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NASA once planned to feed astronauts emergency fruitcake
You have to love any story that begins, "During the 1970s and 1980s the US military conducted a series of tests on fruitcake."
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This fancy bee is named after a dumb catchphrase from a sitcom
In an attempt to make people care about nature, scientists have named a bee after something a character says on TV
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Horrible robot horse is probably the only animal we’ll be left with soon enough
In the bleak, featureless wasteland of the future, these nightmare horses will do just fine.
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New species discovered in Asia include a singing frog and a walking fish
Some of these animals are suspiciously advanced.
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Mistletoe has better things to do than give you excuses to kiss people
Mistleltoe is a lot more than what you make out under. It helps the environment. And the better the environment, the more you make out.
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Charlotte’s airport employs 1.9 million worms to compost leftover food
Charlotte has invested $1.2 million in better solutions for dealing with the food passengers throw away, including a giant vermicomposting bin. It's 50 feet long!
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There’s another habitable planet out there, just waiting for us to come and screw it up
It's not even in galaxy, far, far, away. It's orbiting Tau Ceti, a star that's a mere 12 light years from us
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Captive Myna bird put in solitary for cussing out zoo visitors
If we had a bird that could say “hello, good fortune, goodbye, screw you,” we’d be so thrilled we’d introduce it to everyone we know
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Squid have been committing mass suicide — and now we might know why
Squid have a habit of beaching themselves in droves. Scientists think they might finally be getting a handle on how it happens.
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This video of an eagle snatching a baby is so good we refuse to believe it’s fake
Stop being so cynical. There's no way this is fake, and here's why.
