More from Rachel Feltman

two women holding a block of ice

Animals

The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen” The weirdest things we learned this week: Sheep on meth, hopping space robots, and the economy of “Frozen”

By Rachel Feltman

October 3, 2018

a cow sticking its tongue in its nose

Health

The weirdest things we learned this week: holes in people (and cows), illegal cheese, and the world’s worst dairy disaster The weirdest things we learned this week: holes in people (and cows), illegal cheese, and the world’s worst dairy disaster

By Rachel Feltman

September 26, 2018

a kitten and a puppy

Animals

The FDA just issued a warning for flea and tick medication that might cause seizures The FDA just issued a warning for flea and tick medication that might cause seizures

By Rachel Feltman

September 25, 2018

two glasses of red liquid

Health

You should not drink human blood. It will not keep you young. You should not drink human blood. It will not keep you young.

By Rachel Feltman

September 13, 2018

Hurricane Florence is coming. Here’s what you need to know.

Environment

Hurricane Florence is coming. Here’s what you need to know. Hurricane Florence is coming. Here’s what you need to know.

By Rachel Feltman

September 13, 2018

the statue of liberty

Fitness & Exercise

The weirdest things we learned this week: Lady Liberty’s big secret, the ultimate exercise hack, and a penis in a bottle The weirdest things we learned this week: Lady Liberty’s big secret, the ultimate exercise hack, and a penis in a bottle

By Rachel Feltman

September 12, 2018

Decades after a Nobel Prize snub, Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s just won $3 million for her work

Science

Decades after a Nobel Prize snub, Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s just won $3 million for her work Decades after a Nobel Prize snub, Jocelyn Bell Burnell’s just won $3 million for her work

By Rachel Feltman

September 7, 2018

a many trying to sleep

Animals

The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers The weirdest things we learned this week: deadly insomnia, the prettiest poop, and emergency beekeepers

By Rachel Feltman

September 5, 2018

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

Health

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

By Rachel Feltman

August 29, 2018

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high (again). But why?

Health

Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high (again). But why? Sexually transmitted diseases are at an all time high (again). But why?

By Rachel Feltman

August 29, 2018

Your regular reminder that humans still waste way too much food

Environment

Your regular reminder that humans still waste way too much food Your regular reminder that humans still waste way too much food

By Rachel Feltman

August 28, 2018

colorful condoms on a white background

Health

Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections

By Rachel Feltman

August 24, 2018

walter rothschild zebra carriage

Animals

The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties

By Rachel Feltman

August 15, 2018

two kids stare down into a pool

Health

The weirdest things we learned this week: skin-peeling soup, secret drug toilets, and a chlorinated ocean The weirdest things we learned this week: skin-peeling soup, secret drug toilets, and a chlorinated ocean

By Rachel Feltman

August 8, 2018

beer lager pour

Animals

The weirdest things we learned this week: Curing syphilis with malaria, ejecting bears from planes, and discovering new beer yeasts The weirdest things we learned this week: Curing syphilis with malaria, ejecting bears from planes, and discovering new beer yeasts

By Rachel Feltman

July 25, 2018

squeezing through a cave

Archaeology

I squeezed through a 7-inch passage to find ancient humans I squeezed through a 7-inch passage to find ancient humans

By Rachel Feltman

July 24, 2018

Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: artistic farts, meat lozenges, and Tesla’s beloved pigeon The weirdest things we learned this week: artistic farts, meat lozenges, and Tesla’s beloved pigeon

By Rachel Feltman

July 18, 2018

Fitness & Exercise

The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men

By Rachel Feltman

July 11, 2018

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

Environment

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

By Rachel Feltman

July 6, 2018

a medieval illustration of people cooking

Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: scientists doing sex magick, ancient mac and cheese, and contagious writer’s block The weirdest things we learned this week: scientists doing sex magick, ancient mac and cheese, and contagious writer’s block

By Rachel Feltman

June 27, 2018

Run, don’t walk, to see New York City’s latest corpse flower bloom

Environment

Run, don’t walk, to see New York City’s latest corpse flower bloom Run, don’t walk, to see New York City’s latest corpse flower bloom

By Rachel Feltman

June 27, 2018

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

Diseases

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

By Rachel Feltman

June 20, 2018

How I reconstruct the faces of early human ancestors

Science

How I reconstruct the faces of early human ancestors How I reconstruct the faces of early human ancestors

By Rachel Feltman

June 19, 2018

The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction

Health

The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction

By Rachel Feltman

June 18, 2018

spoons full of condiments

Health

The weirdest things we learned this week: fake memories, sperm is not full of tiny men, and how ketchup makes the grade The weirdest things we learned this week: fake memories, sperm is not full of tiny men, and how ketchup makes the grade

By Rachel Feltman

June 13, 2018

a hydrogen balloon on its side

Conservation

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

June 6, 2018

a taxidermy dog

Animals

The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses

By Rachel Feltman

May 23, 2018

We could move to another planet with a spaceship like this

Deep Space

We could move to another planet with a spaceship like this We could move to another planet with a spaceship like this

By Rachel Feltman

May 4, 2018

Scientists finally confirm that Uranus is surrounded by fart clouds

Science

Scientists finally confirm that Uranus is surrounded by fart clouds Scientists finally confirm that Uranus is surrounded by fart clouds

By Rachel Feltman

April 23, 2018

Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day

Climate Change

Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day Eleven easy ways you can help save the planet this Earth Day

By Rachel Feltman

April 20, 2018

Science

How to avoid sharing fake photos of the space station that just crashed into Earth How to avoid sharing fake photos of the space station that just crashed into Earth

By Rachel Feltman

April 2, 2018

A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here’s everything you need to know.

