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Concept Cars

In 1934, Chrysler bet big on teardrop-shaped cars

The streamline shape is still more aerodynamic than most cars today.

By Bill Gourgey

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Blue solar power car driving up hill
Electric Vehicles

Man builds solar-powered car from e-bikes that can hit 30 mph

A YouTuber taught himself soldering to built his remarkable ride.

By Andrew Paul

Pile of medieval stone cannonballs
Weapons

Medieval cannonballs and WWI bomb discovered under construction site

The weaponry highlights a coastal Belgian city’s longtime strategic location.

By Andrew Paul

a chicken with brown and white stripes and large orange sacks on the sides of its head
Endangered Species

A rare prairie chicken shakes his butt all day to attract ladies

However, this dance is an older male’s game.

By Laura Baisas

CHICAGO - AUGUST 16: A walkway is visible along a side of the city of Chicago City Hall's rooftop garden August 16, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The garden sits on the top of the 11-story city hall building and was first planted in 2000. The city says the rooftop garden/green roof consists of upwards of 100 species of growth in almost 20,000 plants. Two trees, shrubs and vines can also be found there. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Sustainability

The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.

By Matt Simon / Grist

Rough thicktail scorpion (Parabuthus raudus). Paratuthus scorpions' venom is quick-acting, so they do not need to rely as much on their pincers to capture prey.
Wildlife

Metal-reinforced scorpions evolved to kill

Deadly pincers and tails make them nature’s answer to cyborgs.

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot of cat sitting in front of YouTube home page next to timer countdown
Cats

A chunky digital cat is here to help you stop doomscrolling

Cat Gatekeeper plops an adorable, orange tabby on your screen when it’s time to go touch grass.

By Andrew Paul

a yellow glider in the ocean
Whales

The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations

The first AI-enabled underwater glider could track the whales for months at a time without bothering them

By Laura Baisas

Rise zero gravity indicator plushie
NASA

The adorable Artemis II ‘Rise’ plushies finally land in NASA’s online shop

A 9-year-old Californian designed the team’s official original zero-gravity indicator.

By Andrew Paul

Close up photo of white woman wearing jean overalls showing a scar on her upper left chest several inches long.
Biology

Why scars never disappear

Scar tissue is built to protect, not vanish.

By RJ Mackenzie

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