Dad Discovers Ant Death Ritual With a Bizarre Scientific Explanation

«Sugar cereals,» as many families refer to them, have always been nutritionally dubious. The intensely sugary bits of Technicolor grains are often criticized as an irresponsible choice for kids’ breakfasts. Their colors and marketing, especially their cartoon mascots, are geared at making children clamor for them in the cereal aisle. While the backlash against dessert-like …
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Scary Science Facts That Most People Don’t Think About

Science is fun and informative, but it’s also horribly scary. There are invisible dangers all around us — ancient viruses locked away in glaciers waiting to defrost, zombie proteins that cause cows to go mad. Yeah, this stuff is pretty wild. If you’d rather remain blissfully unaware, we don’t blame you in the slightest, but …
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Vaguely Scientific Memes for Nerds With a Sense of Humor

If you’re studying hard for that physics exam and you’ve just about had enough, these dumb memes might offer a bit of relief while still keeping you in the science-zone. Memes that vaguely reference math and science might not make you smarter, but at least you’ll get to laugh for once instead of crying into …
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Animal Memes That Go Beyond the Realm of Cats and Dogs

Listen. We love cats (and dogs, fine). But the meme market is completely oversaturated with content about domesticated felines and canines. To be honest, we’re starting to get sick of memes about raccoons and possums, too. On the internet, having too much of a good thing can get really, really real. So we’re here to …
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A Big Old Bunch of Memes For Nerds & Normies Alike

Listen. Even we here at Memebase are humble enough to admit that it is impossible to consistently serve up the very best memes to grace the many pages of the internet. There are simply not enough witty, intelligent and funny people creating them these days – and not enough people with good taste sharing the …
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Sobering Thread Explores the Startling Transformation of Chickens in the United States

If you’re not a vegan, vegetarian, or pescatarian in the United States, chances are your diet involves at least a bit of chicken. Eating healthy as an omnivore has almost become synonymous with eating massive amounts of chicken breasts. On a less healthy note, pretty much every restaurant you go to will, at the very …
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Dad Discovers an Ant Death Ritual With a Fascinating Scientific Explanation

«Sugar cereals,» as many families refer to them, have always been nutritionally dubious. The intensely sugary bits of Technicolor grains are often criticized as an irresponsible choice for kids’ breakfasts. Their colors and marketing, especially their cartoon mascots, are geared at making children clamor for them in the cereal aisle. While the backlash against dessert-like …
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Scary Science Facts That the Public Doesn’t Think About

There are invisible dangers all around us—ancient viruses locked away in glaciers waiting to be defrosted. Carcinogenic microplastics hidden in the dust under the carpet. Zombie proteins that cause cows to go mad. Yup, knowledge can be pretty scary. If you’d rather remain blissfully ignorant, we don’t blame you. But if you’re morbidly curious in …
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Scientists Confirm Cat Brains Are Getting Smaller, Much to the Internet’s Delight

My cats are very different. Gorgeous is bright, alert, and very fond of biting me at any given moment. Grey (also known as Grigio), on the other hand is timid. She often has a vacant expression on her dilute tortoiseshell face, mouth agape as she wheezes from her street-acquired respiratory ailment. Simply put, she seems …
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