Explore Mars’ Mountains and Canyons from a Probe’s-Eye View
Using ten years of data from their probe, the European Space has created a lifelike flyover simulation of the red planet
Behold! The World’s First One-Handed Zipper
After a lot of trial and error, inventor Scott Peters has made a no-fuss magnetic zipper
The Phone That Helped Andy Carvin Report the Arab Spring is Now in the Smithsonian
The NPR reporter talks about how he was able to factcheck tweets amid the rush of information in 2011
Franken Berry, the Beloved Halloween Cereal, Was Once Medically Found to Cause Pink Poop
The red dye used in the popular breakfast cereal resulted in several cases of the benign condition
When Will We Hit Peak Garbage?
Projections indicate that the global rate of trash production will keep rising past 2100—a concern because waste can be a proxy for environmental stresses
These Spectacular Cutaways Give You An Insider’s View of Your Food
Nathan Myhrvold and a team of photographers have sliced meats, vegetables, pots, pans and ovens in half to produce stunning cross-sections of cooking
5 High-Tech Ways to Scare Anyone This Halloween
Forget spaghetti for brains and grapes for eyeballs, these ultra-realistic props will take fright night to whole new level
Watch a Tick Burrowing Into Skin in Microscopic Detail
Their highly specialized biting technique allows ticks to pierce skin with tiny harpoons and suck blood for days at a time
About Deep Time: A Preview of the Natural History Museum’s Fossil Hall Renovation
The new Deep Time Hall will connect paleontology to modern life
Animal Specimens, From Fish to Birds to Mammals, Get Inked
Inspired by Japanese fish rubbings, two University of Texas biologists make spectacular prints of a variety of species at different stages of decay
Will This $15 Device Protect Against School Shootings?
High school students in Washington D.C. have designed the DeadStop, a simple attachment that instantly locks armed intruders out of classrooms
Pumpkin Beers Don’t Have to Be the Worst Thing to Drink This Fall
In 1984, there was one pumpkin beer in America. This October, there are more than 500. We find the best ones from the patch
Does This Japanese Restaurant Chain Foretell the End of the Waiter?
A mechanized sushi diner drives down the cost of eating out, but does the experience feel as cold as the fish?
What Does A Bee Look Like When It’s Magnified 3000 Times?
Photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher uses a powerful microscope to capture all of a bee’s microscopic structures and textures in stunning detail
How TV’s “Person of Interest” Helps Us Understand the Surveillance Society
The creative minds behind the show and The Dark Knight talk about Americans’ perception of privacy
The Inventive Mind of Walter Hunt, Yankee Mechanical Genius
The compulsively creative Hunt might be the greatest inventor you’ve never heard of
Follow the Glow-in-the-Dark Road
Durable, long lasting material can be painted onto streets and sidewalks to eliminate the need for lamp posts
This Mouse Has Evolved An Immunity to Toxic Scorpion Venom
The bark scorpion’s sting can be deadly—but one of its predators, the grasshopper mouse, is impervious to both the pain and paralyzing effects of its venom
Why the Avocado Should Have Gone the Way of the Dodo
Its large pit and fleshy deliciousness are all a result of its status as an evolutionary anachronism
What Will It Take to Wipe Out Superbugs?
Scientists are taking all kinds of approaches to try to stop the ominous threat from bacteria antibiotics can no longer kill
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