If you have ever wished that you could bring the weather indoors, this prototype chandelier is the unnecessary-but-incredible device for you.
It uses Wi-fi to obtain weather dat...
A better understanding of our world through short, easy-to-understand animations? Count me in. If you were looking to ruminate on the origins of life, here's a nice little video...
Guys of every age know all about it - girls too, by association. It's morning wood, and it's a problem/gift for all males from the uterus to the grave. Of course, we know the wha...
Our favorite science/math illustrators are back today with a easy-to-understand breakdown of exactly why you should switch to door number two.
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Retrograde Axonal Transport? Virus Specificity? Olfactory Nerve? If you're unfamiliar with these terms, you may want to hit the virology books - because that's exactly how the w...
Having checked-in at nearly every place on Earth, it's about time Foursquare users have moved on to another planet. But in order to do this, the social network needed a brand new...
Next month, a 12-man team of scientists, engineers, and support staf will set off for Antarctica on a quest to collect samples from an ancient lake that has been buried for hundred...
Facebook has just released the second installment of their "Facebook Stories" initiative, and this one involves an ichthyologist and how he got by with a little help from his Faceb...
Astronomers have found a galaxy cluster that is one of the largest objects in the known universe, and it is breaking records. The cluster, named the Phoenix cluster, has been obse...
I always thought that we knew everything there ever was to know about insects. They're everywhere and they're not exactly hard to find. Where would we ever find new species? A Flic...
Ok, this is cool. And also rather frightening, as I just caught Contagion on HBO the other night. Researchers at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering to...
Neil deGrasse Tyson is about the only truly famous astrophysicist we have these days, but boy has he taken off like a rocket (pun most definitely intended). Through countless tele...