA

4 years ago

Scientists Code An Animated GIF Into DNA

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Discover The Secret Behind Incredible Ant Towers

4 years ago

Scientists Discover The Secret Behind Incredible Ant Towers

The Amazing Reason Deep Sea Corals Glow In The Dark

4 years ago

The Amazing Reason Deep Sea Corals Glow In The Dark

Nightmarish Sea Spiders Pump Their Blood Using Their Guts

4 years ago

Nightmarish Sea Spiders Pump Their Blood Using Their Guts

Jake Buehler

Astronauts Are Going To Fill Outer Space With All Kinds Of Weird Fungus

4 years ago

Astronauts Are Going To Fill Outer Space With All Kinds Of Weird Fungus

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Controversial Studies Suggest Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

4 years ago

Controversial Studies Suggest Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

The Anteater’s Tongue Is An Evolutionary Masterpiece

4 years ago

The Anteater’s Tongue Is An Evolutionary Masterpiece

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

4 years ago

Bats Are Good, But We Need To Leave Them Be

4 years ago

Athlete Poop Won’t Improve Your Athletic Performance

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

4 years ago

What The Hell Is Happening Here?

Scientists Use Ancient DNA To Identify Bizarre Species That Baffled Darwin

4 years ago

Scientists Use Ancient DNA To Identify Bizarre Species That Baffled Darwin

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Chimps Are So Damn Strong

4 years ago

Scientists Have Finally Figured Out Why Chimps Are So Damn Strong

Which Creature Is Most Likely To Cause The Next Catastrophic Pandemic?

4 years ago

Which Creature Is Most Likely To Cause The Next Catastrophic Pandemic?

Watching A Banana Slug Munch A Bunch Of Salad Greens Will Soothe Your Soul

4 years ago

Watching A Banana Slug Munch A Bunch Of Salad Greens Will Soothe Your Soul

Some Good News On Coral Reefs For A Change

4 years ago

Some Good News On Coral Reefs For A Change

Why Do Sick Bodies Turn Poop Into Diarrhoea?

4 years ago

Why Do Sick Bodies Turn Poop Into Diarrhoea?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

