Gross Science

Bizarre stories from the slimy, smelly, creepy world of science.

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Episodes

  • Electronics Powered by Fish Scales

    What should you do with stinky old fish skins? How about powering your cellphone?
  • Why Don't These Cicadas Have Butts?

    The fungus Massospora cicadina makes periodical cicadas’ butts fall off.
  • What are Tonsil Stones?

    If you’ve got white lumps in your throat, they could be tonsil stones or “tonsilloliths.”
  • The Castrating Zombie Parasite

    This parasite makes male crabs think that they’re pregnant females.
  • Death of Dragon Worms

    Guinea worms have plagued humans for millennia, but they’re almost extinct.
  • Dinosaur Parasites!

    Even the mighty T. rex was covered in creepy, crawly parasites.
  • What Happens When You Get Rabies?

    Rabies may have lead to legends of werewolves, vampires, and zombies.
  • The Case For Eating Bugs

    I ate a lot of bugs...and (mostly) liked them.

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