Cracked Archive - Science

The 6 Most WTF Scientific Theories About Existence

We're not saying that any of these mind-blowing theories about the nature of everything are accurate, we're just saying that they were proposed by people smarter than us.

Authors: By Chris Fox
Published: June 27, 2013
Comments: 1714

The 6 Most Awesome Special Effects Produced by Nature

Mother Nature loves to demonstrate that, even if you happen to be the most seasoned of outdoors enthusiasts, she still has the ability to full-on blow your mind.

Authors: By MJ Alba
Published: June 25, 2013
Comments: 565

5 Things Everyone Hates (Science Says You Secretly Enjoy)

Let's face it: Humans like to whine. But science has discovered that we've been frontin' the whole time.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Dennis Hong
Published: June 19, 2013
Comments: 946

5 (Thankfully) Extinct Giant Versions of Modern Animals

Animals we see today used to be much larger in olden times. Like, a LOT larger. Also, a lot meaner, hungrier, and ripped-straight-from-our-nightmares-ier.

Authors: By Fred Zhu
Published: June 13, 2013
Comments: 793

5 Mind-Blowing Ways Your Senses Lie to You Every Day

We're pretty sure the thing your brain does best is convince you that it works. But it doesn't take much to spot the bizarre little flaws in your gray matter.

Authors: By Dennis Hong
Published: June 07, 2013
Comments: 735

6 Unassuming Animals That Are Secretly Immortal

It turns out some animals living in our world seem to be kicking death in the ass just by hanging around and doing what they do.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Sharilee Foertch
Published: June 03, 2013
Comments: 852

5 Terrifying Things Nobody Tells You About Health Care

Here is a handy manual for the unexpected shocks and nasty surprises you are likely to encounter during your time on the health care carousel.

Authors: By C. Coville
Published: May 29, 2013
Comments: 1554

5 Ways You Didn't Realize You're Making Your Pet Hate You

You may be unwittingly engaging in behaviors that are making your pet's life a living hell.

Authors: By J.F. Sargent
Published: May 28, 2013
Comments: 2898

5 Disturbing Ways Insects Can 'Hack' Nature

At this very instant they're out there, cracking the most primeval codes in existence.

Authors: By Monte Richard
Published: May 19, 2013
Comments: 468

5 Mind-Blowing Ways Science Has Hacked the Human Body

Science fiction taught us that when science starts modifying the human body, it's going to involve robot parts and genetic modification gone terrifyingly wrong. But the reality is that the body modifications that are right around the corner are way less frightening and quite a bit more useful.

Authors: By Eddie Rodriguez
Published: May 16, 2013
Comments: 952

5 Simple Ways to Trick Yourself into Not Feeling Pain

It turns out there unexpected ways to reduce pain, and we're not referring to your grandpa's preferred method.

Authors: By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
Published: May 15, 2013
Comments: 532

6 Horrifying Animal Kills Science Didn't Think Were Possible

Nature is brutal and uncaring, and should be utterly destroyed.

Authors: By E. Reid Ross
Published: May 09, 2013
Comments: 1133

5 Ridiculous Health Myths You Probably Believe

It's a thankless task, knocking down these myths, but one we believe is for the ultimate good of humanity.

Authors: By Aces M.
Published: April 30, 2013
Comments: 1468

8 Ordinary Things That Look Insanely Cool Under a Microscope

A really powerful microscope is the sort of thing nobody would buy for entertainment, yet we can't shake the feeling that if we had one, we'd use it all the time.