First Two-Headed Porpoise Discovered

4 years ago

First Two-Headed Porpoise Discovered

4 years ago

Pigeons Are Misunderstood Mermaids

A Third Of All Humans Are Now Either Overweight Or Obese

4 years ago

A Third Of All Humans Are Now Either Overweight Or Obese

Freaky Fish Dines On Coral Snot With Sloppy Kiss Of Death

4 years ago

Freaky Fish Dines On Coral Snot With Sloppy Kiss Of Death

Jake Buehler

4 years ago

Narwhals Are Actually Unicorns Of Death

This Robotic Exosuit Could Turn You Into A Super Athlete

4 years ago

This Robotic Exosuit Could Turn You Into A Super Athlete

George Dvorsky

Here’s What That ‘Faceless Fish’ Actually Is

4 years ago

Here’s What That ‘Faceless Fish’ Actually Is

Why Prairie Voles Cuddle The Crap Out Of Their Partners

4 years ago

Why Prairie Voles Cuddle The Crap Out Of Their Partners

What Today’s Kangaroo Fighters Can Learn From The Great Emu War Of 1932

4 years ago

What Today’s Kangaroo Fighters Can Learn From The Great Emu War Of 1932

This Freaky Frog Is So Transparent You Can See Its Internal Organs

4 years ago

This Freaky Frog Is So Transparent You Can See Its Internal Organs

George Dvorsky

This Monkey Crime Ring Will Hold Your Stuff Ransom

4 years ago

This Monkey Crime Ring Will Hold Your Stuff Ransom

Rae Paoletta

Male Tortoises Mysteriously Stop Boning

4 years ago

Male Tortoises Mysteriously Stop Boning

Adorable New Elfin Toad Is Straight Out Of Middle-Earth

4 years ago

Adorable New Elfin Toad Is Straight Out Of Middle-Earth

Jake Buehler

Coordinated Boa Attacks Are A Horror You Didn’t Know Existed

4 years ago

Coordinated Boa Attacks Are A Horror You Didn’t Know Existed

Christie Wilcox

The Wild Reason Whales Got So Freakishly Big

4 years ago

The Wild Reason Whales Got So Freakishly Big

Rae Paoletta

We’re One Step Closer To Breeding Animals (And Humans) In Space

4 years ago

We’re One Step Closer To Breeding Animals (And Humans) In Space

Rae Paoletta

‘Panda’ Porpoise Could Be Extinct In Months

4 years ago

‘Panda’ Porpoise Could Be Extinct In Months

Rae Paoletta

‘World’s Hottest Chilli’ Will Have You Breathing Fire, But It Won’t Kill You

4 years ago

‘World’s Hottest Chilli’ Will Have You Breathing Fire, But It Won’t Kill You

Jake Buehler

Science & Health

4 years ago

This Cyclops Goat Is Good

Rae Paoletta

Here’s How Much Bubble Wrap You Need To Wrap A Giant Whale Heart

4 years ago

Here’s How Much Bubble Wrap You Need To Wrap A Giant Whale Heart

Rae Paoletta

How Much Force Could A T.Rex Bite Deliver?

4 years ago

How Much Force Could A T.Rex Bite Deliver?

You Will Feel Unclean Watching This Video Of Bee Sex

4 years ago

You Will Feel Unclean Watching This Video Of Bee Sex

Rae Paoletta

Adorable Tadpoles Become Hungry Murder Machines When Dad Goes Away

4 years ago

Adorable Tadpoles Become Hungry Murder Machines When Dad Goes Away

Christie Wilcox

New Zealand’s Beloved Penguins May Be Doomed

4 years ago

New Zealand’s Beloved Penguins May Be Doomed

Rae Paoletta

Your Umbrella May Be Getting An Upgrade Thanks To Ladybird Wings

4 years ago

Your Umbrella May Be Getting An Upgrade Thanks To Ladybird Wings

How Does A 110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Still Have Its Skin?

4 years ago

How Does A 110-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Still Have Its Skin?

This Dolphin Getting Breathalysed Is All Of Us

4 years ago

This Dolphin Getting Breathalysed Is All Of Us

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Cotton Swabs Send Thousands Of Kids To The ER Every Year In The US

4 years ago

Cotton Swabs Send Thousands Of Kids To The ER Every Year In The US

George Dvorsky

Australian Biosecurity Officers Just Destroyed An ‘Irreplaceable’ Plant Collection

4 years ago

Australian Biosecurity Officers Just Destroyed An ‘Irreplaceable’ Plant Collection

George Dvorsky

A Deer Was Caught Gnawing On Human Remains And The End Is Nigh

4 years ago

A Deer Was Caught Gnawing On Human Remains And The End Is Nigh

George Dvorsky

These Flowers Hold Clues To Spreading Life Beyond Earth

4 years ago

These Flowers Hold Clues To Spreading Life Beyond Earth

Adorable New Tarsiers Look Like Stoned Yoda

4 years ago

Adorable New Tarsiers Look Like Stoned Yoda

Rae Paoletta

Science Reveals The Right Way To Treat A Bluebottle Sting

4 years ago

Science Reveals The Right Way To Treat A Bluebottle Sting

George Dvorsky

Stunning Blue-Eyed Albino Orangutan Rescued From Captors

4 years ago

Stunning Blue-Eyed Albino Orangutan Rescued From Captors

George Dvorsky

This Video Of Cuttlefish Trying To Bang Will Scar You For Life

4 years ago

This Video Of Cuttlefish Trying To Bang Will Scar You For Life

Rae Paoletta

This New Dinosaur Looked An Awful Lot Like A Chicken

4 years ago

This New Dinosaur Looked An Awful Lot Like A Chicken

George Dvorsky

Scientists Just Found A Completely New Kind Of Symbiotic Relationship

4 years ago

Scientists Just Found A Completely New Kind Of Symbiotic Relationship

George Dvorsky

Extremely Relatable Dragonfly Fakes Her Death To Deter Horny Males

4 years ago

Extremely Relatable Dragonfly Fakes Her Death To Deter Horny Males

Key Mutations Show How Tibetans Thrive At High Elevations

4 years ago

Key Mutations Show How Tibetans Thrive At High Elevations

George Dvorsky

This Caterpillar Can Eat Plastic Shopping Bags

4 years ago

This Caterpillar Can Eat Plastic Shopping Bags

George Dvorsky

This Artificial Womb Could Revolutionise The Way We Treat Premature Babies

4 years ago

This Artificial Womb Could Revolutionise The Way We Treat Premature Babies

George Dvorsky

Ten Horrifying Deep Sea Creatures, Ranked

4 years ago

Ten Horrifying Deep Sea Creatures, Ranked

Rae Paoletta

Here’s How Naked Mole Rats Can Survive 18 Minutes Without Oxygen

4 years ago

Here’s How Naked Mole Rats Can Survive 18 Minutes Without Oxygen

Rae Paoletta

Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why The Hell Not

4 years ago

Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why The Hell Not

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Frog Slime Could Prevent The Next Pandemic

