Science

Most Popular Subjects Taken In High School

This should be a fun list to rank, especially for high school students. But it should also bring back good memories for adults or college students who remember the good ole days when they were back in high school and learned some ...

Earth's Big Five Mass Extinction Events

In honor of the discovery of particles found in Permian rocks that might have clues to the cause of the Permian die-off, I'm listing our planet's five biggest extinction events according to the fossil record. There have been a few...

The Top 10 Oldest Living Things on Earth

You could probably nitpick some of these life forms within a million years here, a million years there... but the fact remains that these animals have been around a LONG @#$% time. They've achieved apparent perfection in their env...

The 13 Scariest Viruses on Earth Today

They say these guys have existed since the beginning of life on Earth. As far back as there's a plant or animal record, there are viruses. Life has adapted, changed, grown... and still the virus plagues it. It has been re-inventin...

10 Amazing Insect Defensive Tactics

It's not easy being at the bottom of the food chain. Insects have predators coming at them from all sides, so they've cooked up a whole bunch of ways to defend themselves. Some of these techniques are pure offense, but most of the...

Top Ten Common Science Myths

It's hard to tell fact from fiction, especially when it comes to Science. There are several topics that are commonly regarded as scientific fact but are actually myths. Lightning never strikes the same place twice, the five second...

The 13 Most Successful Alien Hoaxes of All Time

Alien Hoaxes are like similes: I'm not very good at them. But other people seem to like them, so I do my best. Here are the stories behind 13 of the most interesting Alien Hoaxes.

The Earth's Known SuperContinents

Pangea, right? Right? Not really. Despite the fact that most people have only ever heard of the one supercontinent, our planet has had a number of them. Earth's land masses - never content to just sit around and think deep thought...

The 20 Most Addictive Drugs on Earth

A list of the most addictive drugs. These are the 20 most addictive substances on Earth. All of them should only be taken under a doctor's supervision, if at all. The level of addictiveness is based on two separate studies. Multip...

Top 10 Untrue Myths About Animals

We've heard all these things about animals and their behaviors and we've all believed them. In fact, many of these myths have been around for so long that people even get angry when you debunk them. However, these things are not f...

The 20 Brightest Stars in the Sky

Determined by Apparent Magnitude, these are the 20 brightest stars in the sky from brightest to ... less bright. Magnitude measures brightness as seen from inside Earth's atmosphere... not necessarily size or importance. The white...

For the Very Fat: These Health Problems Weigh Heavier

A few extra pounds won't kill you..but these diseases/conditions highly associated with obesity just might. These are the most common "co-morbid" conditions of being excessively overweight. Many insurance companies won't...

The Top 10 Untrue Medical Myths

We've heard these medical misconceptions repeated for years, and I'm certainly not the first person to debunk these 10 popular medical myths... myths that have seeped into the zeitgeist, been repeated by parents, friends, roomates...

Celebrities With Animals Named For Them

A list of organisms, including animals as well as plants, bacteria, etc., named for celebrities and other famous people (but excluding biologists, botanists and other scientists.) Frequently when devising names for new species, s...

10 Things That Happen When You Get Sick

Getting sick is possibly the least fun thing that can happen to you... it's even worse than getting pulled over by the cops with expired registration or meeting the President with a big piece of spinach stuck in your teeth. But wh...

Most Popular Sleep Medicines

A list of the Most popular Sleep Medicines. All of the most commonly prescribed medicines, drugs, and medications have been included. Prescription medication, as the name would imply, is medicine requiring a prescription from an a...

Diseases Caused by Obesity

A list of obesity caused diseases. Diseases related to obesity are on the rise in the US. Being obese and the illnesses it causes are the plague of the modern century. Sickness caused by overeating and being overweight are serious...

Top 10 Most Amazing Ant-Mimics

Camouflage is nothing new in the animal kingdom... thousands of species use it for both hiding from predators and for sneaking up on prey. In these ten cases, everyone wants to be the cool kids on the block... ants. Ants, it turns...

Green Superheroes: 10 Indoor Plants That Protect Your Health

When you hear people talk about green living, you probably think immediately about recycling and sustainable energy sources. But green living describes life with indoor plants too- not just their color, but the healthful impact th...

Famous (Alleged) Illuminati Members

List of Famous Illuminati Members Past and Present, supposedly. So, who are Illuminati?The following list is of alleged Illuminati Members as reported by various sources. These possible famous Illuminati members range from world l...

Most Useless Parts of the Human Body

Bugs You Kill on Sight

What insects do you kill on sight? W hat insects do you strongly encourage other people to kill for you?  Please, feel free to add new bugs on which you wish death.

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