Cracked Archive - Science

5 Mind-Blowing Things Found Hiding in Our Own Solar System

There's actually more to our sun's 'hood than meets the eye, and if you just give it a chance, it may surprise you.

Authors: By Ivan Farkas
Published: February 26, 2014
Comments: 463

The 6 Stealthiest Disguises in the Animal Kingdom

Luckily, there are no terrible spiders that look exactly like computer mice. Or...are there?

Authors: By Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross, Carly Brooke
Published: February 22, 2014
Comments: 349

5 Terrifying Ways Being in Love Chemically Impairs You

Love does things to a person. And science has weighed in on the subject to let us know that love triggers all sorts of weird chemical and physical changes inside our brains and bodies.

Authors: By Irene IR
Published: February 14, 2014
Comments: 442

7 Adorable Animals That Spawn Terrifying Babies

If it wasn't for pictures and videos of cute baby animals, the Internet as we know it would probably cease to exist. But we feel that such widespread dissemination of cuteness may be giving you the wrong idea of what's actually out there.

Authors: By E. Reid Ross
Published: February 01, 2014
Comments: 499

5 Real Planets Way Weirder Than Anything in Science Fiction

It turns out that the only 'theme' a real planet can have is unbridled, awestruck terror.

Authors: By Andrew Heaton
Published: January 25, 2014
Comments: 539

5 Amazing Magical Powers Created by Simple Science

Science can do things that not only seem like magic, but make magic tricks look like a bunch of ridiculous bullshit.

Authors: By Steve Shapiro, Daniel Nest, Captain D
Published: January 22, 2014
Comments: 335

6 Dog Breeds With Secret Superpowers

It turns out humans have bred all sorts of weird superpowers into these animals to help them do our bidding.

Authors: By E. Reid Ross, Dominik Zezula
Published: January 18, 2014
Comments: 788

6 Shocking Studies That Prove Science Is Totally Broken

One thing we've learned, as a site that likes to publish reader-friendly science articles, is how much of the stuff that comes our way is, well, worthless.

Authors: By Andrew Marinus, Alan Boyle, Jon Pearl
Published: January 16, 2014
Comments: 1381

5 Weird Inventions Science Is Creating Just to Gross Us Out

It seems some engineers would like to take us past the uncanny valley and make us empathize with our inevitable robot overlords.

Authors: By Josh Hrala
Published: January 11, 2014
Comments: 337

5 Weird Psychological Dangers of Giving People Gifts

The whole gift-exchange scenario is a lose-lose situation. Science has spent a surprising amount of time studying it an everything you thought you knew is wrong.

Authors: By Daniel Nest, Alan Boyle
Published: December 23, 2013
Comments: 545

5 Basic Things You Won't Believe Science Can't Explain

In school you learned a few scientific concepts that prepared you for a lifetime of understanding. And we're about to take that away from you.

Authors: By Himanshu Sharma
Published: December 17, 2013
Comments: 1768

6 Insanely Colored Versions of Normally Boring Animals

Authors: By Nick J.
Published: December 15, 2013
Comments: 279

6 Substances That Wipe Their Ass With the Laws of Physics

It's worth reiterating that modern geniuses are more than capable of mooning physics with the twin butt-cheeks of innovation and technology.

Authors: By Aatif Zubair
Published: December 15, 2013
Comments: 912

5 Ways We're Designing Robots to Be Total Assholes

We have hit that theoretical point in time when our machines become bigger dicks than we are.

Authors: By Josh Hrala
Published: December 08, 2013
Comments: 239

The 5 Most Epic Acts of Trolling in the History of Science

It turns out some scientists not only have a sense of humor, but can be sassy little shits if you give them half a chance ... even if it means damaging their own careers or entire scientific fields in the process.