The NASA InSight Sucks At Taking Pics, Should Get a Finsta
NASA’s InSight successfully landed on Mars Monday afternoon. The robotic lander will spend the next two years burrowing…
Science Fact: Wombat Poop Is Cube-Shaped
You already know that wombats are delightful wonder-loaves who bounce around after their humans and are sometimes very…
Happy Halloween to This 'Headless Chicken Monster' Haunting the Sea
Consider this couple’s costume: this terrifying sea cucumber, pictured above, and an Antarctic researcher who can’t…
Justice for Pluto
For 12 years, Pluto, small and mighty, has drifted about the universe, living its life as a dwarf planet just because…
Have You Ever Thought About How Weird Laughing Is?
Yesterday, I was browsing Al Gore’s internet when something made me laugh. I’m not sure what it was (the Jezebel work…
Birds Want the Tea
Why do we want the tea? Of course because it’s hot and tasty, but it’s also often genuinely useful information to have…
Yes, You Were Probably Moving the Ouija Board Thingy
A new buzzkilling study suggests that the Ouija board is probably not summoning dead people. Slumber parties are…
I Love Studies That Validate My Shitty Habits
I’m gonna live forever!
Cut a Melon, Forget the Apocalypse
Today the New York Times reported that the Food and Drug Administration has disbanded its Food Advisory Committee,…
Trump Officials Shut Down a Climate Advisory Committee Because It Had Too Many Scientists
A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit found that the Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment…
Ryan Zinke, Who Is Not a Geologist, Keeps Saying That He Is a Geologist
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has referred to himself as a “geologist” in public at least 40 times, CNN reports, which…
STEM Bros Think They Are Smarter Than Women, Even Though Grades Prove Otherwise
A new study affirms what many of us already know to be true: Men have an inflated sense of intelligence over women that…
The Male Birth Control Pill Is Right Around The Corner, We Swear, We Can Almost See It, Just Keep Taking Your Pills, Ladies
The male birth control pill is, once again, almost here, say some headline writers. Today, Newsweek trumpets, “A male…
Researchers Discover Dazzling New Aurora, Decide to Call It 'Steve'
If you’re ever in southern Canada and witness shimmering strands of transfixing purple light strung about the night…
Barbra Finally Explains the Clones
On Tuesday, the world at large learned that Barbra Streisand cloned her beloved dog Sammie, resulting in two genetic…
Amazon Is Forging Ahead With That Marie Curie Biopic
Now is a very popular time for historically important women to be made the subjects of biopics, with every studio head…
Transgender Woman Breastfeeds Baby in First Reported Case
A 30-year-old transgender woman was able to breastfeed her baby in what is “the first formal report in the medical…
Oh Neat, Turns Out You Can Rupture Your Throat Holding in a Sneeze
I don’t know about you, but I personally haven’t really gotten my fill of alarming news in the last several…
Woman Gives Birth to Baby From 24-Year-Old Embryo
A woman has given birth to an embryo frozen 24 years ago.
Wine Glasses Are 7 Times Larger Today Than They Were 300 Years Ago
There are many reasons to be grateful that we don’t live in the 1700s (Reign of Terror, lack of indoor plumbing), but…