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a silhouetted man walks by a blazing sun

Arizona students design app that calculates least-sweaty walking route

By Margherita Bassi

A vintage photograph of an aluminum house on a street corner.

After WWII, flying saucer-shaped houses almost filled American suburbs

By Amy Crawford

Scientist using ultrasonic espresso brewing machine in lab

Espresso brewed with soundwaves instead of heat tastes just as good

a moon, poop emoji, plant emoji

NASA wastewater system will turn human poop into plant food

By Mack DeGeurin

an aerial view of a lake in scotland with a human made island visible underneath the water

Scotland’s ancient human-made islands are dripping with secrets

By Margherita Bassi

Blanket fort inside basketball gym

World’s largest blanket fort built at Las Vegas community center

Drone view of Stonehenge and Wiltshire Countryside in England, UK. The stone circle dates to 3000 BC and is one of the best known ancient wonders of the world and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Humans really did move Stonehenge’s six-ton centerpiece

a bull dozer going down a hill

Fire dozers outfitted with NASA-made sensors help battle blazes

By Mack DeGeurin

a spherical robot with white spokes connecting a series of white balls

This creepy blob robot will keep going even if you break its legs

By Mack DeGeurin

a message in invisible ink that reads UCSD with a man wielding a trident

Breathing on this chip reveals a secret message

By Mack DeGeurin

the POV of a remote controlled aircraft flying above an estate

The world’s largest RC Boeing 777-9X takes flight

By Mack DeGeurin

1979 postage stamp showing a futuristic hovertrain along a rail with a fan on the end on a yellowish background.

The world’s first ‘hovertrain’ could reach speeds of 270 mph in the 1960s

By Mack DeGeurin

the sun aligned with new york city's grid. it is shining above a main street in between buildings

Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.

By Laura Baisas

a sleeping baby gorilla

Pregnant gorillas undergo ultrasounds and the results might look familiar

By Margherita Bassi

Power line marker balls are used for safety of low flying aircrafts and to protect the electrical infrastructure. They make the power lines more visible especially during inclement weather.

What are those orange balls on some power lines?

By Rui Bo / The Conversation

a bobcat in an enclosure

Bobcat that survived being hit by a car gets a custom-built kennel

By Margherita Bassi

a metal rover on sand

New Mars rover could swim through sand like a desert lizard

By Mack DeGeurin

Smiling man standing next to Barbie Power Wheels Dream Camper next to gas pump at gas station

Handyman adapts Barbie Dream Camper to handle soaring gas prices

an illustration of an astronaut holding a plastic bottle with a straw

Futuristic canned space drinks could spice up that three-year trip to Mars

By Mack DeGeurin

Photo of the Sphinx in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza on a sunny day

The Great Pyramid of Giza is surprisingly earthquake-proof