If you tuned in for our recent episode “The Science of Beards,” then you know these glorious face rugs often make men more intimidating and possibly less-susceptible to blunt-force attacks. But do they also make us better warriors? I ask…

Meet the awesome prehistoric creatures from the “Extreme Mammals” podcast episodes…Read more ›

Guillermo del Toro never fails to create an imaginative, breathtaking world in his pictures — and his upcoming giant monster flick “Pacific Rim” promises to continue this trend. Now I’m a long-time Godzilla/Gamera fan, so naturally he had me at…

Imagine yourself blazing down the highway in an aquarium-powered dragster sloshing and sparking with electrically-charged fish. We’ve all dreamed of the electric eel automobile, but is it possible? Just to refresh, the South American Electrophoruses can dish out electric bursts to…

Hell is a tricky thing to wrap your head around. Is it a barbaric revenge fantasy? A necessary cosmological balance? Or is it just an overgrown boogeyman tale to scare us into good behavior? Let’s talk about that last one.…