The First LPs Weren’t for Music—They Were Audiobooks for the Blind

Record companies hadn't yet figured out how to make music sound good on LPs
April 29, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

One Confused Loon Spent 48 Days Trying to Hatch Rocks

In July 2011, something strange was going on with one of the loons at a Massachusetts sanctuary
April 29, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Events April 30-May 2: Origins of the Renaissance, Native Crafts and History Reanimated

This week, hear how a Roman emperor may have started the Renaissance, make your own Native art and meet digital animation artist Kota Ezawa
April 29, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

How Can the U.S. Government Know If Syrian Combatants Were Affected by Sarin Gas?

Reports from the White House that sarin gas were used in Syria, but how could you test for it?
April 26, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Why Guppies Seem to Have a Death Wish

Aquarium-leaping guppies don't necessarily want to die, they're just trying to colonize the next pond over
April 26, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

This 16-Year-Old Has a Bionic Hand Almost as Good as Luke Skywalker’s

While Patric Kane didn't have his hand sliced of by a lightsaber, he's got a bionic replacement that's one step closer to Skywalker's eerily lifelike robot paw
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Saving the Cao Vit Gibbon, the Second Rarest Ape in the World

Setting aside additional protected areas and creating forest corridors could help this Asian primate bounce back from just 110 individuals
April 26, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Here’s How Scientists Are Keeping You From Inhaling Deadly Microbes in the Subway

An invisible odorless gas will be released into seven subways throughout New York City this July
April 26, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Center of the Earth Is as Hot as the Sun

1,800 degrees warmer than we previously thought, the Earth's core is super hot
April 26, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

In True Pirate Form, the Pirate Bay Can’t Find Anyone to Take It In

The Pirate Bay just relocated to Icleand, but they may have to be on the move again some time soon
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

How a Pizza Maker Revolutionized the Stunt-Kite-Flying World

First, let's establish the fact that there is something in the United States called the American Kitefliers Association. And there's something called competitive stunt kiting
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Nobody Walks in L.A.: The Rise of Cars and the Monorails That Never Were

As strange as it may seem today, the automobile was seen by many as the progressive solution to the transportation problems of Los Angeles
April 26, 2013 | By Matt Novak

The Strange Beauty of David Maisel’s Aerial Photographs

A new book shows how the photographer creates startling images of open-pit mines, evaporation ponds and other sites of environmental degradation
April 26, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

Fish Bladders Are Actually a Thing People Smuggle, And They’re Worth a Lot of Money

One bladder from the totoaba macdonaldi fish can garner $5,000 in the United States, and over $10,000 in Asia
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

How Big Data Will Mean the End to Job Interviews

Companies will rely more and more on analyzing mountains of data to determine who's the best fit for a job.
April 26, 2013 | By Randy Rieland

Decoding The City: The Road Graffiti Placed by Utility Workers

These infrastructural lines mark the pathways of pipes and wires beneath the paved surface -- but what does each color mean?
April 26, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Cops Could Soon Use Breathalyzers to Test for Illegal Drugs

Swedish researchers are developing a system that tests for 12 different drugs on your breath, including cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines
April 26, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

This Cute Little Liver Might be the Future of Drug Testing

Researchers just printed the tiniest human livers ever
April 25, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

The New $100 Bill Will Have Thousands of Tiny Lenses Built In

The $100 is the note most frequently targeted by counterfeiters
April 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Russia’s Cold War Plan to Reverse the Ocean and Melt the Arctic

A giant dam across the Pacific could re-route ocean currents and melt the Arctic, and the Soviets wanted to try
April 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

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