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What Salamander Could Teach Scientists About Growing Human Limbs
Axolotlvia TreehuggerRegeneration, salamander-style In an attempt to recreate the plot of multiple recent superhero movies, a team of Australian scientists is looking into the regenerative properties...
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Bacteria Found Growing In Subzero Arctic Frost, Which Is Good News For Mars Life
Ellesmere IslandWikimedia CommonsBacteria discovered at -15ºC, the coldest temperature bacteria have ever grown in, could indicate bacteria survive under similar conditions on Mars. A team of...
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This 3-D Printed Bioplastic Windpipe Saved A Baby's Life
The 3-D Printed Trachea SplintImage courtesy of University of Michigan Health SystemThe infant's 3-D printed trachea will fully absorb into his body in two to three years. We've seen plenty of 3-D...
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The BBC's New Radio Can Alter Broadcasts Based On Who's Listening
Upgrade RadioAlfvanBeem via Wikimedia CommonsA responsive radio could add localized, real-time weather updates, adjust background noise levels and more. BBC's Future Media North Lab has created a...
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Will 'Libido In A Pill' Help Women Get It On?
DesireG.dallorto via Wikimedia CommonsThe "female Viagra" has to tackle more than just a physical malfunction. Since Viagra came on the scene in the late '90s, men with sexual disfunction have been...
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Brazilian Government Invests In Robocops To Prep For World Cup, Olympics
iRobot 510 PackBotiRobotThe same robots used by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan come to Brazil. Brazil has a big couple of years coming up: the FIFA World Cup and the pope are both coming to...
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Decode Darwin's Handwriting To Help Science
Darwin's Chicken Scratch A beetle collected by Charles Darwin in Tierra del Fuego, Chile in 1833.Courtesy UC Berkeley News CenterA citizen science project is transcribing handwritten field notes for...
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NASA Inspects Ion Engine Prototype For Asteroid-Hauling Rocket
Ion Propulsion ThrusterAn ion propulsion thruster, developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, that's being considered for NASA's Asteroid Retrieval Initiative. This thruster uses xenon...
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These 11 Robot Bartenders Will Get You Drunk
The MakrShakr Shaking ArmMITThese robotic bartenders can do everything from mix drinks to evaluate the quality of your wine Click here to enter the galleryIn the future, we'll take self-driving cars to...
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Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit...
The collapsed I-5 span over Washington's Skagit RiverNo one was killed, but it's just another example of how badly American infrastructure is crumbling. It's been a rough week for bridges around the...
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Robotic Kite Power Could Turn The Sky Into A Wind Farm
Turbines and KitesMakani PowerGoogle's acquisition of a kite power generator manufacturer suggests a strong future for the technology. Google has acquired a Bay Area technology company that generates...
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Disco-Ball People And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Disco-Ball PeopleFor an exhibition at Christian Larsen gallery in Stockholm, artist Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen covered mannequins in broken mirror shards, then projected light onto them, turning the...
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Big Pic: Hubble Space Telescope Captures The Ring Nebula In Astonishing Detail
The Ring NebulaNew images of the Ring Nebula captured by the Hubble Space Telescope are redefining the way astronomers understand its shape.NASA, ESA, C.R. Robert O'Dell (Vanderbilt University), G.J....
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Will Google (And The US Government) Permit Google Glass To Recognize Faces On...
Google Glass Sans PersonGoogle"Okay, Glass. Who's that?" TechCrunch has a nice look at a new API from Lambda Labs, an "early-stage startup" (meaning, brand-new) from San Francisco, that's causing a bit...
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The World's Most Expensive Weapon Just Got A Little Cheaper
The F-35 Joint Strike FighterUSAFCost projections for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program declined $4.5 billion last year. File this under something you don't see every day. The total projected price...
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Your Complete Guide To White Wine [Infographic]
20 White Wines In 20 FlavorsSean SeidellOr, how to get smashed with classSo you're about to order a bottle of tasty white wine! Do you want dry, very dry, or off-dry? And what ratio of melon-ness to...
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The Week In Numbers: The World's Largest Lego Model, Viagra For Women, And More
Lego's life-size X-wing fighter Dan Bracaglia5.3 million: the number of Lego bricks used to build the world's largest Lego model, a life-size X-wing fighter complete with Lego Luke Skywalker40,000: the...
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A Vintage Guide To Enjoying Your Summer Vacation
Whip out your bell bottoms and join us as we reminisce on mail-order vacation homes, lunar module-inspired camping shelters, and more. Happy Memorial Day! Click to launch the photo gallery.You'd be...
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FYI: When Did People Start Inventing Things In The Garage?
The Men Of HPWilliam Hewlett and David Packard work in their garage at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California.Getty ImagesRight after they invented the garage. The modern garage first appeared in...
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The 10 Coolest Species Discovered In 2012
The tiniest frog, a bioluminescent cockroach and more Happy birthday, Carl Linnaeus! May 23 was the 306th birthday of the developer of the scientific system for naming species. To celebrate, Arizona...
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