The Extraordinary Evolution of the Most Common Tool: Scissors
Here at Gizmodo, we love scissors. So we were curious about how they evolved over the years. What we found was amazing.
Here at Gizmodo, we love scissors. So we were curious about how they evolved over the years. What we found was amazing.
The intricate folds of origami are infinitely useful across science, from designing safer airbags to building more resilient architecture.
From an Antarctic research station on hydraulic stilts to a flyover railroad crossing, this year's ASCE Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement finalists are truly remarkable.
Now she couldn't drink or smoke at work and new technologies would blow her mind.
It's a good thing Mother Nature doesn't hold any patents.
If there's one downside to a digital SLR that every photographer has to deal with it's dust getting inside the camera and on the sensor.
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McKenzie doesn't rely on custom apps, or any kind of underhanded hardware hackery to impress those he performs.
This beast could have easily been designed at an Imperial Navy shipyard.
The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road album cover photo is 45 years old today. But, as this clip of photoshoot outtakes shows, it took a fair few attempts to get that classic image just right.
Dining on alien planets might be a way off, but at least when we do there will be salad — because we've already developed the means to grow lettuce on other worlds.
A programme in Singapore lets seniors swipe a card at an intersection so the signal will give them extra time to cross.
This animated short by Nina Paley — in the tradition of the best Monty Python music skits — might not be an orthodox history lesson, but it's an accurate depiction of the horrible 6,000-year bloodshed in the region of Palestine, with dozens of tribes and nations fighting each other to claim ownership of that land.
Announced just in time for the kick-off of the 2014/15 season.
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The BBC has been rolling out its redesigned iPlayer since March, and today sees it push the new-look catch-up player to a significant number of new devices.
