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The Grand Canyon Will Make You Believe in God
Calling all churches, Planet Earth is your new marketing tool. Though the BBC’s nature-focused series is far from a religious promotional video, a new study shows that Americans who watch Planet Earth...
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This Christmas Tree Is Powered by Brussels Sprouts
Finally, a way to put the Brussels sprouts you didn’t eat at dinner to good use. In an effort to inspire youngsters to eat their vegetables and pursue science careers, The Big Bang UK Young Scientists...
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Museum Says Human Skulls Make Great Holiday Gifts
This holiday season, would you consider giving friends and family the skull of a guy who cut off his testicles? We’re dead serious. With a $200 donation, you can “adopt” one of the 139 specimens in the...
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Welcome to the Future: Scientists Invent Robotic Sperm
The New Scientist reports that researchers at the Institute for Integrative Nanosciences in Dresden, Germany, have created “biobots” or “spermbots” out of metal and bull sperm. Led by Oliver Schmidt,...
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5 Things to Know About the Winter Solstice
Behold! A year has passed since the great Mayan apocalypse of 2012 — newsflash: we’re all still here — and the winter solstice is again upon us. The solstice marks the shortest day of the year for...
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Scientists Create Glow-in-the-Dark Pigs Just in Time for Your Next Rave
Before you break out your favorite EDM song, just consider this: these glow-in-the-dark pigs were created in the name of science. In an effort to further study human-genetic disorders, scientists in...
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Sorry, Guys: Bigfoot Is Dead ‘Cause This Guy Shot Him
If you are reading this while out in the woods searching for Sasquatch, you’re too late. Bigfoot is dead. Rick Dyer, the apparently-famed Bigfoot hunter, “shot and killed” the creature in San Antonio,...
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Gamers Not as Gross and Awkward as Your Ex-Boyfriend Might Have You Believe
Hey, gamers: next time someone is badmouthing your favorite hobby as an express path to crippling loneliness and your very own TLC special called “My Incredibly Fat Legs,” now you can shut them up with...
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Sorry, Every PSA Ever: Study Says Teens Who Drink Have More Friends
A new scientific study suggests that teens who drink more alcohol have more friends, to which the popular kids said “no duh” in between sips of Smirnoff Ice. Researchers looked at data from a 1994...
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Your Favorite Comedian Might Have Psychotic Traits
Today in news that shouldn’t surprise anyone: the funniest, most entertaining people have different thought patterns than average people. A study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry found...
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Congratulations! Science Confirms That Post-Breakup Revenge Sex Is a Real...
Just went through a painful breakup? Then you’re probably having sex with other people in order to get over your ex, explains a report in the new edition of the Archives of Sexual Behavior. Once again,...
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Short People are Paranoid and Suspicious, Says Science
The Napoleon complex has been explained. Short people are mistrustful of others and prone to paranoia, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal Psychiatry Research. Oxford researchers...
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3D Printing Company Makes Edible Cricket and Dung Beetle “Treats”
Hypothetical: A Portuguese designer creates a food source from primary ingredients that are in abundant global supply. It’s a high protein powder. It’s good for you and good for the environment. Do you...
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Internet Trolls Are Actually Sadists, Study Finds
The YouTube comment section is known as a special circle of hell—and that might be because the people leaving provocative comments are literally sadists and psychopaths, a new study titled “Trolls just...
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1 in 4 Americans Apparently Unaware the Earth Orbits the Sun
Does the Earth go around the sun, or does the sun go around the Earth? When asked that question, 1 in 4 Americans surveyed answered incorrectly. Yes, 1 in 4. In other words, a quarter of Americans do...
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This Digital Condom Will Electrocute You for Pleasure
If the condom slingshot wasn’t enough to get you in the mood, two researchers from Georgia Tech have teamed up to spearhead a new approach to safe sex: digital condoms that literally shock you. Vice...
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Americans Are Really, Really Bad at Answering Questions About Science
According to a recent study, 1 in 4 Americans believes the sun revolves around the Earth. (If you are one of those people: sorry, that is incorrect.) The folks at Discovery News decided to take a...
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Why Does Sriracha Taste So Delicious? Here Comes the Science
Sriracha chili sauce has become one of the most universally adored condiments. It’s spicy, it’s garlicky, it’s a little sweet, and it’s good on just about everything. Seriously, people love the flavor...
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Are You Better at Science Than the Average American?
We make it a point to know the basics about some things. American history, say: thirteen colonies; manifest destiny, blah, blah, blah. Ditto sports: Babe Ruth, baseball; Magic Johnson, basketball....
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Scientists Are Actually Trying to Revive Extinct Animals, Jurassic Park-Style
De-extinction scientists are planning to bring long-extinct, giant creatures that once roamed the Earth back and put them in a theme park. And no, that’s not a description of Jurassic Park’s premise....
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