Cracked Archive - Science
6 Ways Life Gets Complicated When Disease Overruns Your Town
Back in 2002, SARS appeared in China and the world went nuts. We talked to Tyler, a kid living literally down the street from where the disease first popped up.
- By Anonymous, Ryan Menezes
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- April 06, 2017
You’ll Never Look At Your Body The Same Way Again
Never tell us 'It's what's on the inside that counts' again.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- April 03, 2017
5 Science Headlines You Can Immediately Ignore
A lot of science journalists don't even bother to try, and just tell us what they think will excite us the most.
- By Aaron Kheifets
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- April 01, 2017
Uhh, Modern Medicine ... You OK?
These medical practices seem right in line with what you'd see stumbling through the wrong door at the Umbrella Corporation.
- By E. Reid Ross
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- April 01, 2017
21 Myths (Almost) Everyone Believes About The Human Body
It turns out repeating false scientific facts over and over again does not qualify you as a scientist.
- By AM Smiley
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- April 01, 2017
6 WTF Hollywood Plots (That Are Rapidly Becoming Real Life)
The future is rapidly closing in on us like a rabid cheetah.
- By E. Reid Ross
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- March 26, 2017
I Had Various Parts Of My Body Hacked Off To Craft A Penis
We talked to Gerbil, a trans man who recently underwent phalloplasty, and he told us that turning a hoo-ha into a wang comes with its own unique challenges.
- By Amanda Mannen
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- March 25, 2017
5 Small-Ass Animals With Huge-Ass Powers
Size doesn't matter. (In the Animal Kingdom at least.)
- By Brigid Melloy, Luke Miller
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- March 04, 2017
4 Things About Space Travel You're Picturing Totally Wrong
Sadly, sci-fi hasn't taught us how to actually deal with life in space.
- By Justin Crockett
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- February 27, 2017
The Biggest Lie In Science: Little Kids Changing The World
When looked at on a small scale, the story seems totally optimistic. When scaled up, pessimism becomes the big, stinky elephant in the room.
- By Adam Wears
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- February 25, 2017
6 Real Inventions That Would Seem Over The Top In A Movie
Has Science ever bothered to address what we, as a species, REALY need: awesome-looking superpowers? Actually, yes.
- By Norbert Gehardt
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- February 25, 2017
You Heard Us Called 'Death Panels' (Here's The Truth)
It turns out all those bad guys in shows like 'House' aren't actually bad guys.
- By Saundra Sorenson
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- February 10, 2017
Real Life Chestbursters: Battling The Dreaded Guinea Worm
Prepare to never feel clean again.
- By Evan V. Symon
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- February 05, 2017
8 Things You Didn't Realize Will Be Ruined By Climate Change
Climate change is slowly compiling a kaleidoscope of unexpected ways to make all of our lives a living hell.
- By Cedric Voets
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- January 29, 2017
7 Scenes From Nature Too Ridiculous To Be Real (But Are)
There are times when Mother Nature is a maniac flinging neon paint and giraffe DNA into our universe just to see what will happen.
- By Ivan Farkas
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- January 27, 2017
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