Spooky Science Lab
Spooky Science Lab
Nicholas Kaufmann & David Wellington
Episode 035: Jackalopes / Dark Matter
54 minutes Posted May 18, 2026 at 5:00 am.
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In this episode, Nick tells the tale of hunters in Iowa in 1933 catching rabbits with strange black horns. Horned rabbits were seen again in Colorado in 2025. What's happening, and what do these horned rabbits have to do with the American myth of the jackalope? Then, Dave examines what keeps galaxies from breaking apart. The answer is gravity from dark matter. But where does dark matter come from, and if we can't see it, how do we know it's there? Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/spooky-...