Mothers will tell you that pregnancy is a beautiful experience. The joy of bringing life into the world and the connection they feel while the little one grows is something so amazing it can’t even be put into words. It can also be incredibly painful, frustrating and, frankly, pretty gross. Even that will seem mundane after […]
A fossil is the remains or impression of an organism that lived in prehistoric times that has been preserved in rock. We have learned about the millions of years that have gone by without documentation by examining fossils that were exhumed by paleontologists. These, however, are some of the strangest finds dug up by scientists. They […]
The use of laboratory animals in the largest U.S. labs has grown 70% over the last two decades, according to institutional records obtained by PETA. This is the first national count of this kind, because the vast majority of lab animals are excluded from U.S. government statistics. View this image › Robert F. Bukaty / […]
Are you a cat or dog person? Find out what these categories mean with last week’s episode of NPR’s Invisibilia, one of iTunes’ top podcasts. View this image › Alice Mongkongllite / BuzzFeed For their six-part podcast, Invisibilia hosts Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller examine the invisible stuff that shapes us. Are you more of […]
Sometimes, our houses can feel like anything but a home. There are times when things get a little too messy to handle, like when your kids refuse to clean their room or when your husband refuses to do the dishes while you’re on vacation. It’s enough to make you want to invest in a hazmat suit. How can some people be […]
Animals don’t have to do much to make us say “awww!” Simply rolling around, making a silly face, or just being very sleepy can be enough to kill us with cuteness. The bar isn’t set too high, which makes these adorable facts all the more heart-melting. You’re gonna want to snuggle up with each of the sweet animals […]
Brains, animals, and whizzing on an electric fence. We asked the MythBusters for some help with your favorite myths. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been co-hosts of MythBusters for 13 seasons. View this image › David J. Bertozzi / BuzzFeed They’ve filmed more than 200 episodes and tested 960 myths (with about just as […]
Vaccines? Climate change? Yup. MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have been making things explode for 13 seasons. But we wanted to hear what they think of some of the biggest recent science headlines, from the Jurassic Park sequel to Mercury retrograde. Here are 14 of their answers from our lightning round of word association. […]
Personally, I’ve always thought it would be cool to be a neon orange human. Now, I know that’s never going to happen. (That kind of thing is impossible right?) Strange color mutations and variations is actually possible for many creatures. In the animal kingdom, genetic mutations that result in pigment changes are actually fairly common. […]
It often feels like everyone in the world is out to trick you. If you think you’re getting a good deal on something, chances are you getting swindled in another way. Of course, we like to use that to our advantage when, say, we turn 29 for the third time. As it turns out, you can’t […]