You Will Never Get Rich as a YouTuber
For every professional musician, athlete, or chef, there are hundreds if not thousands of schmucks still playing empty…
Energy Drinks Won’t Make You a Coke Addict: Cocaine Will Make You A Coke Addict
Science doesn’t give answers. Instead, it’s a tool that humans have created to make meaningful conclusions from data.…
Cocaine Addiction Leads to Buildups of Iron in the Brain
Cocaine, as they say, is a hell of a drug. It affects three of the neurotransmitters in our brains that make us feel…
Some Vampire Bats Have Started Biting Humans (and It's Probably Our Fault)
Feeling drained? According to a new study, a vampire bat species that typically feeds on native birds has turned to…
Good Wood Makes a Stradivarius Sing
Stradivarius stringed instruments—the finely constructed, highly sought after multi-million dollar wood boxes* crafted…
Gadgets Are Not People
If you’re currently single, falling in love with an inanimate object might seem like the obvious solution. Whether its 1…
This Blooming Flower Isn't What It Seems at All
Scientists have been working on materials that change shape for a while now. But as New Scientist points out, these…
That Fitness Tracker Might Actually Make Losing Weight Harder
Activity monitors are supposed to help us reach our fitness goals, but when it comes to staying motivated, you might…
Sex Ed Robot Babies Are Doing a Bad Job at Stopping Teen Boning
One might think that caring for a robot baby—one that cries and sleeps like a regular human baby—might discourage…
A Crazy New Species of Beaked Whale Has Been Discovered in the Pacific
Did you know that beaked whales are a thing, and that they’re more than just giant, weird-looking dolphin clones?
Wonder Bread Plus Fire Makes a Miraculous Material
Wonder Bread is already semi-miraculous: It’s impossibly soft, sweet, and shelf-stable. But unlocking the true…
The Vast Majority of Americans Suffer From Road Rage
What do you think you’re doing? Why didn’t you use a turn signal? You’re getting the finger now, asshole. Hey, wait,…
Why Do We Like the Music That We Like?
Some combinations of notes inherently sound better than others, right? It’s why the bread and butter of pop music,…
We Finally Know Why Jet Lag Is Much Worse Flying East
Jet lag is objectively terrible. It grants no immunity and bends to no form of treatment, unless “consuming an entire…
Eating Garbage Makes Bears Lazy as Hell, Just Like You and Me
Turns out brown bears are trash monsters whose habit of noshing on garbage leads them to develop a more sedentary…
Government-Funded Zika Study to Use Olympic Athletes as Guinea Pigs
In an effort to learn more about the dreaded disease, the National Institutes of Health is funding a study in which a…
Teens Know the Internet Is Dark and Full of Terrors, Just Not For Them
There’s a common refrain among people of a certain age: “Wow, I’m really glad I wasn’t a teenager in the age of…
Why Do Tiny Fruit Flies Have Giant Sperm?
Fruit flies have enormous sperm. This is a well known fact in the scientific community—so well known, in fact, that…
Bulletproof Coffee: Debunking the Hot Buttered Hype
People are putting butter in their coffee. And hey, if you're just craving a new flavor experience, more power to you.…
There's a Whole New Type of Stone And It's Made From Our Plastic
Congratulations, humanity: After millennia of building cathedrals and toiling over great works of art and science,…