MOS: Semelparity
I just can’t lay off with these weird fuckers. So bringing a climax to this nuttery, here are some critters who really put it all […]
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MOS: Zoological Junk
Well. It’s another day of Mrs. Auntie SciBabe can’t fucking concentrate. And y’all had way, way too much fun with the article about dorks yesterday. […]
MOS: Dorks
Legends about mythical monsters don’t always come from oral tradition that fertilizes a newt into a dragon. Sometimes people really goddamn saw that sea monster. […]
MOS: Mary Toft’s Baby Bunnies
I’m still scratching my head over this whole “woman giving birth to rabbits” hoax. This happened and it hurt my brain, so now it’s gonna […]
MOS: The Perverted Penguins of Adélie
We need to get back to the scientific basics here: animals stickin’ it in weird and wild holes. Today’s Moment of Science… Perverted Penguins. It’s […]
MOS: The Plight of the Mosquito Magnet
Have you ever dealt with a swarm of airborne bloodsuckers that, for no apparent reason, ignored everyone else in your group while honing in on […]
MOS: Spiders and Late Night Snacks
The thing about my job is that people ask me to debunk all sorts of nonsense. When you get to the bottom of some of […]
Daily MOS: The Eradication of Smallpox, Part I
Long before Edward Jenner’s alleged revelation with the milkmaids was the “prevent smallpox by snorting diseased flesh like cocaine” racket.
Daily MOS: The Bioterrorist Ransom of Anthrax Island
How does that conversation go? “Yeah, I need a test site. Uh-huh, anthrax. Yes, a whole island.”Will 80 sheep off the coast of Scotland do?”
Daily MOS: Lazy Sh!t: A Sloth’s Tale
Whatever the reason, they risk death weekly to drop the human equivalent of a fifty pound load. I think I understand why they’re smiling.