MOS: Tubal Ligation

November 2, 2021 SciBabe 2

Well, I’m back after a brief hiatus from having some plumbing yanked out. May as well milk that shit for content. Today’s Moment of Science… […]

MOS: Jellyfish

November 1, 2021 SciBabe 1

The box jelly or ‘sea wasp’ is the deadliest jellfyish. It’s estimated to have enough venom to kill 60 people. Naturally, it’s in Australia.

MOS: Deep Sea Gigantism

October 12, 2021 SciBabe 2

A place so dark that Anish Kapoor is buying the rights to it, nearly goddamn everything about it remained an enigma until recent history.

MOS: Fossil Fuels vs Nuclear Energy

October 12, 2021 SciBabe 1

beyond climate change, pits of fire in the Gulf of Mexico, and dead birds washing up on the shores of Orange County, fossil fuels used “correctly” are way fucking deadlier than nuclear energy could aspire to be.

MOS: Manul, The Grumpiest Of Cats

October 5, 2021 SciBabe 1

The scientific name for its genus is Otocolobus, roughly meaning ‘ugly ears.’ Which is just mean because would you just goddamn look at those adorable little ears?

MOS: The Paleo Diet

September 23, 2021 SciBabe 0

The guy who cooked this up thought we should cull tigers and dolphins, lest they rise up and overthrow humans.