At Last, We Understand What Turns Fruit Flies On
We’ve been breeding the fly Drosophila melanogaster in the lab for decades, but until now we didn’t know which chemical made them start to mate.
We’ve been breeding the fly Drosophila melanogaster in the lab for decades, but until now we didn’t know which chemical made them start to mate.
How would you feel inside the engine of a fighter jet? Judging by this great photo, sailor Ryan Draper seems to be doing pretty well. Read More >>
The Guinness World Records says that Catalina Alexandru Duru just pulled off the farthest flight ever travelled on a real life hoverboard: 905 feet and 2 inches.
A 16-year-old wanted to find the most effective way to hide blood after splattering it everywhere. So she put a few drops of cow’s blood on several pieces of cotton cloth and used three kinds of cleaner to wash the cloths.
The Qatari government promised to get better about using forced labour to build the infrastructure it needs to host the World Cup in 2020. But nothing has changed.
Margaret Atwood’s new book is going in a time capsule, so you won’t be able to read it for nearly 100 years. But there’s a consolation prize for us mere mortals who won't be here in 2114.
Do you use an electric kettle to make tea? Then you’re using way too much water and too much power heating an overfilled vessel. But! We found this cool new Kickstarter project that saves energy and looks sleek in a kitchen.
Even if Pebble is truly having financial difficulties, the show will go on.
When magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners reach the end of their lifetime, hospitals have to deal with a large piece of electronic waste, stuffed with potentially dangerous parts. Unless a physics lab can make use of them. Read more >>
Diabetes tends to be associated in our minds with wealth, excess and over-consumption. But it’s not.
Extra information about new contacts gets displayed when you first get in touch.
The film's recent 30th anniversary has done only good things for merchandise.
It's all about CubeSats, which are small 10x10cm satellites, and a plan to make them more powerful.
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A little appreciation for the world's tide gauges.
The potentially humanity-saving resource is being bogged down in petty political squabbles.
