Gross Science

These frogs can have up to TEN back legs.

The plant Hydnora africana is a parasite that smells foul...and that’s not even the weirdest thing about it.

Your gross earwax can reveal a ton about who you are, where you’ve been, and how stinky you are.

It's called the "Wood Wide Web."

Meet the most versatile butts in the animal kingdom.

Santa's reindeer just got a whole lot more interesting.

Bird poop could help clouds form, keeping our planet a little bit cooler. Gross!

If you're attacked you could run away, fight back...or you could barf. Gross!

Ant language sounds wacky—and can be hacked.

What should you do with stinky old fish skins? How about powering your cellphone?

Even the mighty T. rex was covered in creepy, crawly parasites.

Rabies may have lead to legends of werewolves, vampires, and zombies. And while it’s preventable, it still plagues around 60,000 people a year.