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Yes, Vaccines Work [Infographic]
Some numbers before and after the introduction of common childhood vaccines Do vaccines really work? Over the past decade, some parents in the U.S., Canada and Europe have started refusing to give...
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Big Pic: Goodnight Moons
Two MoonsNASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science InstituteCassini snaps two of Saturn's moons through the rings NASA's Cassini spacecraft has been hanging out near Saturn since 2004, studying the planet's icy...
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Why People Love Tipping Waiters
Mazzini'sBy Peggy BaconSmithsonian InstitutionAs an economic phenomenon, tipping is really weird. As a psychological phenomenon, it's something else entirely. When the Linkery, a small San Diego...
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10 Robots That Are Way More Athletic Than You
Oh, you're a pro swimmer? Well, Swumanoid's an Olympian. Maybe you're really athletic. You're, say, a great basketball player, or you can do those fingertip push-ups the heroes do in kung-fu movies....
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The Goods: August 2013's Hottest Gadgets
SilencerThe Chrome extension Silencer blocks spoilers from social networks by filtering out posts with words that could ruin a TV episode or sporting event. A user enters a keyword or chooses a list;...
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How Realistic Is The Sci-Fi Space Thriller 'Europa Report'?
Europa ReportWayfare EntertainmentWe chat with Kevin Hand, an astrobiologist who consulted on the film, about realism in space thrillers, why actors are better than robots, and more. It's rare that a...
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A 3-D Printer Can Pay For Itself In Less Than A Year
Makerbot Bot FarmDan NosowitzRoutine questions for the makers of desktop 3-D printers: "what do you do with this thing?" and "why would you want one?" A study from Michigan Technical University...
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Learn Japanese Calligraphy From A Robot
Calligraphy RobotScreenshot via YouTubeTechnology could preserve the waning skill. As smartphones and computers become more prevalent in people's daily lives, many in Japan fear that the ancient art of...
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The Simplest Periodic Table We've Ever Seen
The Periodic Table of the Elements, by electronic structureAlison HaighNo numbers, just dots In this beautiful, easy-to-read periodic table, created by London-based graphic designer Alison Haigh, each...
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New Evidence: When Did Humanity's Last Common Male And Female Ancestors Live?
Sardinian FishermenTwo men go fishing the traditional way off the coast of the Italian island of Sardinia. One new study of human ancestry used the genetic diversity of Sardinian men to determine the...
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This Must Be The Best Ruler Ever Invented
It looks pityingly on rulers that just "measure" things If you're still using a basic ruler--the kind that's a stick with notches on it--allow us to introduce you to the future, where our rulers will...
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The New Google/Motorola Moto X Smartphone Is A Quiet Delight
Motorola Moto XDan BracagliaThe difficulty and virtue of quiet is too often overlooked. The new Moto X smartphone, Motorola's first start-to-finish project after its acquisition by Google last year, is...
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Could There Be A Planet Hidden On The Opposite Side Of Our Sun?
Transit BeginsSDO image in extreme ultraviolet.NASAWe ask a scientist who has peered around it. The sun might seem like a pretty huge galactic blind spot, but we've already managed to glimpse behind...
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Aw: The World Through A Polar Bear's Eyes [Video]
A camera-collar lets you vicariously swim and frolic and eat raw fish. Meet Tasul, a polar bear at the Oregon Zoo taking part in a research project to help zoologists understand polar bear behavior...
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U.S. Forest Service Solves Mystery Of Exploding Baseball Bats
Batter UpKeith Allison via Wikimedia CommonsMajor League Baseball has teamed up with the U.S. Forest Service to make baseball players' favorite bats safer to use. Maple is the unofficial wood of...
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Evolution Punishes Selfish People, Game Theory Study Says
Evolution punishes meaniesDreamstime/ Joey CarmichaelHow long can you get ahead by screwing other people over? Contrary to our Darwinian inclinations, evolution may not be as dog-eat-dog of a world as...
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Watch The Mars Rover Curiosity's First Year In Only 2 Minutes
A busy, if slow-moving, year in the life of a robot we crashed onto an alien world. The Mars rover Curiosity has spent the past year driving around the surface of of its new home, drilling and digging...
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How Tom West Built A Pirate-Proof Yacht
Pirate-Proof YachtChris ConeThe 30-ton vessel, Faith, is armored to keep out unwanted guests. Tom West has tackled some impressive builds over the years, including telescopes, a sawmill, and his house...
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How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray
CCTV Blocking Spray ApparatusAi WeiweiIt's illegal, but that's kind of the point. Incendiary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, known for his highly political art, isn't exactly a fan of surveillance cameras....
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X-Rays Of Spacesuits And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Spacesuit X-RaysWhat happens when an astronaut breaks a bone in space? Uh, almost certainly not this, actually… But! These x-rays of spacesuits dug up by The Atlantic, including this helmet from 1964,...
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