Society
Culture, traditions and belief systems arising out of the social relationships among a group of people
The National Automated Highway System That Almost Was
In 1991, Congress authorized $650 million to develop the technology that would make driverless cars a reality
May 16, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Peeping in on the Process of Turning Caterpillar to Butterfly
Previously, researchers hoping to learn about metamorphosis had to dissect the chrysalis, which killed the developing insect inside
May 15, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
E. Coli Can Survive the Freezing Cold Winter Hidden in Manure
Even the harsh Canadian winter can't kill these hardy bacteria
May 15, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
When Heineken Bottles Were Square
In 1963, Alfred Heineken created a beer bottle that could also function as a brick to build houses in impoverished countries.
May 15, 2013 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Police Could Soon Get Their Hands on the U.S. Military’s ‘Pain Ray’
This high frequency microwave weapon makes you feel like your skin is burning, but leaves no scars
May 14, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Map Britain’s Most Famous Underwater City
Researchers have created a 3D visualization of Dunwich using acoustic imaging
May 13, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Easy-Peasy Test Finds Serious Fetal Health Issues Earlier
Scientists can detect signs of Down Syndrome, brain damage and a preterm delivery using this new urine test
May 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Five Ways to Enjoy a Walnut
In France's Périgord region, never mind the truffles, foie gras and wine--at least for a day--because this country is ground zero of the noble walnut
May 13, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
This 3-D Printed Robot Also Can Assemble Itself
Robots get smaller, smarter, faster and easier to assemble every day. In fact, they're so easy to make that this robot can actually assemble itself
May 13, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
This is a Real Time Map of Wikipedia Changes
Who are the people who edit Wikipedia and where do they come from? Here is a real-time map to answer that question
May 13, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
TKO By Checkmate: Inside the World of Chessboxing
Demanding a combination of brains and brawn, this new sport has competitors floating like butterflies and stinging like kings
May 13, 2013 |
By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
This App Uses Audio to Guide Blind Photographers
While blind people can't enjoy photographs the same way sighted people do, that doesn't mean they don't want to take them
May 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
3-D Printed Gun Plans Are Going to Be on the Internet, Whatever the State Department Says
After the State Department asked Defense Distributed to take down their 3-D gun plans, The Pirate Bay opened its doors, offering to host the plans on its site for anyone who wants them
May 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Feel Your Head Roll With This Virtual Reality Guillotine Simulator
Through a combination if sight and touch, virtual reality can actually be incredibly realistic
May 10, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The World According to Twitter, in Maps
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
May 10, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
10 New Things Science Says About Moms
Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
May 10, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
$18 for a Dozen Eggs by 2010? Inflation Fears in 1982
The Omni Future Almanac predicted that a gallon of gas would be cheaper than a quart of milk
May 10, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Shell Is Drilling the World’s Deepest Offshore Oil Well in the Gulf of Mexico
The new well contains around 250 million barrels of recoverable oil total - or just over three percent of the oil used by the U.S. each year
May 09, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Women Appear on Less Than Five Percent of Sports Illustrated Covers
A recent analysis of 11 years of SI covers shows that if you take out the swimsuit issue, women appear just 4.9 percent of the time
May 09, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
28-Year Satellite Time-Lapse Shows Exactly What We’re Doing to Our Planet
28 years in just a few seconds, as seen from space
May 09, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
