Cracked Archive - Science
I Farm Crickets, The Future Of Human Food: 7 Insane Truths
In roughly 80 percent of the countries on Earth, people eat insects, so we sat down with one man who has made it his life's work to get Americans to eat more bugs.
- By Robert Evans, Kevin Bachhuber
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- January 27, 2016
5 Dumb Things Every Kid Thinks (Science Says Are True)
It turns out there was a very good reason you couldn't finish your vegetables but always had room for cookies.
- By Jeff Sloan, Abraham Mireles, Laura H, Lisa Olsen
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- January 25, 2016
22 Mind-Blowing Catastrophes That Are Just A Matter Of Time
It turns out we're really living in the slowest developing Roland Emmerich movie ever.
- By AM Smiley
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- January 16, 2016
6 Absurd Ways Modern Medicine Fails Because Of Sexism
Unfortunately, modern medicine firmly believes that all medical problems either affect everyone in exactly the same way or don't affect one gender at all.
- By Natalie Vail
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- January 05, 2016
22 Ridiculous Health Myths You Probably Believe
Eating small meals doesn't do anything except keep you perpetually hangry.
- By AM Smiley
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- January 02, 2016
5 Healthcare Rip-Offs The Industry Hopes You'll Never Notice
It turns out a lot of common healthcare practices don't really fit the definition of 'science-based medicine.'
- By E. Reid Ross
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- December 16, 2015
22 Scientific Explanations That Can Make Life Less Annoying
If someone gets angry you handed them a shook up can of soda, now you can turn it in to a quick science lesson that probably won't save you.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- December 14, 2015
5 Awful Things I Learned About Drugs Working At A Pharmacy
Misinformation, determined addicts and dealers ... just a few things you deal with as a gatekeeper of a great narcotics vault.
- By Anna Dakota, Anonymous
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- December 07, 2015
6 Horrifying Things The Nutrition Industry Won't Tell You
'Healthy' and 'unhealthy' foods trade places more often than pro wrestlers in a tag-team match.
- By Davian Venture
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- December 01, 2015
My Eating Disorder That Ruins Thanksgiving: 4 Realities
It's called Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, and it means some people just can't eat that dry-ass turkey every year.
- By Kathy Benjamin
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- November 25, 2015
6 Space Projects That Will Guarantee Aliens Will Hate Us
What will Earth look like to you, a benevolent extraterrestrial emperor? The answer is 'A planet full of Darth Vaders hopped up on bath salts.'
- By E. Reid Ross
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- November 25, 2015
5 Idiotic Things Science Shouldn't Have To Put Up With
Science isn't everything. It's given us a lot and granted wishes beyond ancient humanity's wildest dreams, but there are some things it just shouldn't have to do.
- By Luke McKinney
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- November 19, 2015
6 Hallmarks Of Disastrous Parenting (Confirmed By Science)
There are plenty of parenting techniques that just seem like common sense, until science comes in and points out how your well-meaning habits are just making things worse.
- By Lisa Olsen
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- November 16, 2015
20 Mind-Blowing Facts That Seem Like Bullsh#t (But Aren't)
And, still, we're sure the comments will be full of people claiming to be experts on Saturn and how these are all B.S.
- By Cracked Plasticians
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- November 16, 2015
5 Things No One Thinks About When Buying Illegal Drugs
Now that most people can just add "pick up weed" to their afternoon to-do list, we forget how shady it is to snag drugs that are less than legal.
- By Adam Tod Brown
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- November 12, 2015
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