People Discuss if Nuclear Energy Is the Best Option for the Good of the Environment
Whenever the word “nuclear” is mentioned, some people seem to get a little bit nervous because of the negative connotation it has. But maybe nuclear energy is the ideal component we need moving forward when it comes to concerns about the environment? I really don’t know much of anything about this subject, so I’m gonna...
Have You Ever Wondered Why Humans Don’t Have a “Mating Season?”
The Reddit forum r/NoStupidQuestions is the place to go when you have a query you’re too ashamed to ask your friends…or because you’ve already exhausted your friends asking this particular questions. This one should really get those brain-wheels greased – if humans are mammals just like all the rest (or close enough), why isn’t there...
Scientists Are Using Human Cells to Enhance Monkey Brains. Is It a Good Idea?
In today’s edition of More Scientists Need To Watch Movies, some people have thought it’s a good idea to try to increase the size of a monkey’s brain. Now, I have a problem with this for a couple of reasons, but the main one is that monkeys are gross, disgusting little disease vectors, and the...
Gay Penguins Become Adoptive Parents for the Second Time
In 2018, employees at Sydney’s Sea Life Aquarium noticed something fairly rare among their Gentoo penguin population – a mating ritual between two male penguins. Sphen made the first move, presenting Magic with a pebble, and the rest is history. The pair even created a stone nest during their first mating season together, and have...
A Bit About Castoreum, a Flavoring Made From Beaver Secretions
Mmm, don’t you just love to hear the word “secretion” along with “flavoring?” No? Well, here’s your fair warning – if you’re someone who likes to blissfully enjoy their food without knowing exactly what’s in it or where it came from, you should stop reading now. If you’re the morbidly curious type, you’re my people....
How Did a Very Old Python Manage to Lay Eggs at a Zoo Without Seeing a Male in Decades? Science Has a Couple Theories.
Science can be really weird sometimes, and that means that basically anything is possible. Here’s an animal kingdom anomaly to tickle you as you go on with your day: an old python managed to lay eggs at the St. Louis Zoo without seeing a male of its species in decades. Apparently, it’s never too late...
Where Does Water Come From? Science Sends Us Back to the Beginning of the Universe.
There’s water all around us. It not only makes up the majority of our planet, but also most of our bodies. So, have you ever stopped to think about where it came from? Like…the chicken or the egg? The rain or the water? And what about all of that salty stuff in the ocean? To...
These 15 Cats Are Absolute Jerks, but That’s Exactly Why We Love Them
Cats wouldn’t be cats if they weren’t slightly evil. A tad malicious. Hell, their idea of a good time is playing with a mouse until it’s dead. But that’s why we like them. Cats are the “bad boy” of the pet world. There’s something about their sassiness, disregard for the rules, withholding of affection, and...