4 years ago

Frog Slime Could Prevent The Next Pandemic

George Dvorsky

This Alien Worm-Creature Will Haunt Your Nightmares

4 years ago

This Alien Worm-Creature Will Haunt Your Nightmares

George Dvorsky

Australian Scientists Have Discovered Sea Urchins’ Terrifying Self-Defence Strategy

4 years ago

Australian Scientists Have Discovered Sea Urchins’ Terrifying Self-Defence Strategy

A Deceptively Simple Test Just Taught Us Something New About Elephant Intelligence

4 years ago

A Deceptively Simple Test Just Taught Us Something New About Elephant Intelligence

Your Most Distant Animal Relative Is Probably This Tiny Jelly

4 years ago

Your Most Distant Animal Relative Is Probably This Tiny Jelly

Newly Discovered Chill Dad Prawn Gets Best Name Ever

4 years ago

Newly Discovered Chill Dad Prawn Gets Best Name Ever

Lady Puffins Basically Holding Everything Together In Puffin Marriages

4 years ago

Lady Puffins Basically Holding Everything Together In Puffin Marriages

These Badarse Little Snakes Eat Bigger Snakes

4 years ago

These Badarse Little Snakes Eat Bigger Snakes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Ancient Humans Didn’t Turn To Cannibalism For The Calories

4 years ago

Ancient Humans Didn’t Turn To Cannibalism For The Calories

10 Per Cent Of Pregnant US Women With Zika Had A Fetus Or Baby With Birth Defects

4 years ago

10 Per Cent Of Pregnant US Women With Zika Had A Fetus Or Baby With Birth Defects

The World’s Deadliest Scorpion Strike Is Even More Terrifying In Super Slow Motion

4 years ago

The World’s Deadliest Scorpion Strike Is Even More Terrifying In Super Slow Motion

This New Amber Discovery Is Like The Start Of Jurassic Park But With Ancient Monkeys

4 years ago

This New Amber Discovery Is Like The Start Of Jurassic Park But With Ancient Monkeys

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Hunt For Undiscovered Drugs At The Bottom Of The Sea

4 years ago

The Hunt For Undiscovered Drugs At The Bottom Of The Sea

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

These Fish Inject Predators With Opioid Venom And That Isn’t Even The Coolest Part

4 years ago

These Fish Inject Predators With Opioid Venom And That Isn’t Even The Coolest Part

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Freaky Experiment Allows Tadpoles To See Out Of Eyes Implanted On Their Tails

4 years ago

Freaky Experiment Allows Tadpoles To See Out Of Eyes Implanted On Their Tails

This Elusive Giant Octopus Snacks On Giant Jellies

4 years ago

This Elusive Giant Octopus Snacks On Giant Jellies

Scientists Have Created Self-Flowing Liquids That Don’t Need Pumps To Move Around

4 years ago

Scientists Have Created Self-Flowing Liquids That Don’t Need Pumps To Move Around

Andrew Liszewski

Mice Have Been Mooching Off Humans For An Astounding 15,000 Years

4 years ago

Mice Have Been Mooching Off Humans For An Astounding 15,000 Years

Smart Female Guppies Don’t Wind Up With Losers

5 years ago

Smart Female Guppies Don’t Wind Up With Losers

Mammals ‘Battle’ For Greatness In March Madness For Science Nerds

5 years ago

Mammals ‘Battle’ For Greatness In March Madness For Science Nerds

Summer Ash

You Don’t Wanna Know How A Climate Change-Induced Mass Extinction Can End (Hint: Lizards)

5 years ago

You Don’t Wanna Know How A Climate Change-Induced Mass Extinction Can End (Hint: Lizards)

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Two-Thirds Of All Cancer Mutations Are Unavoidable, Scientists Claim

5 years ago

Two-Thirds Of All Cancer Mutations Are Unavoidable, Scientists Claim