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Wavy-shaped homes could limit damage from hurricane winds
As residents on the northern Gulf Coast brace for quickly strengthening Hurricane Isaias (a Category 3 storm as of Friday afternoon), many are likely eyeing their roofs and walls with nervous...
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I went from Milan to Orlando to learn whether glasses that change your look...
Wandering around Milan, you come across two kinds of power: the kind you can observe and the kind you can only feel. That first one is obvious, all incense-soaked architecture and ascendant liturgies....
View ArticleA teen used AI to plan a hiking route. It trapped him on a cliff.
A teenage hiker in Canada recently became another cautionary tale about the perils of overtrusting artificial intelligence. After relying on an AI-generated route to ascend Crown Mountain in British...
View ArticleA baby tyrannosaur possibly cannibalized its dead relative
Bitemarks on the fossilized jaw of a tyrannosaur called Albertosaurus appear to illustrate the first known example of scavenging raptors feasting on a much larger dinosaur The prehistoric snack scene...
View ArticleSquid are covered in little hairs like the ones in your ear
Squid skin behaves a bit like a large, 10-armed human ear. While scientists at Case Western Reserve University were probing these enigmatic cephalopods, they discovered that squid have significantly...
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Ancient Romans thought drinking gladiator blood could cure epilepsy
Typical brains function smoothly, with neurons (nerve cells) firing rhythmically like predictable weather patterns. But in epileptic brains, a sunny day can suddenly turn dark and stormy. Neurons...
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Giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles
As Joanthan the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) approaches his 195th birthday this December, there is some good news for his fellow tortoises. The previously endangered species is...
View Article20,000-pound mosasaurs ambushed prey with sneak attacks
Mosasaurs are terrifying enough based on their fossils alone. The Cretaceous marine reptile family encompassed some of the undisputed apex predators of Earth’s ancient oceans (and possibly even some...
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Sony’s new USB-C spatial mic captures the world around you without capturing...
Sony spent 2026 releasing tons of top-notch playback products, from Bluetooth headphones to DJ-friendly party speakers to surprisingly affordable pro IEMs. Now the Japanese giant introduces something...
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NASA shares Artemis II astronauts’ handwritten mission notes
Successfully sending Artemis II astronauts on their historic lunar flyby earlier this year required some of the latest and most precise technologies, but not everything in this mission needed the same...
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These EF EcoFlow deals on portable power stations and solar generators are...
Top EcoFlow deals still live after Prime Big Deal Days EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Plus Portable Power Station $1,149 (was $1,899). EcoFlow DELTA 3 Max Portable Power Station $879 (was $1,199). EcoFlow DELTA...
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Chernobyl particles look remarkably similar to explosion day in 1986
Just over 40 years ago, what began as a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (or Chornobyl in Ukranian) in Soviet Ukraine spiraled into one of the most recognizable disasters of...
View Article2,000-year-old marble torso symbolizes the dawn of ancient Rome
A 2,000-year-old marble sculpture slated for auction later this month is more than a well-preserved piece of artistic history. From its original vantage point inside an ancient temple in present-day...
View ArticleRare red bat rescued in Maine gobbles up mealworms
A rare Eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is recovering after being found struggling in the surf on a Maine beach. Earlier this week, the Center for Wildlife in Cape Neddick, Maine, shared new...
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Stihl built its first battery-powered snow thrower to offer plenty of power...
A gas snow blower spends most of the year parked, so the first storm tends to start with stale fuel and a shoulder injury from yanking the cord. The Stihl SFA 120 is the company’s first...
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Why are some animals so colorful? Blame this pigment.
Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands are home to an incredible array of wildlife. Amid landscapes of black lava fields, scattered prickly pear cacti, lush highlands, and green mangrove fringes, you’ll spot...
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Meteor spotted flying over bald eagle nest
During the still night above California’s Big Bear Valley, a meteor recently soared across the sky. Cameras stationed to document the lives of the area’s bald eagles captured an image of the fireball...
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The world’s first nuclear clocks are ticking
Timekeeping has officially entered its nuclear age. Two independent teams, one in Vienna, Austria and another in Beijing, China have built working thorium-229 nuclear clock prototypes. Rather than...
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Pink, pretty, and protective. A dumbo octopus is here with a message from the...
She’s bubblegum pink with a permanent little smile. She sports a pretty flower on her head sports a black tattoo on one of her eight arms. But don’t let this dumbo octopus’ adorable exterior fool you....
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Jonathan the tortoise is 194 years old and thriving. His genes help explain why.
He lived at the same time as Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria, and President Andrew Jackson. He’s a gay icon, who was alive before Thomas Edison patented the lightbulb. At 194 years old, Jonathan the...
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