USDA Says It Will Stop Killing Cats
Following the outcry over a disturbing government research practice that resulted in what critics have described as kitt…
Climate Change Drove Neanderthals to Cannibalism, New Research Suggests
Neanderthals are famous for having lived through the last major ice age, yet for a period of around 14,000 years they…
Scientists Are Working on a Bath Salts Vaccine to Block the Scary High
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science are trying to create a vaccine for a class of drugs most…
Here's The Truth About Eating Placenta
I’m not going to tell you what to do with your baby’s placenta after birth. If the doctor lets you have it, and you…
Is Eating Synthetic Human Flesh Cannibalism?
A disgusting factor which separates consuming human flesh from consuming muscle tissue of non-speaking animals is that…
Virgin Velvet Spiders Allow Themselves to Be Eaten By Their Foster Kids
Spiders are typically thought of as solitary creatures that don’t partake in social pleasantries unless it has…
Bone Etchings Suggest Ancient Cannibals Weren’t Just Doing It For the Meat
Distinctive zig-zag etchings on a prehistoric human bone found at Gough’s Cave in England suggests that Ice Age…
Actually, Cannibalism Can Be Good
Sometimes, we humans let our dumb values prevent us from taking biological realities seriously. Take pooping, for…
Plants Turn Caterpillars Into Cannibals to Save Themselves
In the caterpillar-versus-plant fight, the winner might seem obvious. One side sits motionless in the sun, while the…
Tempt Adventurous Dinner Guests With This Recipe From the Hannibal Cookbook
Hannibal may be gone from the airwaves, but it’s forever in our hearts, our nightmares, and on our dinner tables—thanks…
This Perverted Sex Act Prevents Male Widow Spiders From Getting Cannibalized
Male widow spiders often end up as a tasty meal for their partners after sex, but new research shows that some males…
Luke Scott Will Make a Movie About the Donner Party With 'A Walking Dead-Style Twist'
Luke Scott is about to release his much-anticipated debut feature, Morgan, and he’s already got another project lined…
Neanderthals Ate Each Other and Used Their Bones as Tools
For over a century, paleoanthropologists have been fascinated by a gory question: were Neanderthals cannibals? In…
Why Female Praying Mantises Devour Their Partners During Sex
Female praying mantises have a habit of killing and eating their partners during sex, which sucks for the male. Or does…
I Could Watch Kristen Wiig Perform Hannibal Lecter Monologues For Hours
This is so weird and hilarious: as part of W Magazine’s “Casting Call” video series, Kristen Wiig, Jane Fonda, Mya…
The Real Story of Alfred Packer, the Wild West Cannibal Who Became An Unlikely Folk Hero
Alfred G. Packer first made headlines in 1873, when he returned from a harrowing journey through the Colorado Rockies…
The Heart-Eating Hippie Who Admitted "I Am a Cannibal" When He Was Arrested
“I have a problem. I’m a cannibal.” These matter-of-fact words, uttered by 22-year-old “Satan cultist” Stanley Dean…
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence proving that members of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition resorted to cannibalism…
Guppies: When You Want a Pet Cannibal but Aren't Ready for a Hamster
A friend of mine decided to get a group of children in her care a fish tank and guppies as a “class pet.” The guppies…