Man vs. Beast, Survival of the Fattest

Fat Plague

What if you could catch obesity as easily as you catch a common cold?  ‘It may take just one sneeze,’ says Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar, who believes that he has found a virus, ad-36, that could be infecting over 30 per cent of Americans and turning them obese.  Read more

Man vs. Beast, Abandon Ship

Are you fat enough to float on water when the ship sinks? Based on water-borne creatures like the blue whale, sea lion and penguin, it has been proven that fatness is an advantage when the ship sinks. If these animals can swim, so can fat people. Mat Luebbers asked at About.com if swimmers have higher amounts of body fat. Read more

Man vs. Beast, Evolution

Science or fiction?

Man came from apes.

Man evolves into pigs.

Then what?

Wall-E saved human pigs.

Hal was too shallow and fell in love. Read more