Something smells fishy

Explore the humor in 'Calamities of Nature', tackling pseudoscience brilliantly with a nod to Scott Romanowski.

Speaking of comics to mock pseudoscience... today's Calamities of Nature pretty much nails it. Not much to add here. Tip o' the ecliptic to Scott Romanowski.

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AI Helps Decode Mysterious Prehistoric Cave Markings Known as Finger Flutings

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Ancient Shipwreck Cargo Sheds Light on Iron Age Trade And a Lost Mediterranean Seaport

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Jamestown Colonists Strangely Picked up Donkeys En Route to the New World, and Likely Ate Them

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Ancient Egypt's Karnak Temple Once Rose from the Nile River, Serving as a Tribute to Deities

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Ancient Teeth Carry Clues on Farming Villages That Welcomed Outsiders with Open Arms

The Aztec Empire: Ruins of the Aztec pyramid in Teotihuacan

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What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past

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How the Mesopotamians Wrote About Their Feelings Gives Us Insight into Their Ancient World

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Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago

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700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake

prehistoric woman foraging for vegetables in the forest

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300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Suggest Ancient Humans Also Ate Veggies, Not Just Meat

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These Two Ancient Human Species Lived in Tandem Around 2.8 Million Years Ago

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The Largest and Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Symbolize a Model of the Universe

China’s Ancient Tombs Reveal Links Between Political Stability and Prosperous Landscapes

Guinea Baboons Share Meat to Family and Friends, Just as Early Human Foragers Would Do

AI Helps Decode Mysterious Prehistoric Cave Markings Known as Finger Flutings

Ancient Shipwreck Cargo Sheds Light on Iron Age Trade And a Lost Mediterranean Seaport

Jamestown Colonists Strangely Picked up Donkeys En Route to the New World, and Likely Ate Them

Ancient Egypt's Karnak Temple Once Rose from the Nile River, Serving as a Tribute to Deities

Ancient Teeth Carry Clues on Farming Villages That Welcomed Outsiders with Open Arms

What Happened to the Aztec Empire? Lost Artifacts Help Rejuvenate Its Past

How the Mesopotamians Wrote About Their Feelings Gives Us Insight into Their Ancient World

Early Neanderthals and Classic Neanderthals Likely Experienced a Genetic Bottleneck 110,000 Years Ago

700-Year-Old Medieval Document Is the Oldest Written Evidence to Claim the Shroud of Turin Is Fake

300,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Suggest Ancient Humans Also Ate Veggies, Not Just Meat

These Two Ancient Human Species Lived in Tandem Around 2.8 Million Years Ago

Viking Silver Hoard Reveals How Silver Coins From the Middle East Ended Up in England

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