august 2011

Cats get seasonal allergies to pollen and grass, and some have year-round allergies to fleas and dust mites. Sandy Willis, … Continued

My projects tend to live rough lives. To make it easier to safely house their delicate parts in the future, … Continued

Most beer drinkers don’t have the time (or inclination) to muddle through the painstaking home-brewing process, but the WilliamsWarn Personal … Continued

In January, at the newly opened $4-billion Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas, a gang called the Cutters cheated at baccarat. … Continued

To plan their routes, the crews of transoceanic cargo ships have to assimilate a huge amount of information: from beacons … Continued

The century-old Panama Canal has a major shortcoming: New ships are too long, too deep and too wide to fit … Continued

In the half-century since Malcom McLean, an entrepreneurial former trucker from North Carolina, first began packing freight onto ships in … Continued

The hardest DIY project ever

Bill Andrews has spent two decades unlocking the molecular mechanisms of aging. His mission: to extend the human life span to 150 years--or die trying

On Sakhalin Island, in Russia’s far east, temperatures can fall to 35 degrees below zero. Many islanders herd reindeer. And … Continued