Science

A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here’s everything you need to know. A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here’s everything you need to know.

By Rachel Feltman

April 1, 2018

The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense

Science

The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense The big bang got its name from a man who thought the theory was total nonsense

By Rachel Feltman

March 28, 2018

The chemicals in your cosmetics aren’t regulated

Health

The chemicals in your cosmetics aren’t regulated The chemicals in your cosmetics aren’t regulated

By Rachel Feltman

March 21, 2018

a northern white rhino

Animals

The last male northern white rhino just died, but science could still make him a daddy The last male northern white rhino just died, but science could still make him a daddy

By Rachel Feltman

March 21, 2018

What does brain size have to do with intelligence?

Science

What does brain size have to do with intelligence? What does brain size have to do with intelligence?

By Rachel Feltman

March 15, 2018

stephen hawking sits in front of a sign that says "Welcome Time Travelers"

Science

What Stephen Hawking gave to us What Stephen Hawking gave to us

By Rachel Feltman

March 15, 2018

a man reading a phone

Health

Our brains love spreading lies all over the internet Our brains love spreading lies all over the internet

By Rachel Feltman

March 10, 2018

A tattoo needle against the skin

Science

Tattoos are permanent, but the science behind them just shifted Tattoos are permanent, but the science behind them just shifted

By Rachel Feltman

March 7, 2018

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

Animals

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

By Rachel Feltman

March 6, 2018

Pooping on a mountain is even more complicated than it sounds

Environment

Pooping on a mountain is even more complicated than it sounds Pooping on a mountain is even more complicated than it sounds

By Rachel Feltman

March 3, 2018

stephen hawking and neil degrasse tyson

Physics

Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time

By Rachel Feltman

March 2, 2018

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space

Science

We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space We might need to turn our poop into food to survive in space

By Rachel Feltman

February 5, 2018

Nuclear weapons test, 1952

Climate Change

What the heck is the Doomsday Clock, and why did it just tick? What the heck is the Doomsday Clock, and why did it just tick?

By Rachel Feltman

January 26, 2018

the capital building in washington

Science

Exclusive: House Science Committee members say President Trump’s lack of science advisers leaves us vulnerable to disaster Exclusive: House Science Committee members say President Trump’s lack of science advisers leaves us vulnerable to disaster

By Rachel Feltman

January 25, 2018

E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start

Health

E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start

By Rachel Feltman

January 25, 2018

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it

Health

Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it Fat is sooo good and science can’t do a dang thing about it

By Rachel Feltman

January 20, 2018

All the cool new friends you’ll meet when you drink raw water

Health

All the cool new friends you’ll meet when you drink raw water All the cool new friends you’ll meet when you drink raw water

By Rachel Feltman

January 6, 2018

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

Diseases

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

By Rachel Feltman

January 5, 2018

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter

Health

How to keep your skin from falling off this winter How to keep your skin from falling off this winter

By Rachel Feltman

January 3, 2018

Alpha Centauri And Beta Centauri

Deep Space

Five questions about NASA’s plans to visit an alien world in 2069 Five questions about NASA’s plans to visit an alien world in 2069

By Rachel Feltman

December 29, 2017

a kid playing with lab equipment

Science

The weirdest, funniest, wackiest PopSci stories of 2017 The weirdest, funniest, wackiest PopSci stories of 2017

By Rachel Feltman

December 28, 2017

Jupiter’s moon could hide life.

Environment

The most uplifting science stories of 2017 The most uplifting science stories of 2017

By Rachel Feltman

December 25, 2017

Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

Health

Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

By Rachel Feltman

December 22, 2017

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?

Animals

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that? Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?

By Rachel Feltman

December 19, 2017

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

Animals

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

By Rachel Feltman

December 12, 2017

a woman at a switchboard listening

Environment

Earth’s most mysterious hums, ranked Earth’s most mysterious hums, ranked

By Rachel Feltman

December 12, 2017

Reconstruction of the amphibious bird-like dinosaur Halszkaraptor

Animals

This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake This new, duck-like dinosaur is so wacky scientists thought it was fake

By Rachel Feltman

December 7, 2017

Voyager 1 just fired up some thrusters for the first time in 37 years

NASA

Voyager 1 just fired up some thrusters for the first time in 37 years Voyager 1 just fired up some thrusters for the first time in 37 years

By Rachel Feltman

December 5, 2017

This squishy little robot can lift 1,000 times its own weight

Robots

This squishy little robot can lift 1,000 times its own weight This squishy little robot can lift 1,000 times its own weight

By Rachel Feltman

November 29, 2017

Light pollution is getting worse

Climate Change

Light pollution is getting worse Light pollution is getting worse

By Rachel Feltman

November 27, 2017

a group of people toasting wine glasses

Health

Different kinds of alcohol might make you feel different emotions Different kinds of alcohol might make you feel different emotions

By Rachel Feltman

November 22, 2017

the face of a woman wrapped up in bandages

Health

No, there has not been a successful human head transplant No, there has not been a successful human head transplant

By Rachel Feltman

November 18, 2017

stuffed frill shark head

Animals

Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird. Yes, the frilled shark is really freaky. But there are other ‘living fossils’ that are just as weird.

By Rachel Feltman

November 14, 2017

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