Cracked Archive - Science

5 Amazing Ways Animals Can Control Their Bodies

In the game of "Pick a Superpower" let us submit some lesser known yet still amazing bodily functions that would be life-changing or, if nothing else, hilarious.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Agneeth Mazumdar, Micah Duke
Published: December 27, 2012
Comments: 841

6 Things That Secretly Make You Act Like a Jerk

It is horrifyingly easy to manipulate a person's moral decisions without them knowing it -- that's why this is one of our favorite subjects.

Authors: By XJ Selman
Published: December 27, 2012
Comments: 803

5 Everyday Pieces of Clothing With Shocking Health Risks

You should probably avoid wearing the following common clothing items that are physically damaging, or in some cases even trying to outright kill you.

Authors: By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
Published: December 16, 2012
Comments: 1102

5 Reasons Modern Life Is Driving Manliness to Extinction

Science says that testosterone levels in America are disappearing like there's no tomorrow. But why?

Authors: By C. Coville, Rev. Les Crowley
Published: December 03, 2012
Comments: 1214

6 Elaborate Science Experiments Done Just for the Hell of It

It turns out that a huge amount of the scientific research done in the world seems to be based entirely on shits and giggles.

Authors: By Elsa Moriarty
Published: December 02, 2012
Comments: 736

5 Seemingly Harmful Things That Make You Live Longer

Apparently science says that there are plenty of random and even bad habits that will help us live longer.

Authors: By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
Published: November 30, 2012
Comments: 822

5 Workplaces Annoyances That Can Actually Boost Creativity

Science shows that almost everything you hate about your shitty office actually makes you more creative.

Authors: By Elorm Kojo Ntumy
Published: November 25, 2012
Comments: 598

7 Bizarre Prehistoric Versions of Modern-Day Animals

Nobody ever cranks out a masterpiece in one sitting. Not even Mother Nature gets it right the first time.

Authors: By Agneeth Mazumdar
Published: November 24, 2012
Comments: 956

9 Animals That Are Just Lazy Combinations of Other Animals

Remember the first time you saw a platypus as a kid and for a moment refused to believe that nature would really create an animal that looks like a duck had sex with a beaver? Well guess what, the world is actually full of bizarre mashup creatures like that, some of them hilarious and some of them terrifying, all of them looking like the result of

Authors: By Andrew Burch, Monte Richard, E. Reid Ross
Published: November 23, 2012
Comments: 1050

5 Everyday Things That Can Literally Drive You Crazy

Your brain is just another part of your body, and just as you can get a cold by touching a doorknob somebody sneezed on, there are all sorts of random and innocuous things that can make it go haywire.

Authors: By XJ Selman, Nadia Lopez
Published: November 16, 2012
Comments: 1005

5 Of Life's Most Mundane Problems (Solved With Math)

Not everyone can discover the cure for cancer, which is apparently why a whole lot of scientists opt to research other, more mundane things.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, XJ Selman
Published: November 14, 2012
Comments: 1229

The 6 Most Mind-Blowing Superpowers of Bees

If you thought that flitting around flowers and falling over dead were the only things bees were good at, then you are sorely misinformed, friend.

Authors: By Monte Richard
Published: November 14, 2012
Comments: 745

8 Ordinary Photos Hiding Mind-Blowing Details

Sometimes a photo that looks completely boring and mundane at first glance can reveal mind-blowing details once you bother to take a closer look at it. Like two visible areolas.