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2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.
Heavy Weather: Many states and localities experienced extreme weather and climate conditions in 2013. NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Averaged nationally, 2013 was a comparatively calm weather...
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A Smartwatch That Tells Time With Scent
Scent Rhythm Heat-formed plastic protects the watch’s innards, while cushy foam softly grips a wearer’s wrist. Dan Bracaglia Most smartwatches constantly pester their wearers about appointments,...
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Photoshop Now Supports 3-D Printing
Good news, 3-D printing enthusiasts: Adobe thinks your weird little hobby could actually be a thing! The company's adding support for 3-D modeling files to its Photoshop software, letting users...
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Scientists Sniff Out Nearly 6,000 Gas Leaks In Washington, D.C.
Leaking pipes A new study found 5,893 natural gas leaks under the streets of Washington, D.C. Duke University / Environmental Science & Technology This is not exactly comforting for residents of...
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Experimental Gene Therapy For Blindness Sees Some Promising Results
Genes to the Rescue Ryan Snook Jonathan Wyatt is less of a nuisance these days, his wife Diana told the BBC. Wyatt was the first volunteer to receive an experimental new gene therapy for a condition...
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Video: A First-Person View Of Falcons Taking Down Crows
If you are a crow or an especially pro-crow person, consider averting your gaze. Otherwise, Holy God, look at these crazy falcons attacking crows. (And it's actually for science.)Suzanne Kane, a...
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The Best Of The 2014 Detroit Auto Show
Nissan Sport Sedan Concept At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, the level of exuberance seemed more amped up than in previous years—automakers are throwing it all...
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Heat Shuts Down Australian Open, Causes Hallucinations
The heat is on at the Australian Open Extreme heat forced authorities to suspend play for more than four hours today (Jan. 16) at the Australian Open as temperatures topped 109 degrees Fahrenheit,...
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Inadequate Pap Tests More Likely With Transgender Men
Pap Smear Wikimedia Commons, National Cancer Institute A new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that female-to-male (FTM) transgender patients were 10 times more likely...
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The Week In Drones: A Military Transformer, An App For Aerial Photos, And More
Testing An Anti-Poaching Drone In KwaZulu-Natal Mulero-Pázmány M, Stolper R, van Essen LD, Negro JJ, et al Welcome to the drone age! Six U.S. states are now testing drones for the FAA, and there are...
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New York May Nix Google Glass For Drivers
Google Glass Unless you've been living under a rock -- a rock without wi-fi -- you know that wearable technology is the Next Big Thing. From rings to running shoes to the fabrics in our clothes, we'll...
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The NSA Collects 200 Million Random Texts A Day
Texting Flickr/SleepynekoAccording to a report just released by The Guardian, the National Security Agency has been collecting and storing 200 million text messages a day--at random, according to...
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A Decade After Committing Massive Fraud, A Cloning Scientist Is Back To Work
Snuppy At the time of the findings that Woo Suk Hwang's human stem cell papers were faked, his lab also created the world's first cloned dog, named Snuppy. Seoul National University verified that the...
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The U.S. Army Is Testing Auto-Aiming Rifles
TrackingPoint's .338 Lapua Magnum XS1 TrackingPoint Consider it performance enhancement for snipers. Guns made by a company called TrackingPoint, which include a special computer and targeting system...
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How To Conduct A Fish Census From Just A Glass Of Ocean Water
Aquarium fish Monterey Bay Aquarium/Randy Wilder There are many fish in the sea, as many a jilted lover has been told for non-marine-biological reasons, but what kinds, and how many? To answer those...
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In 2013, A Record Number of Rhinos Were Poached in South Africa
Rhinos in trouble Coralie via WikiMedia Commons A total of 1,004 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2013, according to the country's department of environmental affairs. That makes it the...
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A Bird Backpack That Can Track Migrations
Bird backpack tracker Courtesy Michael Shafer/Northern Arizona University To study migrating birds, engineers have been developing a sensor-loaded backpack that would power itself with vibrations...
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Google Developing Smart Contact Lenses To Help Diabetics
Smart Contact Lens Google The Google X labs are at it again. But instead of trying to engineer flying generators or spread WiFi with a balloon, the clandestine research center is developing contact...
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Obama Announces Changes To NSA's Phone Metadata Collection, Defends NSA...
Remarks President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference, August 2013, about reforming U.S. intelligence programs. U.S. White House The NSA's gathering of Americans' phone call metadata is...
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Star Wars Ships In The Skies And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Millennium Falcon Through clever camera-work, illustrator Vesa Lehtimäki took photos of his kids' toys, set in the real world. Here's the Millennium Falcon. Vesa Lehtimäki via Design TAXI
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