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This New Device Can Sterilize Medical Tools Using Solar Power Alone
An invention called the solarclave could help prevent millions of annual infections that result from improperly cleaned medical equipment
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Johnny Depp’s Tonto Isn’t Offensive, Just Weird, Says the Director of the American Indian Museum
We sent the Director of the American Indian Museum to the Lone Ranger; here’s what he thought
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These New Windows Let the Summer Breeze In, But Block the Street Noise
A window speckled with little holes will let the air through, but not the sound
This Butterfly Metamorphosis Film Was Shot With an iPhone Camera
The morphing of a butterfly into a caterpillar has fascinated humans since we discovered the curious strategy
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Thousands of Species Found in a Lake Cut Off From the World for Millions of Years
Cut off for maybe as much as 15 million years, Antarctica’s Lake Vostok seems to be full of life
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The Curious Case of Nashville’s Frail Sisterhood
Finding prostitutes in the Union-occupied city was no problem, but expelling them was
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Today in 1948, the U.S. Air Force Accepted Its First Female Member
The first recruit to the Women in the Air Force (known as WAF) was Esther Blake who enlisted on the first day it was even possible for women to do so
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2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000 Was Originally a Female
Who knows, perhaps if HAL had been a lady, we’d all be scared of disembodied female voices and Siri would be a man’s voice
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How the West Was Won… By Waitresses
Harvey Girls helped settle the west and advance the stature of women in the workforce
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Educating Americans for the 21st Century
How a new trend in education rethinks the role of computers in the classroom and lets each student learn at a different pace
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July 7: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Check out today’s events at the Folklife Festival, including dapper dressing, Welsh songs and Hungarian flavors
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July 6: Today’s Events at the Folklife Festival
Check out today’s events at the Folklife Festival, including Roma fiddlers, Quecha music and headwrapping
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Amazing High Speed X-Ray Videos Reveal How Bats Take Flight
Unlike any other small mammal, bats stretch their tendons to store and release energy, helping the creatures launch into the air
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You Get Slow As You Get Older—But Catching a Ruler Is Always Hard
Something as simple as catching a falling ruler triggers a complex process behind the scenes
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China’s Massive Algae Bloom Could Leave the Ocean’s Water Lifeless
The beaches of Qingdao, China, are covered in algae, but marine life may be faring worse than the swimmers
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Wander Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley With Street View
The Diagon Alley set from Harry Potter has been added to Google Street View
This Super Weird-Looking Bike Might Break the Speed Record
It has to be pushed to start and caught when he stops to not fall over but this strange fish-shaped bike might be able to beat the speed record
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The Creator of the Computer Mouse Never Received Any Royalties
Though Engelbart revolutionized computing in 1967 with the invention of the mouse, he never received any royalties from his creation
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People Who Subconsciously Dwell on Death Write Funnier New Yorker Cartoon Captions
People who are deliberately thinking about death, on the other hand, produce the least funny cartoon captions
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Events July 5-7: Listen to Air Force Tunes, Dance the Day Away and Get Local with Art
This weekend, listen to sounds of the U.S. Air Force Band, participate in a day of dance and get a glimpse of a local artist’s perspective on art
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