Cracked Archive - Science
5 Scientific Reasons Your Idea of Happiness Is Wrong
Our two favorite subjects at Cracked are the elusive concept of human happiness and Batman. This article is about the first one.
- By Kimmy Dee
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- August 08, 2011
6 Ways Bacteria Will Prevent the Apocalypse
There are some strains of bacteria that not only can perform massive, superhero-level feats, but are probably going to be what stands between us and an apocalyptic future.
- By Kristi Harrison, Tom Hohle
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- August 07, 2011
The Most Efficient Way to Do ... Everything
Let's face it: We are tragically ineffective people. Don't try to deny it. You're reading Cracked right now instead of doing literally anything else; that's proof enough right there. Luckily the internet, the primary cause of our efficiency deficiency, might also be the cure: I've found as many quick, easy methods to streamline your life as I could
- By Robert Brockway
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- August 03, 2011
7 Questions You Didn't Know Could Be Answered With Math
Nine out of 10 of you have probably used some variation of the term 'I'll never need any of this in the real world' when you were studying math in high school. True, the mechanics of long division and PEMDAS don't seem as important in day to day life as, say, knowing how to change a tire. But according to science, a lot of the problems you face eve
- By CRACKED Staff
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- August 03, 2011
7 Real Insect Superpowers That Put Spidey Sense to Shame
Insects and arachnids, like humans, have their superheroes with incredible powers. The only difference is that their superheroes are real. And, pound for pound, consistently more impressive than the human version.
- By Karl Smallwood, Monte Richard
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- July 21, 2011
The 5 Weirdest Things That Control the Global Economy
The global economy is an insanely complex system of labor, money and goods all governed by laws to keep each facet in check. So it'd be pretty depressing if researchers discovered that the whole thing was actually the end result of a bunch of seemingly random bullshit, wouldn't it?
- By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
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- July 16, 2011
7 Awesome Images That Will Make You Mourn The Space Shuttle
It's over: No more manned space missions on the agenda. Here's what we'll be missing.
- By Robert Brockway
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- July 14, 2011
5 Supervillain Tactics Science Is Using to Kill Mosquitoes
What is the deadliest animal in the world? Lions? Sharks? Bears? Bees? Snakes? Rats? It was bears, wasn't it? Is it bears? No, it's the lowly mosquito, and it's not even close.
- By Rory Lynott
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- July 11, 2011
6 Lies About the Body You Learned in Kindergarten: Classic
When we reach the age of two, we start to have a few questions about our bodies. At first they're simple. 'Will that toy fit into the wet hole in the middle of my face?' But as we mature, the questions become more complex and too numerous for any reasonable human being to answer. It's no coincidence that around this time, your parents ship you off
- By Karl Smallwood, Eddie Rodriguez
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- July 11, 2011
The 6 Most Disturbingly Evil Birds
Birds are the most majestic creatures on Earth -- we plaster them on our cars, flags and coins. You see them soaring up there, and think they're above all the petty savagery down here on the ground. Well, it turns out they're dicks.
- By Monte Richard
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- June 20, 2011
5 Surprisingly Easy Ways to Make Kids Smarter
There are some surprisingly simple things you can do to help your Bieber-obsessed Twittering child actually learn something.
- By Sam Sprinkle
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- June 18, 2011
6 Terrifying Predators Routinely Owned by Adorable Prey
Apparently, when creating the nastiest animals on Earth, Mother Nature decided that they were each going to have an embarrassingly adorable nemesis to regularly knock them down a few pegs.
- By Tom Hohle
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- June 12, 2011
6 Tricks That Let You Control Animals Like The Beast Master
Evolution has afforded every animal in the world the tools perfectly designed for its survival, whether it be claws, venom, horns, or whatever it is that cockroaches have. But every once in a while evolution makes a mistake and leaves a totally useless trait in an entire species. That's bad news for them, but good news for us, as it can be amusing
- By Kevin Forde
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- June 06, 2011
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