Gross Science

Figs aren't exactly fruits...but that's not the only bizarre thing about them. Discover the gross world of figs!

The latest clinical trials for poop pills that can fight a gut infection failed. But that's no reason to flush this research down the toilet.

The way the sun damages your skin is weirder than you ever thought.

Here are four ingenious ways carnivorous plants catch their prey.

Sea turtles can get herpes. And human pollution might be making their flare-ups worse.

Science has historically ignored females, whether they're insects, lab rats, or humans.

The priciest fungus in the world is a parasite that grows from a caterpillar’s head.

The stereotype of the "lazy Southerner" may have been caused by widespread hookworm infections in the American South.

Thanks for watching me make a fool of myself for one whole year! Here’s an awkward timeline of my life.

Knowing more about periods is important for everyone’s health.