Scientists Have Found Traces of Animal Milk Inside Prehistoric Baby Bottles
If you’ve had kids recently, then you’re probably aware of the current push for all mothers to breastfeed. There are, of course, many reasons why mothers either choose not to or cannot for some reason breastfeed, and lucky for all of the beautiful babies out there, we have a slew of synthetic options these days....
Bizarre Crayfish Species of All Females Who Clone Themselves by the Hundreds
The marbled crayfish looks like a regular crayfish. They live in fresh waterways, rivers and streams like regular crayfish. But they are so much more creepy. The Procambarus virginalis is a crayfish with an ominous ability. First, they are all female. Also, they clone themselves. German biologist Frank Lyco was the first to notice something amiss about...
This Beekeeper Turned Thieving Bears into (Unpaid) Honey-Tasters
If you’re a person of a certain age who grew up with a television and a soul, then there’s a good chance the characters from Winnie the Pooh are near and dear to your heart. Which also means that you’ve been aware for basically your whole life that bears really, really love honey. Like Pooh,...
The Infamous Berserker Vikings Were All Probably on Drugs – And Scientists Think They Know Which One
If you’re not familiar with the fierce, often naked, and always crazy berserker warriors, well…they are the reason we say that someone “went berserk.” They struck fear into pretty much everyone during the Viking Age, and though scientists have always assumed they used some kind of mind-altering substance to reach the savage, trance-like state that...
10 Fascinating Facts to Help You Get Through This Loooooong Week
Whew! Is this week over yet? It feels like it’s taking FOREVER. But, wait! I have a good idea about how to fix this. Facts! Great facts that will challenge your brain and soothe your soul. Let’s get started! 1. It’s mostly water weight. Source 1 2. Rejection leads to later problems. Source 1 Source...
These 20 Companies Produce over 1/3 of the World’s Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
You might have heard that climate change is going to eventually – like, not that far into the future – destroy the earth and everything and everyone we hold dear. Or something like that, anyway. Many people and governments and companies around the world are doing their best to mitigate some of the effects their...
People Share What They Think Is the Worst Legal Thing You Can Do
Sadly, you can do a lot of terrible things in this world that are totally, 100% legal. Things that most of us would never dream of doing. And they might infuriate you… AskReddit users shared their thoughts on the subject. 1. That’s pretty infuriating. “You can leak the names, addresses, email addresses, social security numbers,...
Meet the Air-Breathing Snakehead Fish That’s Invading Georgia
If you’re wondering what it’s going to look like when nature finally rises up to finish off human beings once and for all, well, this air-breathing fish that’s able to trade water for land seems like a good candidate. It’s called the Northern Snakehead, and wildlife officials in Georgia are advising residents to kill them...