Science

There has long been a point of debate in the cats vs. dogs argument in which dog people sneer at cat people because we all know that, should a cat owner die, the cat would care so little for their owner that they would eat their corpse. Something a loyal dog would never do of...

If there’s one great thing about winter, it’s the lack of bugs. No pesky mosquitoes making you itch every time you go outside at night! It’s such a relief — but, like, what even happens to mosquitoes in winter? Do they fly south, like birds? Not quite, according to Mental Floss. Mosquitoes have difficulty surviving in any...

In 1963, Félicette participated in a 15-minute suborbital mission. She was the first and only cat to survive a trip to and from space, and now she finally has a memorial installed at the International Space University in Strasbourg, France. In October, 2017, Félicette-fan Matthew Serge Guy started a Kickstarter campaign to fund the memorial. He...

In the vast and growing pile of cool things offered to us by science, a speaking 3,000-year-old mummy has got to come out somewhere near the top. Laypeople, historians, archaeologists, and scientists alike have all been fascinated with the legacy of Ancient Egypt since we first discovered the remains of their society. Since they were...

Bad news for all of those kiddos headed to the nurse’s office, praying her thermometer spits out a temperature of 100 degrees or higher – you’re most likely starting from a point lower than 98.6. The world’s “normal” body temperature was established back in the 19th century, and though most accept it as a reasonable...

Navigating through your refrigerator can be a more complicated task than it first seems. From half-opened jars of pasta sauce to fruits and vegetables jammed in a drawer, the variety of items can say a lot about your eating habits and cooking skills. Surprisingly, there are a number of food items that have no place...

HPV – the human papillomavirus – is the most prevalent sexually transmitted infection among sexually active people. One of the reasons it’s so transmitted is that most people show few or no symptoms and there’s not even a test for men, so there’s often no way to be warned that you might have it, much...

Staying hydrated is important, but not every bottle of water is safe for drinking. It may sound weird, but just like meat, dairy and many other items you pick up at the grocery store, bottled water has an expiration date. Let that sink in a moment. Luckily, unlike those berries that tend to go bad...