Category: Science
Etymologist Piotr Naskrecki studies katydids, a type of insect related to crickets. He walks alone and at night into the depths of South American rainforests as part of his research. He walks …
Clostridium difficile (CDI) is a type of bacterial infection causing serious and debilitating diarrhea. CDI infection is a growing problem in health care facilities, killing up to 14,000 people a year …
If you think self-checkout counters are new, you need to see this vending machine supermarket from 1948. Founded by Clarence Saunders (who also founded Piggly Wiggly), Keedoozle was supposed …
No, we’re not being invaded by aliens (yet), but this giant Mangapinna (Bigfin) squid sure looks like it could be from Mars. These squids are some of the creepiest creatures …
An inflatable airplane may sound like a good idea at first. It may even sound brilliant, so long as whoever is pitching it to you points out how helpful …
There is a rumor that Walt Disney had his body frozen so it could preserved for the future. As fitting as it would be for the history’s weirdest media …
As if he hadn’t done enough to get the public at large interested in space with his zero-gravity version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity”(video below), Col. Chris Hadfield has …
Walking into a forest at night can be a creepy experience even without finding any of these natural monstrosities lingering among the trees. Who needs scary ghost stories by …
