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New Motorola Vitamin Pills Could Be Edible Stomach-Acid-Powered Passwords
Technology

New Motorola Vitamin Pills Could Be Edible Stomach-Acid-Powered Passwords

I hope they make them in the shape of The Flintstones!

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds
Evolution

1 In 13 Humans Walk On Bendy Chimp Feet, Study Finds

Take to the trees!

How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt
Technology

How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt

Dirt-cheap bricks—just add pressure

How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower
Renewables

How It Works: Masdar’s Beam Down Optical Tower

An experiment in concentrated solar power

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents
Renewables

A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

A working model of the estimated $5-million device could be ready within a year.

Eating Yogurt Does Weird Things To Your Brain
Nutrition

Eating Yogurt Does Weird Things To Your Brain

How and why are tougher questions.

10 Improvised Weapons Made By Syrian Rebels
Military

10 Improvised Weapons Made By Syrian Rebels

Necessity is the mother of destruction.

Supercomputer Creates Atom-By-Atom Model Of HIV Virus Shell
Technology

Supercomputer Creates Atom-By-Atom Model Of HIV Virus Shell

The envelope in which HIV keeps its genetic material gets an unprecedentedly detailed look.

How Tracking The Faces Of Sleepy Truck Drivers Could Save Your Life
Technology

How Tracking The Faces Of Sleepy Truck Drivers Could Save Your Life

Fatigue causes up to 65 percent of truck accidents within the mining industry.

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience
Psychology

Who Was H.M.? Inside The Mind Of The Amnesiac Who Revolutionized Neuroscience

A botched lobotomy left 27-year-old Henry Molaison unable to form new memories. This is how Molaison's personal tragedy became science’s gain.

Affordable Self-Driving Car Tech Aims To Become Ubiquitous Within Three Years
Technology

Affordable Self-Driving Car Tech Aims To Become Ubiquitous Within Three Years

It's not made by Google.

FDA Asks For Data On Urine-Test App
Technology

FDA Asks For Data On Urine-Test App

For the first time, the FDA has asked a smartphone app company to send in data proving the app works.

Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch
Technology

Big Pic: Countdown To A Soyuz Rocket Launch

Where People Screw Up The National Anthem [Infographic]
Science

Where People Screw Up The National Anthem [Infographic]

400-Year-Old Mosses Revived In Lab
Science

400-Year-Old Mosses Revived In Lab

The amazing reviving Little Ice Age bryophyte

Human Catapult
Projects

You Built What?!: A Human Catapult

An air-powered lever that launches people into the sky

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?

Scientific and technological advances are making that an awfully complicated question.

Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit River
Engineering

Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit River

No one was killed, but it's just another example of how badly American infrastructure is crumbling.

These 11 Robot Bartenders Will Get You Drunk
Robots

These 11 Robot Bartenders Will Get You Drunk

These robotic bartenders can do everything from mix drinks to evaluate the quality of your wine

Will ‘Libido In A Pill’ Help Women Get It On?
Science

Will ‘Libido In A Pill’ Help Women Get It On?

The "female Viagra" has to tackle more than just a physical malfunction.