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People Mostly Ignore Smart TV Features, Because They Are Bad
Samsung Smart TV Interface Ow ow ow ow ow look at this interface SamsungA new survey finds that most people with smart TVs aren't using the majority of the smart features. TV manufacturers like...
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How The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Made Kids Fat
Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant, March 14, 2011DigitalGlobe via Getty ImagesKids in Fukushima are now the most overweight in Japan. Here's why. After a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in...
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Giant Panda Genome Holds Recipe For Powerful Antibiotic
Giant PandaKubina, via flickrScientists have found the code for a powerful antibiotic within the giant panda genome, according to a story in the Telegraph. Pandas' immune systems naturally produce the...
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Next-Gen Space Rovers Do Acrobatics, Look Like Medieval Weapons
Exploration Hedgehogs The mother spacecraft Phobos Surveyor, at left, would deploy its "hedgehogs" across the surface of the Martian moon. Stanford Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsThe spiky...
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The Most Mind-Blowing 3-D Printed Objects Of 2012
Designed to Win ShoeLuc FusaroIt was a huge year for 3-D printing technology, which touched everything from sports to chemistry to firearms. Advances in 3-D fabrication enabled some amazing feats of...
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New Technique To Study The Impact Of Cell Phone Radiation
Electro-Magnetic Model Electro-magnetic waves from the phone's antenna penetrate the brain several centimeters deep. Paul WoottonThis metal-free antenna may help scientists find out, once and for all,...
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Ring In The New Year With 12 Amazing Images Of Earth
Mt. EverestSatellite image courtesy of GeoEyeGeoEye celebrates 12 years of snapping images from outerspace in one stunning 2013 calendar. Click to launch the photo galleryGeoEye, which continually...
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2013 Prediction: Physics Enters A New Era
The Large Hadron Collider's Compact Muon Solenoidcourtesy CERNAfter the Higgs boson, what new discoveries will we make? Science and technology have utterly transformed human life in the past few...
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2013 Prediction: Hackers Attack Mobile Phones
Hackers Attack Mobile PhonesJesse LenzYour mobile phone could soon be a mobile spy. Science and technology have utterly transformed human life in the past few generations, and forecasts of the future...
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10 Of The Best Home-Improvement Innovations Of 2012
HAL For Your HouseSam KaplanPimp your abode with these home-improvement products. Thinking of revamping your place? Do it in style with the newest technology for the home.
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How Birds Learn To Sing
Bengalese Finch With HeadphonesSam SoberBy playing back altered versions of the Bengalese finches' songs through these tiny earphones, scientists found that birds improve their singing by making small...
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Neil Armstrong Planned 'Small Step For Man' Line Months Before The Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong During Apollo 11NASA/via WikimediaAnd that infamously missing "a" was supposed to be there. Neil Armstrong always maintained that he'd thought up possibly the most famous line in...
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People Like Science, Says The New York Times
Leaping Into The Unknown BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner plummets toward Earth in a spacesuit during a test skydive. The grand attempt will be a jump from 120,000 feet. Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content...
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Gorillas, Watermelons and Sperm: The Greatest Genomes Sequenced In 2012
Genome GradientWikimedia CommonsScientists peered into the genetic codes of some of the world's most interesting plants and animals. Click to launch the photo galleryIn the 10 years since the complete...
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NASA Considers Tugging An Asteroid Into Orbit Around The Moon
Arkyd Series 200 Interceptor, as Envisioned by Planetary ResourcesPlanetary Resources Inc.Rather than sending humans into deep space, why not bring the asteroids to us? NASA's (and President Obama's)...
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This Robot Vomits So You Won't Have To
Larry The Vomiting RobotBBCLarry the humanoid vomiting simulator is not the most glamorous robot we've covered. Sometimes inventions, even the important ones, aren't pretty. Case in point: this...
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A Map Of Every Person In The U.S. And Canada
Census MapBrandon Martin-AndersonYou can try to find yourself among the 341,817,095 tiny dots on the map. Here's a pretty cool interactive map made by Brandon Martin-Anderson showing, according to...
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How To Make Your Own Grow Lights
DIY grow lightsThe Big Book Of HacksCreate a light system to keep houseplants thriving during winter's short days. Setting up specialized grow lights that mimic the sun's rays is a good solution, but...
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BigPic: What Is This 'Vital Equipment' On The International Space Station?
ISS Space PartChris HadfieldCome on, guys, guess! It'll be fun! International Space Station astronaut Chris Hadfield just tweeted this photo of... some sort of tank or something on board the...
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Babies Pick Up On Language Before They're Even Born
Baby DivingWikimedia CommonsA new study shows how newborns can tell the difference between their native language and a foreign one. Research suggests we pick up on the nuts and bolts of speech six...
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