Science

If you live long enough, your body will always betray you. It’s just not made to hold up against the march of time, or, you know, against extreme scrutiny or like, embarrassment for days on end. Chances are you remember a few times your body had the wrong idea, and these 15 people definitely have...

The older you get, the most often your body (especially your back and knees, my goodness) just gives you the finger some days. It’s like it thinks it’s done serving you well wayyyyyyyy before the important stuff on the inside gives out, right? These 14 people recall those shocking moments when everything is fine one...

You’ve seen dogs and cats wear sweaters, maybe even a goat wearing a sweater, but have you ever seen a sweater knitted specifically for a chicken? Look no further. AnimalFunandFashion on Etsy, based in the Netherlands, is selling an adorable line of homemade chicken sweaters. Although the holidays have passed, the winter months have only...

It’s been nearly 40 years since Mount Saint Helens erupted, devastating the landscape around it for miles upon miles. An earthquake kicked off the eruption, triggering a landslide of thousands of feet of mud. Four minutes later, the volcano erupted 18 miles upward, felling billions of board feet of timber in a single blast. Then...

Yes, you actually read that headline right. Science is just getting weirder and weirder. We’re one step closer to actually making the Star Wars universe a reality, since Nokia is about to put a 4G network on the Moon. Soon enough, there will be literally no excuse for any cell service to be bad. In...

Hey, to each their own, but as you get a little bit older, it gets much more important to take care of yourself and it should be a priority. And, although there are definitely a lot of issues and concerns about how body images and body types are portrayed in the media and online, being...

Attitudes about all kinds of things change from year to year or decade to decade, and this is quite an interesting question to ponder. I think alcohol is fine in moderation for most people, but I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that the glorification of alcohol is a little bit out...

Scientists all over the world are always looking for ways to do things that relate to the way we use energy better, faster, smarter, and better for the environment. Molten salt reactors were invented in the 1950s, but since the Atomic Energy Commission (which became the Department of Energy) was committed to light water reactors...