Photo by Pierre Pouliquin. Animal lovers, listen up: I know critters are cute and everything, but you should know that nature is fucking weird. And nothing fucks weirder than kangaroos.Science blogger to the stars Ed Yong watched a documentary about ‘roo junk so you don’t have to, and here’s what you need to know: Kangaroo testicles are… Continue reading Kangaroo genitals are weirder than you ever thought possible
Month: August 2021
Sardinians Explain the Secret to Long Life
Sardinia, ItalyOn this beautiful island in the middle of the Mediterrean, the ratio of centenarian men to women is one to one. That’s quite unusual, because in the rest of the world, it’s five women to every one man who live that long. The sharp pecorino cheese made from the milk of grass-fed sheep in… Continue reading Sardinians Explain the Secret to Long Life
Climate Change Could Ruin Your Sex Life, Economists Warn
Cole Mellino | November 4, 2015 10:40 am |Climate change threatens so many things Americans love: maple syrup, avocados and lately even pumpkins. Now, climate change is even threatening our ability to reproduce. According to a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, warmer weather means less “coital frequency.”As the planet gets warmer, things get harder to enjoy – climb, surf, fly fish, ski…and… Continue reading Climate Change Could Ruin Your Sex Life, Economists Warn
Bonobo monkeys take “make love, not war” to a new level.
The Bonobo monkey is neither violent nor vicious, which may have you wondering how it made it on this list of badass animals in the first place. But the bonobo wouldn’t be thinking about that — it’d be too busy getting busy. The bonobo monkey is the second most sexual living animal, after humans. Researcher… Continue reading Bonobo monkeys take “make love, not war” to a new level.