Lucy, Our Early Human Ancestor, Died a Sad and Sudden Death
Researchers used 3D models and CT scanning to determine that Lucy fell from a tree. Continue reading Lucy, Our Early Human Ancestor, Died a Sad and Sudden Death
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Will the Periodic Table Ever Be Complete?
They didn’t teach you this in high school physics. Continue reading Will the Periodic Table Ever Be Complete?
Here’s How Google Deep Dream Generates Those Trippy Images
It’s a digital cross between Van Gogh and Dali. Continue reading Here’s How Google Deep Dream Generates Those Trippy Images
This Is Why Ligers, Mules and Other Hybrid Animals Can’t Reproduce
Hybrid animals’ sex cells are essentially nonfunctional. Continue reading This Is Why Ligers, Mules and Other Hybrid Animals Can’t Reproduce
Watching Vinyl Records Get Made Is Like Meditation
A technological throwback, just like vinyl records themselves. Continue reading Watching Vinyl Records Get Made Is Like Meditation
Refugees At Australian Detention Center Rely on WhatsApp and Smuggled Phones
Phones are banned and workers are blocked from exposing the conditions. Continue reading Refugees At Australian Detention Center Rely on WhatsApp and Smuggled Phones
Tattoué the Robot Could Be Your Next Tattoo Artist
But he probably can’t talk you through the pain. Continue reading Tattoué the Robot Could Be Your Next Tattoo Artist
Peeing in the Pool Isn’t Just Gross, It’s Unhealthy
Public pools contain 30 to 80 milliliters of urine per person. Continue reading Peeing in the Pool Isn’t Just Gross, It’s Unhealthy
McDonald’s Offers Activity-Tracking Wearables with Their 500 Calorie Happy Meals
An 8-year-old would need to walk about five hours to burn off a Happy Meal. Continue reading McDonald’s Offers Activity-Tracking Wearables with Their 500 Calorie Happy Meals
Watch Taraji P. Henson Play a NASA Mathematician in ‘Hidden Figures’
“Yes they do let women do some things at NASA. And it’s not because we wear skirts.” Continue reading Watch Taraji P. Henson Play a NASA Mathematician in ‘Hidden Figures’