Cool Finds

Cool Finds

A Zoo Python Had Six Babies in a “Virgin Birth”

The 20-foot-long reptile hadn’t had a chance to meet a mate, but she still laid 61 eggs

October 27, 2014

Cool Finds

Newsflash: Technology Cannot Guarantee a Baby

The unregulated egg freezing industry is profitable for those involved, but prone to failure for those looking to get pregnant

October 27, 2014

Cool Finds

Your Cat Has No Idea What You Want And Is Kind of Scared of You

Cats don’t do social skills

October 27, 2014

Cool Finds

Rosetta’s Comet Smells Really, Really Bad

If you could breathe in space, you wouldn’t want to breathe this air

October 27, 2014

Cool Finds

How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn

Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics

October 24, 2014

Halloween

How to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

Science!

October 24, 2014

Cool Finds

Antarctic Explorer’s Journal Found In Melting Ice

George Murray Levick served as a photographer, zoologist and surgeon with the North Party

October 24, 2014

Cool Finds

Build a Cloud Chamber for Cheap And See Particles From Outer Space

A simple device lets you see cosmic rays’ effects with your own eyes

October 24, 2014

Cool Finds

Quarrying for Marble Looks Unreal

A film excerpt follows the boss at an open-pit marble quarry in Carrara, Italy

October 23, 2014

Cool Finds

From Lightning on Jupiter to Apollo 13’s Call for Help, Hear Some of NASA’s Greatest Recordings

An audio archive captures some iconic moments of space history

October 23, 2014

Cool Finds

This Awesome Synthesizer Turns the Weather Into Song

Hear the pitter-patter of rain in a new way

October 23, 2014

Cool Finds

Sea Coral Makes Excellent Human Bone Grafts

Coral’s porous structure, with some chemical tweaks, is the perfect place for new bone and tissue to grow

October 23, 2014

Cool Finds

Wreckage of a Nazi U-Boat Was Found Off the Coast of North Carolina

A freighter lost in that skirmish was also discovered in the “graveyard of the Atlantic”

October 23, 2014

Cool Finds

Newest King Tut Theory: He Suffered Severe Disorders From Inbreeding

Problems included a club foot that prevented him from walking unaided

October 22, 2014

Cool Finds

To Find Out How Healthy Whales Are, Send in the Drones

A custom-built drone got close enough to whales to capture individuals’ distinctive markings

October 21, 2014

Cool Finds

Finally, a Working (Though Limited) Hoverboard!

If you have a huge aluminum or copper sheet, this hoverboad looks pretty fun

October 21, 2014

Cool Finds

The Case for Sending Women to Mars

Because women are smaller than men, they’re cheaper to send into space

October 21, 2014

Cool Finds

Ex-Nazis Received Social Security Payments From America

Dozens of former Nazis are suspected of collecting millions in Social Security in return for exiting the country

October 20, 2014

Cool Finds

This Umbrella Creates an Air “Force Field” to Keep Rain Away

The umbrellas are still in the testing phase but are expected to ship out by next December

October 17, 2014

Cool Finds

This Weekend, Astronomers Get Their Best Ever Look at an Oort Cloud Object

Looking at the Oort cloud is like looking back in time—a superpower hampered by the fact that the Oort cloud is very, very, very, very far away

October 16, 2014